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Christians in Gaza Fear Future
(Independent-UK) Kim Sengupta - There are just over 2,200 Christians left in Gaza. Some have become more guarded about speaking about their religion so as not to "provoke" Muslim hardliners: Christmas celebrations this year have been markedly more muted. Daoud, a businessman, said: "We hear Daesh [ISIS] are in Gaza. There are warnings, we avoid some places....When times are bad, people want scapegoats." Jessica Mattas, 17, is one of five students out of 1,200 at high school who do not wear a hijab. "There is a group of Muslim girls who daily ask me to convert and say I should cover my head," she said. "I would love to live in a country where everyone just accepted each other's religion. That would be wonderful."