Mosque opens doors to tourists

By LIEW JIA XIAN

Kamarudin (in white robe) talking to Melly and her family at the Tarik Air Mosque in Burmah Road, Penang. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

INDONESIAN tourist Melly Zhou got a pleasant surprise when she was allowed to enter a mosque for the first time during her visit to Penang.

The 19-year-old student from Medan, who was in George Town with her family for a three-day trip, was surprised when they were invited to visit the Tarik Air Mosque in Burmah Road.

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