Iceland: Mosque opened at University of Iceland
With the rapid approach of the holy month of Ramadan, a prayer room has opened for Muslims at the University of Iceland. A student in the Finnish language department at the university made a formal request at the Student Council for a prayer room which was later approved by the university. A Holy Quran and prayer rugs were set up in the university's Chapel making it into a multi faith prayer room, making Icelandic history in the process.
"We are really very happy that we have a prayer room at the University of Iceland," Head of the Islamic Association in Iceland Salmann Tamimi told IceNews. "It gives the opportunity for Muslim students who have to pray 5 times a day to be able to perform it at the right times. It helps the other non Muslim students and teachers to have a better understanding of Islam, which we are really in need of." Salmann Tamimi is a graduate of the University of Iceland.
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Source: IceNews
With the rapid approach of the holy month of Ramadan, a prayer room has opened for Muslims at the University of Iceland. A student in the Finnish language department at the university made a formal request at the Student Council for a prayer room which was later approved by the university. A Holy Quran and prayer rugs were set up in the university's Chapel making it into a multi faith prayer room, making Icelandic history in the process.
"We are really very happy that we have a prayer room at the University of Iceland," Head of the Islamic Association in Iceland Salmann Tamimi told IceNews. "It gives the opportunity for Muslim students who have to pray 5 times a day to be able to perform it at the right times. It helps the other non Muslim students and teachers to have a better understanding of Islam, which we are really in need of." Salmann Tamimi is a graduate of the University of Iceland.
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Source: IceNews
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