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  • Jail loos turned from East (UK moves prison toilets so they dont face mecca)

    04/20/2006 2:55:33 AM PDT · by KneelBeforeZod · 32 replies · 858+ views
    The Sun ^ | ? | By JAMIE PYATT
    JAIL bosses are rebuilding toilets so Muslim inmates don’t have to use them while facing Mecca. Thousands of pounds of taxpayers money are being spent to ensure lags are not offended. The Islamic religion prohibits Muslims from facing or turning their backs on the Kiblah — the direction of prayer — when they visit the lav. Muslim lags claimed they have had to sit sideways on prison WCs. But after pressure from faith leaders the Home Office has agreed to turn the existing toilets 90 degrees at HMP Brixton in London. The Home Office refused to reveal the cost of...