Armenian vice-mayor holds namaz on Kurban Bairam

November 18, 2010 | 13:51

Raffi Hermon Araks, Vice-Mayor of the islands adjacent to Istanbul, has temporarily assumed the office of mayor and organized Kurban Bairam for local residents.

Hurriyet reports that the official, who is of Armenian descent, as well as his people took part in namaz and then distributed the sacrificed meat among the needy families. He congratulated the local residents, assuring them that he is ready to perform a namaz with “our Muslim brothers and offer a prayer at the synagogues of Jewish brothers.”

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