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What are Muslim prayer rugs?

  • Written by Rose S. Aslan, Assistant Professor of Religion, California Lutheran University
Muslims can pray anywhere in the world using the prayer carpet.AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

In a recent tweet, President Trump stated that ranchers have been finding prayer rugs scattered along the U.S.-Mexico border. Late last year, he tweeted that “criminals and unknown Middle Easterners” were mixed in with the caravan heading to the...

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