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Slug: Jordan- Christians celebrate Christmas amid grief on the Karak events
Location: Amman - Jordan
Language: Nat/Arabic
Duration: 03":30"
Source: ARAB24
Restriction: ARAB24 Logo
Dateline: 25/12/2016
Introduction:
Christians celebrated Christmas in an atmosphere overshadowed by grief over the Karak recent
events and the armed attack on the security forces in the city took away the joy of Christmas
holiday from the people. The celebration included religious ceremonies in churches where
people prayed for the souls of the martyrs and asked God to protect Jordan and for peace and
security to prevail in all countries of the world.
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-Var. Scenes of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Naour, the people prayers and Christmas tree
-SOUNDBITE (Arabic), Father Rifaat Bader, Catholic Center for Studies and Media Manager:
"Christmas atmosphere is an atmosphere of prayers this year and many celebrations were
canceled after the recent Karak events and therefore today is focused on prayers and our hopes
are for peace and security to prevail and Jordan has always been a symbol of coexistence,
security and stability and we hope Jordan stays a peaceful place as it has always been."
-Var. Scenes of the prayers in the church
-SOUNDBITE (Arabic), Dawood, Iraqi Christian:
"I would like to greet all the Christians of Iraq and the world for Christmas and new year and I
ask God for peace and security to prevail on Iraq, Syria and the Middle east."
-Var. Scenes of the prayers in the church
-SOUNDBITE (Arabic), Turath Fayiz Aldababneh, Director of Peace organization:
"I would like to send my condolences to my country and to the martyrs families and tonight's
prayers are for the souls of the martyrs of this country. We didn't celebrate this Christmas and we
only prayed for the country and the martyrs and the child of the Christ was wrapped in the
Jordanian flag in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Naour in solidarity with Jordan."
-Var. Scenes of the prayers in the church
-SOUNDBITE (Arabic), Manal Yus Tadrus, Christian from Jordan:
"In this Christmas, I want to send my condolences to the Jordanians for the events of Karak, the
events broke my heart and our church in Naour canceled all celebrations grieving for the the
souls of the martyrs. Even the Christmas tree set is full of Martyr pictures and I hope for peace
and security to prevail on the country and his majesty the king."
-Var. Scenes of the Christians and the church prayers
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Storyline:
Christians celebrated Christmas in an atmosphere overshadowed by grief over the Karak recent
events and the armed attack on the security forces in the city took away the joy of Christmas
holiday from the people. The celebration included religious ceremonies in churches where
people prayed for the souls of the martyrs and asked God to protect Jordan and for peace and
security to prevail in all countries of the world.
Manager of the Catholic Center for Studies and Media "Father Rifaat Bader" confirmed that all
Christmas celebrations were canceled after the Karak events and Christians prayed for the souls
of the martyrs and he hoped for Jordan to stay as a symbol of coexistence between all
community components.
The Christians in Jordan canceled all the celebrations after the attacks witnessed in Karak last
Sunday and they canceled the Christmas tree lighting ceremonies and carnival in all governorates
of the Kingdom.