President Trump tweeted an unverified claim about, “prayer rugs” at the southern border on Jan. 18, stoking fears about border security. (Video: Elyse Samuels/The Washington Post) ...

Prayer rugs are not just physical manifestations of devotion; they also carry stories of “love, loss, triumph and tragedy,” Craun explained. “They are the living artifacts of our families ...

(RNS) — A new smart prayer rug is being offered as an educational tool for use by Muslims concerned they may make errors in their daily prayers. The company behind the new rug says it has ...

One of the earliest reports citing prayer rugs came from a 2005 Senate speech by former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, a Texas Republican who is now Trump’s representative to NATO.

President Trump tweeted an unverified claim about, “prayer rugs” at the southern border on Jan. 18, stoking fears about border security. (Video: Elyse Samuels/The Washington Post) ...

An infamous Breitbart story from 2014 claimed the prayer rugs had been found in Arizona near the Mexico border, but the "rugs" turned out to be nothing more than torn t-shirts.

A prayer rug on Tuniq’s website will cost around $93, while a prayer rug on Amazon can run for $10 with express shipping. But what Masmoudi is providing encourages consumers to begin grappling ...

LORDSBURG, N.M. — Ranchers and farmers near the U.S.-Mexico border have been finding prayer rugs on their properties in recent months, according to one rancher who asked to remain anonymous for ...

Taxpayers footed the bill for prayer rugs at a St. Cloud school district after a lawsuit was brought by CAIR. On 29 March 2016 the web site US Herald published an article reporting that Muslim ...

Trump’s Prayer-Rug Paranoia The president turns again to flimsy rumor to build support for his policies. By Adam Serwer Joshua Roberts / Reuters ...

Prayer has nothing to do with rugs that get soaked with God’s power, or checking little boxes, or communicating a selfish wish list to God and waiting for him to rain down what we’ve asked for.

There are also high-priced versions. An antique carpet was auctioned for $4.3 million in 2009 and an Ottoman-era prayer rug sold for $30,000 in 2015. Not all sects of Muslims use the prayer carpet.