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| The council cemetery where Christians are given Muslim graves |
| 2006-09-24 |
| A new cemetery is to have all its graves aligned with Mecca - making it the first council graveyard in the country to bury the dead in Islamic tradition, regardless of their religion. Headstones in the new £2.5million High Wood Cemetery in Nottingham will face north-east - as Muslims believe the dead look over their shoulder towards Mecca. This is the way in which all followers of Islam in the UK are buried. But the move has upset the Church and led to complaints that the policy discriminates against the city's majority Christian population. The traditional direction of burial for Christians is facing east. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 will face north-east - as Muslims believe the dead look over their shoulder towards Mecca. Are they buried face-down? If not, why not, they can then both look over their shoulder at Mecca, and get a clear look at where they're heading. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-09-24 14:08 |
| #2 Good plan. They could demonstrate how they consider Muslims to be their chum. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-09-24 12:40 |
| #1 Slowly but surely taking over. This is really beyond belief. Bury the Muzzies northeast of Nottingham in the North Sea. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-09-24 11:40 |