the mosque

Melanie Klaus-Martin

We went to the only non-Muslim mosque where to be able to enter women had to have their entire body covered. This meant that we got to cover our heads. At first the whole notion of wrapping our hair was a little odd but after the fact I didn't want to take if off. By having my head wrapped in a scarf it made the temperature cooler. Overall going to the mosque was cool because we got to see what the inside of one generally looks like but it felt kind of odd that this one felt more like a museum than a functioning place of worship. I really enjoyed the way they presented the information and it really started to give insight into what we would be seeing around the UAE when it comes to some of the Muslim traditions. Like the five times during the day when they are called to worshi8p by someone singing a chant over a loud speaker system and how if you are anywhere near a mosque (and with them pratically on every corner) you will hear it. I wonder if that has any connection to church bells going off every hour?