Muslim Prayer Rugs In The Obama White House

This is a hoax perpetuated by a satirical news website.

Muslim prayer rugs in the obama white house.

It seems as if the myths regarding the obama s will continue long after they are gone from the white house. Updated december 11 2015 originally published november 2013. The rumor that president obama installed a muslim prayer curtain in the white house is false. Viral image text circulating since.

On trump s orders one of obama s most secretive rituals is being reversed and all signs of it removed from 1600 pennsylvania avenue. Did the obama white house hold islamic prayer five times a day and provide prayer rugs for muslim employees and visitors. We received a fact check request to see if it is true that trump had all of obama s muslim items removed from the white house such as prayer rugs crescent moon symbols and the halting of muslim prayer five times per day. The allegation about the prayer rug is similar to a thoroughly debunked claim that obama had a muslim prayer curtain put in the white house.

There is no such thing as a muslim prayer curtain and the patterned drapes shown behind president obama bear no arabic symbols or other markings of significance. In addition prayer rugs and crescent moon symbols are available in several areas of the executive mansion to make muslims more comfortable. Obama has also been falsely accused of enforcing. Obama angered after learning from the west wing staffers that donald trump s transition team began preparing the executive offices for the new administration by removing prayer rugs from the white house.

A viral message claims that former president barack obama prayed with muslims in the white house after canceling the christian national day of prayer.