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Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on mosques as an integral part of the islamic religion.

Your assignment is to prepare and submit a paper on mosques as an integral part of the islamic religion. It is usually on Fridays and Special Muslims holidays such as Eid that mosques receive more than the usual number of people. Attendance is the highest during Eid days when nearly all Muslims congregate and pray inside the Mosques. While traditionally, only men are allowed to pray inside mosques, the exception is made in the US were praying in the mosque is usually a family outing. However, there is typically a barrier separating the women from the men. Thus, women and men do not mix within the confines of the mosque.

In both these activities, I remained a silent observer. I was not allowed to make a video of the mosque for specific religious reasons, but I was allowed to make notes of my observations. I visited the mosque for four days. On the fourth and last day, I interview the Imam. I asked him both open-ended and close-ended questions.

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&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp. My research allowed me to understand a lot about the Muslim community in general. Mosques are considered to be sacred places of worship for the Muslims. When a Muslim enters a mosque, he leaves his shoes outside the mosque. This is mainly done for practical reasons which are to keep the place of worship clean. Also, Muslims enter the mosque in a subdued mood. They do not talk and laugh loudly inside the mosque. When a prayer is in progress, talking and laughing is almost forbidden and frowned down upon. Singing is entirely forbidden inside the mosque.

&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp. The mosque is sparsely decorated. Items placed inside the mosque are kept more for practical reasons rather than decorative ones. The main things inside the mosque inside prayer mats and the Holy book, Quran. Other than this, some painting also decorates the walls of the mosque. These only praise Allah- the Muslim God. Pictures of humans and animals are entirely forbidden inside the mosque.

&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp.&nbsp. The mosque usually remains empty except at the time of the local prayers. Before the local prayers, a small number of crowds gathers around the prayer hall. The prayer hall was divided into two portions through a divider. It was supposed to separate the males from the females. Female attendance in the mosque was relatively low. All females who were attending the mosque wore a headscarf that hid their hair. It seemed that most people were previously acquainted. They exchanged greetings in Arabic and usually talked in hushed voices.

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