Prayers amid the pleasures in Sharm
Prayers amid the pleasures in Sharm
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Muslims employed at Egypt's racy resorts believe that God blesses the working man. They hope he will also forgive them for what they see. The men hurry down the narrow road to the whitewashed mosque, waiters, janitors, busboys, cooks; they peel off their shoes, wash their hands and pray. Then they return to the glittering resorts, hoping that serving alcohol and glimpsing topless women will not push them too far from God or their families back home in the Nile Delta. |
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News entry number 2838 added on Oct 8, 2007 in the World News category.
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