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foxnews.com - 12/25/2008

Iraq Declares Christmas an Official Holiday for First Year - International News | News of the ...

— foxnews.com — Thursday, December 25, 2008 BAGHDAD — Iraq's Christians, a small minority in the 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 ... (more) Iraq Declares Christmas an Official Holiday for First ...

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metacafe.com - 12/24/2008

Our Twelve Days of Christmas in Iraq.......... (video)

— metacafe.com — 1st Battallion 4th Marines, Bravo Company 3rd Platoon. Out of ECP1 in Fallujah, Iraq. We would like... to thank everyone who has supported us through the first ... (more) Our Twelve Days of Christmas in Iraq.......... (video)

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news.bbc.co.uk - 12/29/2008

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq civilian deaths down in 2008

— news.bbc.co.uk — The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq has fallen by two-thirds in 2008, researchers say.... Official Iraqi figures say 5,714 people were killed in 2008 compared to 16,252 the previous year. The non-governmental organisation Iraq Body Count ... (more) BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq civilian deaths down in 2008

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Christmas Becomes a Holiday in Iraq
Little Green Footballs — ... A pretty amazing gesture from the Iraqi government to the country’s Christians: For first time, Christmas official holiday in Iraq. ...

Christmas Is Now An Official Holiday In...Iraq
Ace of Spades HQ — Christmas Is Now An Official Holiday In...Iraq Um, wow. In a world where outreach between Muslims and others has been more or less a one way street, this is a pretty big gesture. In his homily on Thursday, Chaldean Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly praised the establishment of Christmas as an official holiday as a step toward easing tensions. "I thank the government for giving chances to all to serve each other for the general benefit, and I thank it too for making this day an official holiday where we pray to God to make us trust each other as brothers," he said at the Christmas ...

Christmas is now an official holiday in Iraq
Wizbang — This just goes to show how far we truly have come: 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. ... In his homily on Thursday, Chaldean Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly praised the establishment of Christmas as an official holiday as a step toward easing tensions. "I thank the government for giving chances to all to serve each other for the general benefit, and I thank it too for making this day an official holiday ...

Christmas is now an official holiday in Iraq
Stop The ACLU — This just goes to show how far we truly have come: 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.… In his homily on Thursday, Chaldean Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly praised the establishment of Christmas as an official holiday as a step toward easing tensions.“I thank the government for giving chances to all to serve each other for the general benefit, and I thank it too for making this day an official holiday where we ...