Cape Town Causes Controversy Over New Mosque

By Jasmine Roziers
Cape Town native and Oxford scholar, Taj Hargey has caused quite the controversy in his country. Hargey has opened a new type of mosque. This mosque is different in that it is open to not only non-muslims, but also other patrons who have been denied access into a mosque. The mosque is known as the "Open Mosque". Hargey, the founder is quoted in IOL News saying, "South Africa’s first gender-equal, non-sectarian and interracial mosque. It will be non-aligned and would welcome Sunni and Shia Muslims at the same service. It is time for a 'religious revolution' in the Western Cape, Hargey says". Not all are welcoming the Open Mosque with open arms. Local residents have called the mosque the "gay mosque" and even called Hargey a "Non-Believer". Hargey's remarks against those are simply this, “It is all lies. It is libel and I will take legal action against those spreading these lies". Not only has Hargey changed the traditional set up of the Mosque, but he is defying expectations. The photo above is courtesy by The Telegraph.