Thursday, December 25, 2008

For first time, Christmas official holiday in Iraq

Thursday, December 25, 2008
By JIM HEINTZ

Iraq's Christians, a scant minority in this overwhelmingly Muslim country, quietly celebrated Christmas on Thursday with a present from the government, which declared it an official holiday for the first time.

But security worries overshadowed the day for many, particularly in the north where thousands of Christians have fled to escape religious attacks. the rest

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