The Mirhbox

21 Sep 2010 - There is money in everything, but people fail to see it. A Paris imam saw his opportunity though. The imam is also a part-time inventor and created a portable mosque to help the faithful concentrate better on their prayers wherever they are. He invented a two meters high structure called the Mirhbox, which takes the form of a mirhab - a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of the holy city of Mecca - whenever in use. The Mirhbox may be a bit bulky, but it can easily be carried in an average car. The price is reasonable, as for Euro 450 (HKD 4,450), for a top range model, which includes a built-in loudspeaker, to as little as Euro 69 for a smaller children's model. The imam is working on the portable mosque next.