إندونيسيا: عضو بمجلس العلماء يستنكر مظاهر الاحتفال بالكريسماس

انتقد الشيخ "أمديهان صابيرا" - أحد أعضاء مجلس علماء "إندونيسيا" - المظاهر الخاصة باحتفالات النصارى بالكريسماس ببلاده ذات الغالبية المسلمة, وأشار إلى أن مظاهر الاحتفال بالكريسماس مبالغ فيها.

وأكد أن هذه المظاهر فيها الانتشار الأمني المكثف, وانتشار شجرة الكريسماس, والأضواء والأجراس بكثير من الأماكن بصورة مثيرة, رغمًا عن الفقر الذين يعيش فيه الشعب الإندونيسي, مشيرًا إلى خطورة إجبار العمال والموظفين المسلمين على المشاركة في هذه المظاهر بما يخالف عقيدتهم, كما في مطالبتهم بارتداء "قناع سنتا كلوز".

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Muslim body says Christmas decor at Indonesian malls is too much

Christmas decorations at shopping malls in mainly Muslim Indonesia are a little over the top, the country's Islamic body said Thursday.

Ornaments such as Christmas trees, reindeer and twinkly lights have graced malls, hotels and other public places in the capital Jakarta ahead of Christmas.

'We know that Christmas is celebrated globally, but in Indonesia where people embrace different religions, the scene is a little too much,' said Amidhan Saberah, a member of the Indonesian Council of Ulema (Muslim scholars).

'Meanwhile, tens of millions of Indonesians are living in poverty and some are still struggling to get back on their feet after disasters,' he said.

Muslim shop employees are often required to wear Santa Claus paraphernalia even though it might be against their religious convictions, he said.

Amidhan also said security measures during the holiday season had created an impression that the country is not safe, despite no indications of a possible attack.

Ten years ago, 18 people were killed in coordinated bombings targeting churches in Indonesia.

Indonesia recognizes six major religions - Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism - and celebrates the faiths' main festivities as national holidays.

Muslims make up more than 80 per cent of Indonesia's 230 million people and are mostly moderate, but small groups of hardliners are clamouring for the imposition of Islamic law, or sharia.