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Image of Epstein with Sacred Islamic Cloth Sparks Muslim Outrage

Emails reveal three Kiswa pieces shipped from Saudi Arabia to Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida residence via UAE contacts in 2017, sparking outrage over the sacred cloth’s treatment.

  • Pieces of the Kiswa, the sacred cloth covering the Kaaba, were delivered to Jeffrey Epstein in March 2017 after being transported from Saudi Arabia, organized by UAE contacts, as revealed in emails released by the US Department of Justice.
  • An image surfaced showing Jeffrey Epstein with Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, CEO of DP World, looking at the Kiswa, stirring outrage among Muslims due to its sacred status.
  • Aziza Al-Ahmadi described the Kiswa's significance in an email, stating it was touched by a minimum of 10 million Muslims, making its transfer to Epstein particularly sensitive and controversial.
  • Critics argue that the transfer of the Kiswa highlights issues of power and violation, stating that its appropriation represents a broader failure in custodianship over sacred Islamic symbols.
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el-balad.com broke the news in on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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