Birmingham Museum of Art staffers Learn Basics of Islam During Ramadan
THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS
By Greg Garrison
ALABAMA - On Monday night [a week ago] at the Hoover Crescent Islamic Center, a group of staff members from the Birmingham Museum of Art listened to a Muslim leader explain the basics of Islam. They watched and joined in as Muslims broke their daytime fasting for their holy month of Ramadan by eating dates, then they watched an evening prayer in the mosque after hearing a call to prayer -- chanted in Arabic -- played over the speaker system at the Islamic center. A community meal of Indian food was served afterward in a tent set up behind the mosque. "I was interested in the level of tolerance, the level of acceptance," said Gail Andrews, director of the Birmingham Museum of Art. "It was really inspiring." [link]
By Greg Garrison
ALABAMA - On Monday night [a week ago] at the Hoover Crescent Islamic Center, a group of staff members from the Birmingham Museum of Art listened to a Muslim leader explain the basics of Islam. They watched and joined in as Muslims broke their daytime fasting for their holy month of Ramadan by eating dates, then they watched an evening prayer in the mosque after hearing a call to prayer -- chanted in Arabic -- played over the speaker system at the Islamic center. A community meal of Indian food was served afterward in a tent set up behind the mosque. "I was interested in the level of tolerance, the level of acceptance," said Gail Andrews, director of the Birmingham Museum of Art. "It was really inspiring." [link]
