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Grew up^ yes if you live in the west in a Christian country you’ll obviously see it around you. I never denied that it wasn’t haram either.majority of people here grew up in western countries where 99% celebrate Christmas & we still don't participate in it.
If you Muslim you can't participate in it, periodt .
Christian's should celebrate Christmas, not Muslims .
but Egypt is a different case then a western country, despite the fact that a majority of people there are Muslims they have smt called Respect for other minorities and won’t discriminate or kill off minorities simply because off religious difference, something so foreign to us! That respect doesn’t even exist in Somalia because you’ll be hunted down.
Egypt Christian Population also exists there longer then the Islamic population. It first came in Egypt in the year 33 and became a major religion in the 300’s after the Roman Empire put the edict of Milan, this surprised Paganism ( btw they already were celebrating Christmas aka Saturnalia). it’s the second largest religion in Egypt and Christians and Ramadan is celebrated among Muslims and Christians because of their unity and respect for each other which has brought them to have a religious harmony, a harmony that doesn’t even exist in many countries in the Muslim world. Islam became a state religion in the 80s, before it didn’t had a state religion. freedom of belief and worship is also absolute in Egypt, again smt we do not have, hence why people are saying ugly things right here on this forum daily about non Islamic believers.