A bit more about the Grand Mosque Kuwait over here

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Btw. is anyone of you already a member of InterNations?

That’s a pretty new social networking site, started by some Germans last year - especially for Expats .

Right now it’s with invitation only.
If you are interested, drop a comment and I’ll invite you.

Lately they renovate a lot of mosques around here.
Ours here in Mangaf finally gets done too.

This one is in Fahaheel.

As far as I have learned mosques are sponsored by private people (and named after them?).
I’m not sure who pays for the upkeep though.

Some little add on here, found by Miss Intlxpatr.
Did you know that you actually can tell a difference in some cases between a Sunni and a Shiite mosque?

Under the proposed law, anyone who is born to Muslim parents and decides to convert to another faith, will face the death penalty.

Currently converts, particularly those who have decided to leave the Muslim faith for Evangelical churches, are arrested and then released after some years of detention.

The whole article

I’m pretty speechless about this one….

Regarding to the Quran and the Islamic lunar calendar this full moon is the day of the Prophet’s birthday.
Read more about it here, if you are interested.

Somehow it seems I can’t take a decent full moon picture here in Kuwait.
Or maybe I can only capture her in the evenings after a good beer?