This is nuts. I think Muslims in Iran celebrate Christmas. Jesus, or rather ISA, is a prophet in their religon.
Yes, but a Christian will not admit that Jesus is a prophet and not the Savior. Islam recognizes Adam on the same order as Jesus of Nazareth. And there is no way Islam is going to demote Mohammed and call him "a" prophet. He is THE PROPHET.
There are Christians throughout the Middle East. It is also interesting to remember that there are Muslims who peacefully live in Jerusalem. I don't think Hezbollah recognizes them much, though.
Shoot -- a photo of Palestinians putting up Christmas decorations hit the newswire a couple days back. This PC stuff is disconcerting, but is far from an organized campaign to strike Christianity from society.
You are thinking of Syria where the top dog belongs to the Alawi ~ a group that combines elements of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. They started out as a bunch of Shi'ites, but long ago passed out of the pale of Islamic orthodoxy.
One Freeper reported that Sadr (in Iran) has agreed that they are Moslems. All the Moslems I've ever spoken to on the matter, as well as all the authorities on the internet, disagree with Sadr on the issue.