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Epstein obtained objects from Islam’s holiest site for his island ‘Mosque’
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A structure, which Jeffrey Epstein referred to as a mosque, on Little Saint James, his private island in the Caribbean.
PHOTO: US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Ephrat Livni
Tapestries embroidered with Quranic verses were shipped from the Kaaba in Mecca, Islam’s holiest shrine. Tiles came from a mosque in Uzbekistan. A golden metal dome was made to replicate the architecture of ancient Syria.
Jeffrey Epstein spent years making connections across the Middle East, in pursuit of business deals and two intertwined hobbies: acquiring rare Islamic artifacts with which to decorate an unusual building on his private island, and expanding his network of wealthy, powerful people.
