Ibrahim al-Masri, reads from a Koran on his last day as the chief muezzin of the Al-Jazzar Mosque, in Acre, northern Israel January 31, 2019. Picture taken January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
ACRE, Israel (Reuters) - A prayer caller at a mosque in the Israeli city of Acre is appealing for his job back after being fired over photos posted online of him in a revealing outfit at a bodybuilding contest.
Ibrahim al-Masri said he lost his job as chief muezzin of the Al-Jazzar Mosque after local officials came upon the photos of him at the state bodybuilding championship in 2017.
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