

{"id":64188,"date":"2020-04-14T22:44:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=64188"},"modified":"2020-04-14T23:39:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T18:09:40","slug":"image-of-muslims-offering-namaz-on-rooftops-in-groups-in-from-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/image-of-muslims-offering-namaz-on-rooftops-in-groups-in-from-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Image of Muslims offering namaz on rooftops in groups is from Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An image of a group of people offering namaz together on the terrace of buildings is going viral on social media. Film director Vivek Agnihotri <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vivekagnihotri\/status\/1249880094832611328?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> the image and asked, &#8220;Any idea where is this? #Quarantine&#8221;. It has been retweeted close to 5,000 times so far.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64196\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-14-17_02_43-7-Vivek-Ranjan-Agnihotri-on-Twitter_-_Any-idea-where-is-this_-Quarantine-http.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-14-17_02_43-7-Vivek-Ranjan-Agnihotri-on-Twitter_-_Any-idea-where-is-this_-Quarantine-http.jpg 452w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-14-17_02_43-7-Vivek-Ranjan-Agnihotri-on-Twitter_-_Any-idea-where-is-this_-Quarantine-http-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/>Facebook page <em>Hukka aur Khat<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OfficialHukka\/photos\/a.1689568207756136\/2965396816839929\/?type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> the image with the message, &#8220;\u092f\u0947 \u092e\u091c\u0939\u092c \u0938\u0947 \u0935\u095e\u093e\u0926\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u094b \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u092a\u0930\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0939 \u0935\u0924\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u0917\u0926\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940.? (This might be loyalty towards the religion but isn&#8217;t it being a traitor to the country -translated)&#8221;. The post has been shared more than 400 times so far. While the text doesn&#8217;t mention the location where the image was shot, it implicitly targets the Muslim community in India.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-14-16_52_30-3-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-14-16_52_30-3-Facebook.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-14-16_52_30-3-Facebook-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that the image tweeted by Agnihotri has been cropped to remove certain structures in the background which are visible in other posts that have tweeted the full photograph.<\/p>\n<p>The image was shared on Facebook with the Kannada text, &#8220;\u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccb\u0c97\u0ccd\u0caf, \u0cb8\u0cae\u0cbe\u0c9c \u0cb9\u0cbe\u0c97\u0cc2 \u0cb5\u0cc8\u0c9c\u0ccd\u0c9e\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cbf\u0c95\u0ca4\u0cc6 \u0cac\u0c97\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6 #\u0c95\u0cc6\u0cb2\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cae\u0ca8\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0c95\u0cc6 \u0cae\u0cbe\u0ca1\u0ccb\u0ca6\u0cc1.! #\u0c95\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cc6_\u0cae\u0cc1\u0c82\u0ca6\u0cc6_\u0c95\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0ccd\u0ca8\u0cb0\u0cbf_\u0cac\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6\u0c82\u0ca4\u0cc6..?&#8221;. Posts by Facebook Pages &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alwaysnamo\/photos\/a.1853278268019161\/3409230162423956\/?type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Namo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Anilkumar8477\/photos\/a.886653738183620\/1472808679568120\/?type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Modi Kingdom<\/a> &#8211; have garnered over 4,300 shares.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News has received several requests on its official <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews&amp;hl=en_IN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a> application to fact-check the image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64195\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-14-16_56_57-React-App.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1078\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-14-16_56_57-React-App.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-14-16_56_57-React-App-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-14-16_56_57-React-App-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-14-16_56_57-React-App-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/2020-04-14-16_56_57-React-App-990x520.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1078px) 100vw, 1078px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Photograph from Dubai<\/h4>\n<p>With a Google reverse image search, Alt News found that this image was earlier shared in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. We found multiple tweets by individuals from these countries. However, the location couldn&#8217;t be ascertained.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64197\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-PaTkPGXI2sXqMmI6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1052\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-PaTkPGXI2sXqMmI6.jpg 1052w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-PaTkPGXI2sXqMmI6-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-PaTkPGXI2sXqMmI6-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-PaTkPGXI2sXqMmI6-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-PaTkPGXI2sXqMmI6-990x693.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1052px) 100vw, 1052px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We then closely analysed the image and found that there is a mosque, a water body (possibly a sea), and a water ferry visible in the background. A Google search with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?newwindow=1&amp;source=hp&amp;ei=m6WVXvWnIYzWz7sP0bm14AU&amp;q=dubai+sea+ferry+mosque&amp;oq=dubai+sea+ferry+mosque&amp;gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQA1CcsCBY-N4gYOvgIGgAcAB4AIABAIgBAJIBAJgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXo&amp;sclient=psy-ab&amp;ved=0ahUKEwi14eLx7ufoAhUM63MBHdFcDVwQ4dUDCAc&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keywords<\/a> and an assumption that it could possibly be from Dubai led us to the location.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64198\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/jignesh-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"989\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/jignesh-4.png 989w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/jignesh-4-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/jignesh-4-768x458.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were able to locate the tall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Architectural+Heritage+Department\/@25.2650484,55.3001955,15z\/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x3e5f43388680d861:0x87160203cc7c51c3!2sArchitectural+Heritage+Department!8m2!3d25.2650484!4d55.3001955!3m4!1s0x3e5f43388680d861:0x87160203cc7c51c3!8m2!3d25.2650484!4d55.3001955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">building<\/a> seen in the background of the image near the Dubai creek. The dome and minaret like structures are located inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Architectural+Heritage+Department\/@25.2650484,55.3001955,3a,75y,90t\/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipN5HlZFLO6uRRgoC-YMMQ9AJTZjbvSCIcJ41SI-!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipN5HlZFLO6uRRgoC-YMMQ9AJTZjbvSCIcJ41SI-%3Dw86-h86-k-no!7i2856!8i2828!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x3e5f43388680d861:0x87160203cc7c51c3!2sArchitectural+Heritage+Department!8m2!3d25.2650484!4d55.3001955!3m4!1s0x3e5f43388680d861:0x87160203cc7c51c3!8m2!3d25.2650484!4d55.3001955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Architectural Heritage Department<\/a> in Dubai, UAE. In the comparison below, we have pointed out the same structure seen in the viral image and the image of the Architectural Heritage Department available on Google.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64212\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-1VDrVhqh72WNb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1357\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-1VDrVhqh72WNb.jpg 1357w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-1VDrVhqh72WNb-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-1VDrVhqh72WNb-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-1VDrVhqh72WNb-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-1VDrVhqh72WNb-990x556.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-1VDrVhqh72WNb-1320x741.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-1VDrVhqh72WNb-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-1VDrVhqh72WNb-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-1VDrVhqh72WNb-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-1VDrVhqh72WNb-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1357px) 100vw, 1357px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, we matched the shed or covers seen in the viral image with a Google Earth view of these buildings. The sheds are highlighted with purple stripes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64213\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-rmGcEactu16fW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2169\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-rmGcEactu16fW.jpg 2169w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-rmGcEactu16fW-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-rmGcEactu16fW-1024x404.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-rmGcEactu16fW-768x303.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-rmGcEactu16fW-1536x606.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-rmGcEactu16fW-2048x808.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-rmGcEactu16fW-990x391.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-twotoone-rmGcEactu16fW-1320x520.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2169px) 100vw, 2169px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another image from Google Earth shows the top view of these buildings and the angle from which the image was shot. The reference points were the dome and the minaret in the background circled in yellow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64214\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Refrence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1546\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Refrence.jpg 1546w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Refrence-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Refrence-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Refrence-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Refrence-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Refrence-990x555.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Refrence-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Refrence-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Refrence-414x232.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Refrence-1320x739.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1546px) 100vw, 1546px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the comparison below, we were able to match the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@25.2678769,55.2978723,3a,75y,146.71h,120.46t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1171VUnnBGlNESf3NMlAlw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shopping mall<\/a> seen in the background of these buildings and further ascertain the location. The image on the top left is the Google Street View while on the right is the Google Earth view of the shopping mall. The image placed on the bottom shows the same shopping mall seen in the viral image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-64240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design-55.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design-55.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design-55-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design-55-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design-55-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design-55-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design-55-990x990.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While Alt News could independently verify the location of this image, it is unclear if is recent or an old.<\/p>\n<p>An image from Dubai where members of the Muslim community are seen offering namaz has been shared in India with an implied attack on the community for violating lockdown protocol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image of a group of people offering namaz together on the terrace of buildings is going viral on social media. Film director Vivek Agnihotri tweeted the image and asked, &#8220;Any idea where is this? #Quarantine&#8221;. It has been retweeted close to 5,000 times so far. 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