Updated december 11 2015 originally published november 2013.
Muslim prayer rugs in the obama white house.
On trump s orders one of obama s most secretive rituals is being reversed and all signs of it removed from 1600 pennsylvania avenue.
Obama angered after learning from the west wing staffers that donald trump s transition team began preparing the executive offices for the new administration by removing prayer rugs from the white house.
There is no such thing as a muslim prayer curtain and the patterned drapes shown behind president obama bear no arabic symbols or other markings of significance.
Gold curtains have hung in the east room of the white house for decades.
A viral message claims that former president barack obama prayed with muslims in the white house after canceling the christian national day of prayer.
The allegation about the prayer rug is similar to a thoroughly debunked claim that obama had a muslim prayer curtain put in the white house.
Viral image text circulating since.
This is a hoax perpetuated by a satirical news website.
The piece carried the headline obama crushed after trump orders white house to stop his sickest tradition it also alleged that prayer rugs and crescent moon symbols are available in several areas of the executive mansion to make muslims more comfortable and that islamic prayer is observed for 25 minutes per day seven days a week.
It seems as if the myths regarding the obama s will continue long after they are gone from the white house.
In addition prayer rugs and crescent moon symbols are available in several areas of the executive mansion to make muslims more comfortable.
The rumor that president obama installed a muslim prayer curtain in the white house is false.
Obama has also been falsely accused of enforcing.