Located on a lagoon at the beginning of the oldest part of Jeddah, Juffali Mosque is elegant yet simple in its design. This community mosque can accommodate two thousand worshipers and is the site where executions are carried out after Friday prayers, earning it the nickname, "Chop Chop Square."
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Quite a contrast. A house of worship and an execution site.
It's an impressive mosque!
Is it just me or does having executions next to a place of worship sound very odd.
Gulp!
Hi Jerry - The reasoning behind it is to have as big a crowd as possible, which would be Friday noontime prayers. It has proven to be an effective deterrent over the years, as unseemly and odd as it may be. No one is forced to stay and watch, as far as I know. I personally cannot imagine wanting to witness a beheading...
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