Eurovision Village partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers in Ramadan

The 41-country songfest has been a focus of pro-Palestinian boycott calls, and some Muslims fasting daily as part of Ramadan resent the carousing of scantily clad Eurovision enthusiasts.

Muslims attend an evening prayer called "Tarawih", during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Al Azhar mosque in the old Islamic area of Cairo, Egypt, May 22, 2018.

(photo credit: MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY/REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

MAY 16, 2019 02:42

Eurovision Village partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers in Ramadan

The 41-country songfest has been a focus of pro-Palestinian boycott calls, and some Muslims fasting daily as part of Ramadan resent the carousing of scantily clad Eurovision enthusiasts.

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Eurovision Village partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers in Ramadan

The 41-country songfest has been a focus of pro-Palestinian boycott calls, and some Muslims fasting daily as part of Ramadan resent the carousing of scantily clad Eurovision enthusiasts.

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