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Osaka Expo rejects request for more prayer rooms due to limited space
The organizer of the World Exposition in Osaka has rejected a request for more prayer rooms for Muslims and followers of other religi ...
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Osaka Expo rejects request for more prayer rooms due to limited space
The organizer of the World Exposition in Osaka has rejected a request for more prayer rooms ... sounded out the expo organizer about introducing mobile mosques, but a senior official of the ...