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| Vandals attack Tripoli’s historic Mizran Mosque |
| 2016-03-17 |
| Took a left turn at Rome... Another of Tripoli’s historic mosques has been attacked and badly damaged by militants. Part of the Mizran mosque in the central Tripoli street bearing its name was bulldozed this morning. The vandals then went to the temporary structure serving as the Sidi Sha’ab Mosque opposite the Radisson Blu Macary Hotel and destroyed it. The Sidi Sha’ab Mosque was bulldozed in 2012 by militants in an orgy of mosque attacks that continued into 2013. The Mizran mosque, which once served a small suburb outside Tripoli escaped that wave of destruction. There was, however, an attempt a year ago to attack it but it was thwarted. Today’s vandals destroyed the old guard room at the mosque. The old mosque itself is no longer used for prayers. A modern, larger and air-conditioned prayer hall was built behind it some years ago to meet the needs of the large number of Tripoli residents who prefer to use it rather than others closer to home. Despite the use of a bulldozer, there was no attempt to stop the vandals who are presumed to have thought there were graves in the mosque. “There has been response from the Awqaf [the endowments ministry in charge of the mosque] nor from the Grand Mufti nor from Tripoli council”, one angry resident who regularly uses the Mizran mosque told the Libya Herald. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #5 That's got to win something, SteveS. :-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-03-17 20:52 |
| #4 You think the Vandals are problematic? Just wait until the Goths and Emos show up! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-03-17 14:20 |
| #3 Wow. The Vandals are back? I thought Belisarius broke them over 1500 years ago. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2016-03-17 07:02 |
| #2 Despite the use of a bulldozer Not a common phrase in news reports. How did that happen? And how has it happened repeatedly since for years? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-03-17 06:54 |
| #1 Sidi Abdullah Al-Sha'ab was a Sufi scholar who lived in the 1500s. I presume that's the origin of the Mosque's name. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2016-03-17 01:11 |