{"id":113592,"date":"2017-12-24T02:25:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T00:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=113592"},"modified":"2017-12-24T02:25:12","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T00:25:12","slug":"christians-gather-for-christmas-under-stepped-up-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=113592","title":{"rendered":"Christians Gather for Christmas Under Stepped Up Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Christmas church services and other celebrations are being held this weekend under the gaze of armed guards and security cameras in many countries after Islamic State gunmen attacked a Methodist church in Pakistan as a Sunday service began.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Majority-Muslim countries in Asia and the Middle East were particularly nervous after U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s recent announcement he intends to relocate the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a decision that has outraged many Muslims.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In Indonesia, the world\u2019s biggest Muslim-majority country, police said they stepped up security around churches and tourist sites, mindful of near-simultaneous attacks on churches there at Christmas in 2000 that killed about 20 people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" enhanced aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/CE0ED293-354E-490A-838B-1DF80148580F_w650_r0_s.jpg\" alt=\"Mobile brigade policemen attend a ceremony ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dec. 21, 2017.\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong><em><span class=\"caption\">Mobile brigade policemen attend a ceremony ahead of the Christmas <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span class=\"caption\">and New Year celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>\u200bVolunteers ready to add security<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Muslim volunteers in Indonesia are also on standby to provide additional security if requested.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIf our brother and sisters who celebrate Christmas need &#8230; to maintain their security to worship, we will help,\u201d said Yaqut Chiolil Qoumas, chairman of the youth wing of the Nahdlatul Ulema, one of the country\u2019s biggest Muslim organizations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In Cairo, where a bombing at the Egyptian capital\u2019s largest Coptic cathedral killed at least 25 people last December, the interior ministry said police would conduct regular searches of streets around churches ahead of the Coptic celebration of Christmas on Jan. 7.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" enhanced aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/EBA9EEDA-A2E8-499F-B178-2D28FB9F1EAD_w650_r0_s.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Egyptians gather outside the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo's Abbasiya neighborhood after it was targeted by a bomb, Dec. 11, 2016.\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong><em><span class=\"caption\">Egyptians gather outside the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Coptic Orthodox <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span class=\"caption\">Church in Cairo&#8217;s Abbasiya neighborhood after it was targeted by a bomb.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Egypt\u2019s Christian minority has been targeted in several attacks in recent years, including the bombing of two churches in the north of the country on Palm Sunday in April.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">At the Heliopolis Basilica, a Catholic cathedral in northeastern Cairo, security forces set up metal detectors at the main doors and police vehicles were stationed outside ahead of masses Dec. 25, which marks Christmas Day for Catholic and Protestant Christians.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" enhanced aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/4270AEB6-DCC8-43B9-947E-4D354E09C9A9_w650_r0_s.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - A policeman guides a family away from the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta, Pakistan, after gunmen attacked, Dec. 17, 2017.\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong><em><span class=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption\">A policeman guides a family away from the Bethel Memorial Methodist Church <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span class=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption\">in Quetta, Pakistan, after gunmen atta<\/span><\/span>cked,.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\">\u200b<strong>Bombed-out church<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>In the Pakistani city of Quetta, members of a Bethel Memorial Methodist Church are repairing the damage done by a pair of suicide bombers who attacked during a service last Sunday, killing 10 people and wounding more than 50.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Broken pews and damaged musical instruments were still strewn around church grounds Thursday, with about a dozen police standing guard.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe\u2019re making efforts to complete repairs and renovation before Christmas, but it seems difficult in view of the lot of damage,\u201d said Pastor Simon Bashir, who was leading the service when the attackers struck. He was not hurt.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The government of Baluchistan province, of which Quetta is capital, plans to deploy 3,000 security personnel in and around 39 Christian churches this Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Provincial police chief Moazzam Jah Ansari told Reuters that volunteers from churches were also being trained to conduct body searches and identify worshippers entering churches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" enhanced aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/259104DA-69FF-4811-86F2-7BF6C0B24405_w650_r0_s.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Pakistani Christians hold candles during a vigil for victims of a suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan, March 30, 2016.\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"caption\"><strong><em>Pakistani Christians hold candles during a vigil for victims of a suicide bombing <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"caption\"><strong><em>in Lahore, Pakistan,<\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">\u200b<strong>Worshippers will attend services<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Pakistan\u2019s Christian minority, which makes up about 1 percent of the population of 208 million, has been a frequent target \u2014 along with Shi\u2019ite and Sufi Muslims \u2014 of Sunni Muslim militants.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, where an Easter Day bombing in a park last year killed more than 70 people, police Detective Inspector General Haider Ashraf said every church would be monitored with CCTV cameras as part of security measures.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Christian Kaleem Masih lost his aunt in the Easter attack, which was claimed by Islamic State, and his wife was wounded, but he said they would be attending Christmas services.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cChristmas is our holy day,\u201d Kaleem said. \u201cWe will fulfill our religious duty by celebrating it with smiles on our faces.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" enhanced aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/B13E01F8-94FC-497C-B1BE-33118696A02C_w650_r0_s.jpg\" alt=\"A Palestinian protester returns a teargas canister during clashes with Israeli troops following protests against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, at the outskirts of the West Bank city of Bir Zeit.\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong><em><span class=\"caption\">A Palestinian protester returns a teargas canister during clashes with <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span class=\"caption\">Israeli troops following protests against U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span class=\"caption\">decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, at the outskirts of <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-block js-media-expand js-media-expand--ready\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span class=\"caption\">the West Bank city of Bir Zeit.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>\u200bThe Jerusalem issue<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>In Malaysia, a police official said Trump\u2019s decision on Jerusalem increased worry about attacks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe are concerned not only with safety at churches and places of worship but also any threats by Islamic State or any other security threat following the Jerusalem issue,\u201d said Malaysia\u2019s Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jerusalem, revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, is home to Islam\u2019s third holiest site and has been at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for decades. Israel captured Arab East Jerusalem in 1967 and later annexed it in an action not recognized internationally.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Protests across the Muslim world in Asia and the Middle East have largely been peaceful.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In Jerusalem itself, an Israeli police spokesman said there were no new security measures but police would deploy forces as usual around Christian holy sites including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and also secure convoys of worshippers from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, traditionally known as the birthplace of Jesus Christ and run by the Palestinian Authority.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Many Palestinian Christians oppose Trump\u2019s announcement and say they have no fear of attacks.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cTrump\u2019s decision offended all Palestinians, be they Christians or Muslims. Why would we feel threatened by Muslims?\u201d said George Antone, a Catholic who lives in Gaza, which is run by the Palestinian Hamas group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas church services and other celebrations are being held this weekend under the gaze of armed guards and security cameras in many countries after Islamic State gunmen attacked a Methodist church in Pakistan as a Sunday service began. 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