Muslim Prayer Rugs In The Obama White House

Did the obama white house hold islamic prayer five times a day and provide prayer rugs for muslim employees and visitors.

Muslim prayer rugs in the obama white house.

A viral message claims that former president barack obama prayed with muslims in the white house after canceling the christian national day of prayer. Obama has also been falsely accused of enforcing. We received a fact check request to see if it is true that trump had all of obama s muslim items removed from the white house such as prayer rugs crescent moon symbols and the halting of muslim prayer five times per day. Viral image text circulating since.

For the past 8 years to appease any muslims working at or visiting the white house silence has been ordered during the 5 times of islamic prayer each day. There is no such thing as a muslim prayer curtain and the patterned drapes shown behind president obama bear no arabic symbols or other markings of significance. The rumor that president obama installed a muslim prayer curtain in the white house is false. This is a hoax perpetuated by a satirical news website.

On trump s orders one of obama s most secretive rituals is being reversed and all signs of it removed from 1600 pennsylvania avenue. Updated december 11 2015 originally published november 2013. Obama angered after learning from the west wing staffers that donald trump s transition team began preparing the executive offices for the new administration by removing prayer rugs from the white house. Gold curtains have hung in the east room of the white house for decades.

In addition prayer rugs and crescent moon symbols are available in several areas of the executive mansion to make muslims more comfortable.