Some guards ridiculed the athaan when the muezzin’s voice echoed around Guantánamo — particularly at sunset, when it clashed with the US national anthem that simultaneously rung out on loud speakers. What followed was a daily reminder to us all [soldiers and prisoners] about our purpose in life: one group — the one dressed in khaki — stopped in their tracks, stood in the direction of their flag, raised their right hands and saluted the object of their devotion: the US flag. The other group — the one dressed in orange — also stopped in their tracks, stood facing east and raised both their hands to salute the object of their devotion: the Unseen God and Lord of the Worlds.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:17:39 +0000
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