2020 summer Olympics are still two years away, but Japan continues to host the world as the first settled and prepare a wide variety of facilities. Including the supporting facilities for Muslim athletes, that is the mosque.
Japan made the mosque project ' car ' in order for Muslim athletes can run his religious teachings and feel like at home. This car is a mosque a truck are modified in such a way. The mosque, a car is equipped with air conditioner and footbaths as well as being able to accommodate up to 50 people.
The mosque's first car was unveiled earlier this week outside the stadium, Toyota, Toyota city. This car can move the mosque to a different Olympic venues as needed.
CEO of Yasu after Project, Yasuharu Inoue, mention if amount of the mosque will not be enough for the visitors to Muslim at the time of the Olympics 2020 later. On the other hand, Japan is part of the international community. Therefore, the car is meant to bridge the two things.
"As a country that is open and friendly, we wanted to share the idea of ' omotenashi ' (hospitality of Japan) with Muslims," said Inoue, cited the Washington Post, Wednesday (25/7).
Inoue added, he got inspired the creation of the mosque's car when he was visiting Qatar several years ago. He wished, the mosque could play a role more cars, not only as a religious infrastructure.
"Looking ahead, I will be very glad if people from Indonesia, Malaysia, Africa, the Middle East and, for example, refugees coming from Syria can use the mosque as a tool to promote world peace," he added.
The mosque project was planned to cost up to 100 million Yen or 13 billion rupiah. Muslim students who study at the University of Yamaguchi get involved in the project the creation of a mosque this car.
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