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Medina, Istanbul, Jakarta: Absentee funeral prayers for slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi held worldwide
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ISTANBUL
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People hold a photo of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as they perform a prayer at Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, November 16, 2018. (EPA Photo)
Funeral prayers in absentia were held for slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, Medina, Mecca and other cities across the world on Friday.
Tens of thousands of worshippers at Mecca's Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Khashoggi's hometown, joined in prayers for the deceased, though the imams did not name him.
In Istanbul, mourners raised their hands in prayer outside Fatih Mosque. An imam recited verses from the Quran under a tent set up to protect against the rain, and Khashoggi's friends eulogized him.
In Indonesia, more than 600 people performed a funeral prayer in absentia for the journalist at Jakarta's Abu Bakar Ash Shiddiq Mosque.
Sheikh Yusuf Abdul Ghani, a Saudi imam who was on a visit to Indonesia as part of a humanitarian relief organization, led the prayer.
"We will perform funeral prayer for the martyred Jamal Khashoggi. He was killed very unjustly," said Abdul Ghani.
"We pray for him to get ease, for Allah to forgive his sins and make those who killed him pay the price," he added.
The family said it will accept condolences at their residence in Jeddah from Friday to Sunday.
"What we heard yesterday from the Saudi public prosecutor is not the justice we were expecting or waiting for, but represents injustice itself," said Ayman Nour, a liberal Egyptian politician.
Yasin Aktay, adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, called for Prince Mohammed to distance himself from the legal proceedings.
"There is no chance to have a court proceeding that is independent from the crown prince in Saudi Arab
https://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/...ain-saudi-journalist-khashoggi-held-worldwide
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ISTANBUL
Published 21 hours ago
People hold a photo of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as they perform a prayer at Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, November 16, 2018. (EPA Photo)
Funeral prayers in absentia were held for slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, Medina, Mecca and other cities across the world on Friday.
Tens of thousands of worshippers at Mecca's Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Khashoggi's hometown, joined in prayers for the deceased, though the imams did not name him.
In Istanbul, mourners raised their hands in prayer outside Fatih Mosque. An imam recited verses from the Quran under a tent set up to protect against the rain, and Khashoggi's friends eulogized him.
In Indonesia, more than 600 people performed a funeral prayer in absentia for the journalist at Jakarta's Abu Bakar Ash Shiddiq Mosque.
Sheikh Yusuf Abdul Ghani, a Saudi imam who was on a visit to Indonesia as part of a humanitarian relief organization, led the prayer.
"We will perform funeral prayer for the martyred Jamal Khashoggi. He was killed very unjustly," said Abdul Ghani.
"We pray for him to get ease, for Allah to forgive his sins and make those who killed him pay the price," he added.
The family said it will accept condolences at their residence in Jeddah from Friday to Sunday.
"What we heard yesterday from the Saudi public prosecutor is not the justice we were expecting or waiting for, but represents injustice itself," said Ayman Nour, a liberal Egyptian politician.
Yasin Aktay, adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, called for Prince Mohammed to distance himself from the legal proceedings.
"There is no chance to have a court proceeding that is independent from the crown prince in Saudi Arab
https://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/...ain-saudi-journalist-khashoggi-held-worldwide
