Muslim students protest about prayer room at RMIT

by Mark Dunn
Herald Sun
October 14, 2008

http://www.islamist-watch.org/968/muslim-students-protest-about-prayer-room-at-rmit

Excerpt:

Up to 1000 Muslim students at RMIT are protesting against sharing a multi-faith prayer room with Christians, Jews and worshippers of other faiths.

RMIT Islamic Society vice-president Mohamed Elrafihi said the university had promised Muslim students their own prayer room at the Swanston St campus.

Five refurbished multi-faith prayer rooms -- including a foot-wash room for Muslims and a prayer room with Arabic signs and oriented towards Mecca -- were opened to students earlier this year.

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