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Dr. Taj Hargey, founder of the Open Mosque, speaks to followers about religion inside his Mosque in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. The Open Mosque was founded by Dr. Taj Hargey and is based on gend... Dr. Taj Hargey, founder of the Open Mosque, speaks to followers about religion inside his Mosque in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. The Open Mosque was founded by Dr. Taj Hargey and is based on gender equality and non-sectarian Islamic rules - Christians and people from other religions are welcomed and woman share the same area for prayers as men inside the mosque. Hargey claims it is the first of its kind in South Africa. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam) MORE LESS
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“I have a PhD in Islamic studies from Oxford University, unlike my opponents who went to some donkey college in Pakistan or Saudi Arabia.”

Taj Hargey, founder on Capetown’s “Open Mosque”, which welcomes gay and embraces women’s equality, on his qualifications as a religious leader.

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