Almost all Muslims & Christians Live in Peace With Each Other.

"As a result, Christians hid with Muslim families before fleeing south, recalls Oumar Cisse, who used to live in Timbuktu, another northern city seized by militants.....Local people protected the Christians because they had lived peacefully next to each other for decades," Cisse says. "They became friends and in some cases, family......Malians say they must return to their long tradition of religious tolerance and turn their back on militancy. Some planned to do this by celebrating Christmas, which has long been a national day of feasting in Mali, regardless of one's faith."I'm a Christian, but I am part of a group of 20 people who are all friends," says Michel Diarra, 30, of Bamako. "There are only two Christians in the group, and we will gather ... to celebrate Christmas. It's like that every year. I know many Christians who will invite their Muslim friends home.""http://www.dailyworld.com/usatoday/article/4198045