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Prayers prompt religious row

Muslims have found yet another reason to complain: "evangelical propaganda" during "Ramadan".

Perhaps they would be happier if Christians prayed, not for the salvation of muslims, but for their

death and destruction, as "Allah", their false god, might have done (Sura 8:12 etc).

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Prayers prompt religious row

By Debbie Waite

A row has broken out after a Christian group organised a day of prayer in Oxford about Muslims

during Ramadan.

The Muslim Education Centre of Oxford (Meco) accused Witney-based Open Doors UK of preaching

"evangelical propaganda", after the Christian group held a Call to Prayer day in Oxford yesterday.

But Open Doors UK, which held the event at St Aldate's Church, insisted it had been taken out of

context, although it "regretted" any offence that had been caused.

A spokesman denied the meeting targeted Muslims, and said its aim was to reduce fear of Islam.

Meco chairman Dr Taj Hargey was invited on BBC Radio Oxford yesterday to talk about the

month of Ramadan, and was followed on to Phil Mercer's show by Brother Andrew from

Open Doors UK.

Dr Hargey said: "It was only then that I learned they were running a day-long Christian initiative

called Call to Prayer.

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Full article at "Oxford Mail"