{"id":5133,"date":"2024-12-19T08:07:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T08:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/extremists-issue-christmas-warnings\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T08:07:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T08:07:07","slug":"extremists-issue-christmas-warnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/extremists-issue-christmas-warnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Extremists Issue Christmas Warnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since a coup last summer that created chaos across Bangladesh and increased violence against Christians, an Islamic extremist group called Hefazat-e-Islam has been rising in power. Several Christian leaders from different parts of Bangladesh reported that they received threatening letters from Hefazat leaders, warning them that any celebration of Christmas this year &ldquo;will be the last celebration they do in this life.&rdquo; Other threats included demands for the return of &ldquo;what was taken from Islam,&rdquo; meaning physical property but also former Muslims who converted to Christianity. 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