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| Photos of the local Mosque |
| Here is the Mosque nearest to our house. Its not very big at all - perhaps it would hold 50 people? We don't know, as we haven't been inside it yet. Its just next door to a Baptist school (itself across the street from us) - truly there is religious tolerance here in the Gambia! |
| At the upper left, just under the eaves of the roof, you can see the loudspeaker that summons the faithful to prayer (and awakend the unfaithful alike). Over time we expect to get used to it and so not wake up at each reminder - so far that hasn't happened yet! |
| Here's the speaker on the other side. The call to prayer is in Arabic, we are told, so it would sound the same in most muslim communities around the world. We are working on finding a full translation of what is being said - we've gotten as far as "It is better to pray than to sleep..." |
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