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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Somali_Muslim_Communities_of_Faribault/SMCF_FaribaultMap.jpg
Map of Faribault, Minnesota

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Somali_Muslim_Communities_of_Faribault/SMCF_FaribaultStreetView.jpg
Main Street of Faribault's Historic Downtown District. Photo: via Wikimedia Commons

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Greek_Orthodox_Church_of_St_George_St_Paul/GOCGP_GreekIndependenceDayProgram.png
1942 Minnesota Greek Independence Day Celebration

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The sanctuary was dim, the only light coming from tiny square windows scattered along the walls, the artificial light reserved for the gilded dome of the sanctuary painted with an image of Christ, and the candles held by hand.

http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Masjid_An-Nur/MAN_Imam.mp4
To learn more about Imam El-Amin you can watch an interview with him below and hear him speak about Masjid An-Nur

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Masjid_An-Nur/MAN_MasjidAnNurCallToPrayer.mp4
At the masjid, the Jumah prayer service happens every Friday at 1:30pm. Similar to most masjids around the world, Jumah prayer is the largest prayer service of the week, with male members of the community in highest attendance.

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Masjid_An-Nur/MAN_Imam.mp4
To learn more about Imam El-Amin you can watch an interview with him below and hear him speak about Masjid An-Nur

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Masjid_An-Nur/MAN_MasjidAnNurCallToPrayer.mp4
At the masjid, the Jumah prayer service happens every Friday at 1:30pm. Similar to most masjids around the world, Jumah prayer is the largest prayer service of the week, with male members of the community in highest attendance.

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Masjid_An-Nur/MAN_RaisingChildren.mp3
I remember feeling like I had joined a family of millions.

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http://people.carleton.edu/~cborn/omeka/Masjid_An-Nur/MAN_Covering.mp3
When I covered and covered more properly it commanded more respect, especially from the African-American community. Of course people looked at me funny but it was no different from the looks I got just for being black and being somewhere black people…

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