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Muslim religious leaders perform prayer in Nazi camp

Imams from different countries prayed in Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp in Poland

22.05.2013 - Update : 22.05.2013
Muslim religious leaders perform prayer in Nazi camp

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Muslim religious leaders from different countries performed prayer in Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp in Poland.
The imams, Muslim worship leaders, from Turkey, the United States, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Indonesia, Jordan, Palestine and Saudi Arabia visited Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp and prayed in front of the "Wall of Death".
Imams said they visited Auschwitz to call for ending crime against humanity as well as in memory of genocide victims.
The camp was built by Nazi Germany during World War II and was the largest Nazi concentration camp. 1.3 million died in the camp and around 90 percent of them were Jewish.

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