By Olivia C. and Adele W.
On April 27th, after visiting the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, the entire 8th grade went to the Islamic Cultural Center on 96th Street. All the girls had to bring headscarves, which we had to wear wrapped around our heads because it showed respect for the Islamic religion. When we arrived at the mosque, we quietly walked up the huge flight of stairs. Everyone took off their shoes and we walked into the huge, circular prayer room. As we sat down in the back, we watched as individual men recited their prayers. Watching carefully, we noticed that the room was only filled with men and no women. Slowly, more and more men entered, and they lined up shoulder to shoulder. They faced the Mihrab, which pointed towards Mecca where the Kaaba is. The prayer session, which the Imam was leading, included a lot of sitting down and standing up and consistent bowing. After watching this for quite awhile, the Imam told us to gather around him in a huge circle. We listened attentively as he spoke about the Islamic religion and order of prayers.
The trip to the mosque was very interesting and we learned a lot about Islam.
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