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Voices: Eid can have Santa, too — I’m a western Muslim from a Christian country and I’m proud to be inclusive

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Voices: Eid can have Santa, too — I’m a western Muslim from a Christian country and I’m proud to be inclusive

As a young teen in San Jose, California, I would frequently accompany my Mormon friend Courtney to her LDS church socials. When I was younger, living in St. Louis, Missouri, I would bring home the Christmas ornaments we created in school and save them for Ramadan, which is when we’d hang them on our dedicated ‘Eid tree’. I credit such an upbringing with teaching me tolerance and compassion, and orthodox Muslims who reject such inclusivity are frankly missing out

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