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Burkina Faso: Christmas Day in a Christian-Muslim household
Muslim-majority Burkina Faso has been hit by a wave of violence by militant Islamists in recent years.
Christmas Eve saw more than 30 people, mostly women, killed in a suspected jihadist attack.
- BBC
But behind such grim headlines lies a more complex picture.
The country has a history of religious tolerance, and it is not uncommon to see families made up of both Muslims and Christians, who make up about 23% of the population.
Journalist Clair MacDougall visited one such family in the capital, Ouagadougou.
Five-year-old Iris Osnia Ouattara is being raised by her parents in Burkina Faso in…