Senegal imams use prayers to condemn giant statue
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Imams in Senegal have begun a concerted campaign against a giant statue being built in Dakar.
They are using Friday prayers to denounce it as idolatrous and a waste of money.
The Monument to the African Renaissance is a pet project of Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade and will be bigger than the Statue of Liberty when complete.
The main controversy has been the cost - at $27m (£16.6m) it is a big outlay for a poor country.
They are using Friday prayers to denounce it as idolatrous and a waste of money.
The Monument to the African Renaissance is a pet project of Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade and will be bigger than the Statue of Liberty when complete.
The main controversy has been the cost - at $27m (£16.6m) it is a big outlay for a poor country.
