There are 111 Christian Countries and a lot more countries besides are not open to business on Christmas. Banks, Import Export companies, some Govt. Departments can not conduct business with those countries on that day and therefore the Govt had declared it a Holiday. Dealing with Moslim Countries is hell for the Westerners because either the Boss is not the office or nobody picks up the phone or cares to read the emails. Holiday or not half of days of the year are like holidays in that sense in Moslims Countries, therefore, West doesn't care to declare Eid a Holiday. If you think, its discrimination, leave that country ...! Its not yours anyway.
There is no country in the West with 10% Moslim Population.
mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail.com> wrote:
mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail.com> wrote:
Dear Readers:
I wonder why when Europe rpides as being secular and democratically all embracing, we the Muslims being in some European countries in more than 10% in numbers of the population, do not have Eids for holidays in a so-called hard-lined Bangaldesh, the Cristians when they number less than .5% we hace Christmas or even Budhdho Purnimas?
Any sense in the following link?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 1/hi/world/ europe/6676271. stm
Mufassil Islam
Human Rights Advocate
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