NRI Christian community in Gulf celebrates Christmas

Jeddah: The Indian Christian community that lives in the Gulf region is excited as Christmas is being celebrated with festive spirit across the region including in Saudi Arabia.
The festival was celebrated openly in some countries and privately in some other countries in the past.
However, with vision 2030 is attracting more foreign expatriates hailing from different faiths and traditions choosing Saudi Arabia as their home where this year Christmas is different as local leading English daily Arab News has published the first ever Christmas edition exclusively.
Christmas shopping in Saudi Arabia is unrecognizable compared to just a few short years ago, reflecting both the growing culture of religious tolerance and the speed and scope of the social transformation underway in the Kingdom, reported Arab News.
Christmas items are selling well this year and are in high demand in Saudi Arabia, Wejdan Al-Khatabi, a Saudi marketing professional who works at Napco National in Jeddah, was quoted as saying by Arab News.
Christmas celebration in Dubai “I work in an environment where 70 percent of the employees are Christian,” Al-Khatabi said according to the report.