fish, you don't need a prayer mat to pray certian prayers. perhaps this soldier is praying salaatul shukr, which means the prayer of thanks. it is two prostrations and can be done anywhere, prayer mat or not. just to clear that up

Prayer mat is not a requisite. You will often observe some Muslims praying without prayer mats. However, no footwear should be worn whilst praying, and it is clear to see in the picture that the soldier has not removed his footwear.Therefore, he is kissing the ground and not praying! Idiot or not.

Gbagbo ay have been arrested, captured by whoever by whtsoever legitimacy but it will all boil back to one thing, we are motgaging our continent to the pre 19th Century sharks that wrecked our through colonilism. If Kawame Nkrumah and Lumumba were only allowed another minute of life, they would be shy to associate with any of us living in post indpendence Africa. The second colonisation process is surely taking root and designedly aided by the victims! isn't Gbagbo's arrest a play back of what happened in Congo 40 years ago? It Belgians then and this time it is the French arresting and don't be surprised someone apologising to aiding the killing of Ivory Coast's leader 10 years to come. Cry oh cry dear dominated motherland Africa, who will come to your rescue in this eat or get eaten world of giants wrecking havoc all the place! f t i not Iraq it is Afghanistan and if not Congo it's Ivory Coast and in whose interest are these crises? uhuululu, it will either be Uncle Bush, Uncle Blair and before you celebrate their departure Cameroun, Obama and Allan Jupe are just mirrored images of the former.

Sorry for calling you an idiot. It was uncalled for.