A similar mentality in regards to forging stereotypes was shared towards Easter and Halloween holidays by the locals in my country, who often called them the "Holidays of the Wicked." However, one Google search proves that the country itself will not jail you for celebrating it, and that Islam only mentions not indulging in the celebration.

There are far too many examples online, and I chose this and a Halloween experience of mine as an example of how ridiculous it gets.

Last year, a store decided to showcase a decently sized Christmas tree in a large mall frequented by citizens and expatriates with different backgrounds. It did not take one hour for the citizens to start protesting against it locally and on social media, demanding its removal. It went as far as a religious member of parliament voicing their concerns online that, and I quote, "Kuwait is a Muslim country, and we have a duty to protect its religion and identity which are in conflict with the celebration of Jewish and Christian festivals. Therefore, we refuse to allow celebrations and symbols which violate Sharia law and we demand that governmental bodies take measures to preserve our Islamic identity."

...You would think shipping customs would have recognized the tree and went "Yep, that's a no-go, bad influence in our religious country, time to ship it back it" if it was truly not allowed to be in a Muslim country, let alone to be used for celebrations on its soil?

Examine the wording of the statement. It is not stating that it is illegal to celebrate Christmas. Instead, it provides a generalized roundabout answer as to why Muslims cannot celebrate Christmas, and attempts to use the country's religion and one's habit of defending their country as a point of argument. This completely neglects two things - one being that the non-Muslim expatriates who DO celebrate it and are most likely in that mall, shopping for gifts. And two being that it is a cognitive choice that a person makes; not everybody in that mall is a Muslim, and the removal of trees from any mall will not stop the festivities, let alone influence them positively after witnessing this display of oppression. True irony, since the Prophet (PBUH) allowed Christians to worship in his mosque and was documented as staying positive towards them despite their differences - here we are 1,400 years later, where this country disallows others from looking at a tree that means quite a lot to those who celebrate the festivities, all whilst spreading misinformation that was never documented extensively in the Sharia.

Many manipulated citizens have the audacity to falsify reports and spread incorrect information on social media to reassure the denial of non-Islamic holidays in the public, and government officials concur with herd mentality, which gives birth to untruths that linger between generations. There is a reason nobody is on the streets celebrating Christmas here, when half the joy comes from spreading it.

Some time ago, my old private university decided to host a movies night between 5 and 8 PM during Halloween, omitting >4 PM classes for the day and allowing informal clothing to allow for cosplaying within the realms of common sense. As a result, many students and professors rushed to cosplaying as their favorite characters, none of whom broke rules nor resulted in commotion outside the campus - in fact, the movies were hosted on projectors pointing at the side of a building surrounded by two more buildings and thick outer walls, with speakers that are only audible within the campus.

One kind soul noticed the youth clothed in bright color fabric, handling odd props such as scepters and books. This good Samaritan called the emergency line claiming that he had it in good faith that a "devil worshiping cult was in progress." How would you react when you hear such a claim? Well, the call agent decided to take the complaint seriously, deploying officers to the scene, whereby cancelling the movie night with no chance for the faculty to explain; all because this old guy so happened to be a religious person born in this country, and is therefore more credible than a few hundreds of students and faculty members.

The country prioritizes whoever was lucky enough to be born in it, and it is a sad phenomenon that is actively encouraged to be a proud aspect of one's self. The consequences of this entitled behavior on the developing youth and the impact on the lives of non-Muslim citizens cannot go understated, and, unfortunately, Christmas is only one example on a long list of legal things turned illegal via appealing to authorities with the "We're in a Muslim country, and Muslims cannot celebrate this, so nobody in this country can visually and publicly celebrate it" mindset, amongst other stuff that I can' really write here. :v

There was also this old but good article written by a commercial lawyer to document his experience with the similarly uninitiated trying to call out non-Islamic holidays as illegal, with comments that include weird takes.