New 'Islamic car' to have compass to find Mecca

0 Comments | AFP, November, 2007

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — Malaysia, Iran and Turkey plan to build an "Islamic car" fitted with a compass to find the direction of Mecca, and a compartment to keep the Koran in, the Malaysian state news agency said.

Malaysian automaker Proton's managing director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said during a visit to Tehran that the vehicle would be aimed at the global export market.

"We will identify a car that we can develop to be produced in Malaysia, Iran or Turkey," he told the Bernama agency in a weekend report.

"The car will have all the Islamic features and should be meant for export purposes," he said, adding that it would feature a compartment for keeping the Muslim holy book the Koran, and prayer scarves.

Syed Zainal said the vehicle was an...