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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well i can say that in Lebanon for instance they have christian holidays off because of the significant christian population even though the muslims are the majority.

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Which Muslim nations do anything special on Christian holidays?

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My relatives in Egypt, who work for government,  get Christmas off. Those who work in private industry do not. The hotels and big stores, like in a City Stars mall, are all decorated for Christmas. I do not know about public schools. My (Muslim) nieces and nephews go to private schools. The American school is off for a winter break that includes both the Western and Coptic Christmas. My Muslim relatives celebrate Christmas with their Coptic friends.  The Coptic Christian population is about 10-12% I think. [/quote]

We went to Turkey and Pakistan around Christmas time 2 years back and they had Christmas trees and decorations at the stores. Not sure how many people actually celebrate it, but I was surprised to see that it was a pretty mainstream holiday (in Turkey at least). [/quote]

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