11. Under Muslim custom, no one would be buried face down, without a shroud and just inches from the surface. 12. A man has been charged with killing his girlfriend, and her family believes it was because she violated Muslim customs. 13. Agents were informed about Muslim customs and culture, and residents were assured the government was not out to harass them. 14. At the funeral, scores of police cadets sat on the floor, their shoes removed in accordance with Muslim custom. 15. He said only one policeman entered the mosque, and he took off his shoes beforehand, in line with Muslim custom. 16. He told the ITAR-Tass news agency that only one policeman entered the mosque and he took off his shoes beforehand, in line with Muslim custom. 17. He said only one policeman entered the mosque, taking off his shoes beforehand in line with Muslim custom. 18. His family quickly buried the body in a Nablus cemetery without going to the mosque first, as Muslim custom requires. 19. Men with shovels and pickaxes dug up the wooden coffins with wrought iron fittings, rearranged the heads to look eastward according to Muslim custom and reburied them. 20. Men with shovels and pickaxes unearthed the wooden coffins, rearranged the remains so the heads looked eastward according to Muslim custom. |