Wearable Mosques for Muslim Faithful

By Staff
Published on October 31, 2007

Muslims living in the United States may be able to practice their faith more freely using the Survival Mosque, a portable, wearable prayer kit. The Survival Mosque sports an “American-flag façade that communicates patriotism, gas-mask, nose filters and an umbrella that surveys one’s back.” It even plays a speech by George Bush calling for tolerance. The artist behind the work is Azra Akšamija, who also designed a Frontier Vest that can be used as either a Jewish prayer shawl or an Islamic prayer rug.We Make Money Not Art sat down with Akšamija to talk about humor, wearable architecture, and Islamic cultural identity. –Brendan Mackie

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