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A mosque for cats? Imam opens his mosque up for the stray felines of Istanbul
The Telegraph ^
| 1-19-16
| Helena Horton
Posted on 01/19/2016 6:55:20 AM PST by windcliff
This is to such a great extent that the city has come to be known by some as 'Catstantinople'.
While they may be pleasant to look at, the cats don't always have a saucer of food and a warm place to sleep.
A kind Imam has decided to remedy this by opening up his mosque to the stray cats and kittens, so they can eat and safely rest their heads away from the perils of the outdoors.
Imam Mustafa Efe calls the cats "guests" of the mosque, and they've made themselves quite at home.
They sit down on the plush carpets as worshippers pray around them, and one cat likes it there so much, she decided to raise her kittens in the building.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals; Religion
KEYWORDS: cats; kittyping
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To: windcliff; Slings and Arrows
PING this one over to Slings And Arrows! :) =^..^=
Thank-you!
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01/19/2016 9:06:47 AM PST
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Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: riverrunner
Maybe that is also a factor why the Muslims love cats in Istanbul, because it was the Middle East that the plague got started.
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01/19/2016 9:08:25 AM PST
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Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: fatnotlazy
Could it also be that they remember in their history that it was the Middle East where the plague got started in the middle ages and it spread westward?
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01/19/2016 9:15:39 AM PST
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Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: manc
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01/19/2016 10:15:43 AM PST
by
x_plus_one
(Obama say, 'no worries, Islam is peace. But the weather is gonna getcha!')
To: Twotone; Biggirl; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; ...
"Allahu MEOW!"
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01/19/2016 10:44:28 AM PST
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Slings and Arrows
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To: Slings and Arrows
Egads, did they run out of “companion” goats?
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01/19/2016 10:48:58 AM PST
by
PROCON
(Proud CRUZader!)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
01/19/2016 11:00:46 AM PST
by
RichInOC
("In the name of Allah, The Inexorable, The Irresistible...")
To: windcliff
What about this "Cat"?
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01/19/2016 11:02:24 AM PST
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dfwgator
To: windcliff
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posted on
01/19/2016 11:05:18 AM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
To: dfwgator
Damn you!!!
Thought I’d be first!!!
Serenity Now!
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posted on
01/19/2016 11:06:34 AM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
To: Vendome
I was shocked I was first after 28 posts.
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posted on
01/19/2016 11:08:39 AM PST
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dfwgator
To: windcliff
My cat shows up every time I say my rosary.
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01/19/2016 11:11:14 AM PST
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Mercat
(But God prefers crockpots to microwaves.)
To: windcliff
This is a historic mosque built in the 16th century. I am not sure its status now but it was named after a Sufi saint.
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01/19/2016 11:43:00 AM PST
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C19fan
To: Mercat
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01/19/2016 12:19:22 PM PST
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Huntress
("Politicians exploit economic illiteracy." --Walter Williams)
To: Huntress
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posted on
01/19/2016 12:55:27 PM PST
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Mercat
(But God prefers crockpots to microwaves.)
To: Moonman62
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posted on
01/19/2016 7:04:49 PM PST
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Pajamajan
( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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