03 April 2010

2 held over Muslim prayer ban

The trouble broke out on Wednesday when six members of a group of 118 Muslim tourists who were visiting the cathedral in the south-western city of Cordoba knelt to pray and were promptly ordered to stop by security guards.

As they refused to stop praying, they were "invited to continue with their visit or leave the cathedral", the diocesan office said in a statement. [News24] Read more [via Islam in Europe]

Two arrested as 100 Christians start praying inside the Hagia Sophia -- no, wait... Actually, it was 100 Muslims praying inside the Cordoba cathedral. When asked to stop, they attacked the security guards.

Of course the ban on Muslim prayer should remain inside the Cordoba cathedral -- at least until the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople becomes a cathedral again. [Jihad Watch] Read more