In Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world (225 million), Christmas Day is a public holiday. Saudi Arabia bans the import of Christmas trees and does not allow the holding of any Christmas festivals. "Those that object to the inclusion of Muslims in Christmas campaigns and celebrations are likely the same Islamophobic people who accuse Muslims of not integrating – but at the slightest indication that Muslims are integrated, they start to object at Muslims 'taking over'." On Christmas Day, Tehran was blanketed in gorgeous snow. Keen to show my mother a taste of authentic Christmas, my husband's next project became cooking the Christmas lunch.

Source: Stuff December 25, 2019 15:45 UTC