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Queen Elizabeth II visits a mosque for the first time
Regional-UK, Local, 8/1/2002
Queen Elizabeth II took off her shoes upon entering Scnothorpe mosque in northern Britain, where the queen visited a mosque for the first time in her rule which has lasted 50 years.
The queen chose a mosque which was a target for racists attacks in the recent past and asked upon entering the hall of prayers "at which direction Mecca is?" Muslims pray facing the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
This mosque, however, has been a target for racist demonstrations during which its windows were destroyed and slogans such as "Kill the Muslims" were written on it.
The queen was given a copy of the holy Koran in English and Arabic. It will be kept in the royal records in Windsor castle.
This visit, however, falls in the course of a series of visits carried out by the Queen to prayer centers of all major religions in Britain during celebrating her Golden Jubilee for assuming the throne.
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