Why !!!
A country like Brunei which could not do anything for the refugees from Syria is trying to become a shining beacon for the Islamic world. What hypocrisy. I don’t even want to get started on Somalia.
That said I am surprised that people find their faith so weak that anybody else celebrating a festival would harm their belief.
Live and let others leave seem to be the philosophy I guess.
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Tajikistan too.
Christmas celebrations banned in Somalia, Tajikistan and Brunei | World news | The Guardian
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Diwali and Satya Narayan Pooja remain on the approved list.
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thats it, im boycotting all brunei mars songs from now on.
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Well, I can see why they’d want to ban christmas celebrations, santa coming to town doesn’t seem very safe
Edit: And posting videos from facebook is seemingly not very safe either, link removed.
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What’s gong on, bru?
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How would these so called leaders feel if the non muslim leaders banned Eid in their countries. Idiots.
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As far as Somalia is concerned, it makes sense due to al-Shabab militia. Tajikistan should have been the last country to enforce this ban considering how religion was suppressed there when they were part of USSR.
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I think its step in the right direction - religion should be banned…
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I’m with you if you say all organized religions should be banned.
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That’s exactly what I meant -
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so i take it you two are atheists. so how does that work for Pakistanis? do you tell your families or keep it to yourself?
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Nope.. me muslim and nothing to do with muftis, mullahs, fundos and faRtawas 
Always tell my friends & family that religion is personal.
PS: re: Quaids first speech after independence is what I am alluding to.
BTW I can also provide references from holly prophet but I don’t want to get into that.
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Idiots. Such illiterates give our religion a bad name
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I don’t think Mr. Asif means illiterates literally. For there plenty of well educated people who are bigots. And some “Professors” are very principled.
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“Although Christians are free to celebrate, they have been told not to do so “excessively and openly”, in a directive that has had a chilling effect on the south-east Asian nation, which sits on a corner of Borneo island.”
I have hard time believing that, those countries could ban Christian from celebration their religious day.
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Sir I meant (supposedly) parhey likhey jaahil!
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Agree.. Easier said than done unfortunately.
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Who gets to decide what is excessive and open. 