Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmiri Muslims join Christmas celebration in Srinagar church
Srinagar: A group of Muslimson Sunday visited a Catholic Church in Srinagar city of Jammu and Kashmir to celebrate Christmas with their Christian brethren to give a message of communal harmony and brotherhood.
As per news agency—KNO, muslims distributed sweets, exchanged greetings with the Christian brethren and also wore Santa hats to share joy and celebrate the festival.
Talking to reporters here, Maulana Abdullah, who was leading the groups, told Daily Good Morning Kashmir they came to the Church to celebrate the festival with their Christian brethren and to spread the message of communal harmony, brotherhood and peace.
“This is small community here and they feel isolated on such festive occasions, so took this opportunity and came here to celebrate this festival with them with the aim that they don’t isolated and also give a message of communal harmony and brotherhood,” he said.
He said some vested interests have been spreading fake narratives across the globe that minorities were not safe here, which is not true.
“We came here today to bust that narrative and wanted to show the world that we are one and we belong to one god as well, regardless of our religions,” he added.
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