Religion Roundup
British Muslim Body OKs Taking Guide Dog to Mosque
Associated Press
September 25, 2008
LONDON - A British Muslim council has ruled that a blind student can take a guide dog with him to his local mosque, a judgment Muslim and blind advocacy groups are hailing as a breakthrough.
Observant Muslims generally regard dogs as unclean and bar them from mosques.
The fatwa does not allow the dog into the prayer hall itself -- instead, the 18-year-old student can leave it in a gated area in the entryway near where the shoes are kept.
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