Fans pause action for Friday prayers during first World Cup in a Muslim country
INTERNATIONAL As noon approached, muezzins across Qatar called Muslim football players, fans, and officials to the first Friday prayers of the first World Cup to take place in a Muslim country, Reuters reports. At the Ibrahim Al-Khalil Mosque in Doha's West Bay, with its towering minaret and carved wooden doors, they gathered for the weekly congregational prayer that many Muslims believe is obligatory. Among the faithful were fans from Tunisia, Oman and […]
