Israeli mosque prayer caller fired over bodybuilder photos

Ibrahim al-Masri said he lost his job as chief muezzin of the Al-Jazzar Mosque after local officials came upon the photos of him at the state bodybuilding championship in 2017.

Ibrahim al-Masri, trains at a gym, on his last day as the chief muezzin of the Al-Jazzar Mosque, in Acre.

Ibrahim al-Masri, trains at a gym, on his last day as the chief muezzin of the Al-Jazzar Mosque, in Acre.

(photo credit: REUTERS)

ByRAMI AYOUB/REUTERS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019 05:20

Updated: FEBRUARY 5, 2019 23:15