A neighborhood mosque.
A video clip taken from our rooftop with audio....
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Five Times a Day
We have become accustomed to the daily call to prayer. The first one begins at just before 5am and the last one takes place around 6:30. However, it's based on sunrise and sunset, so we've heard it as early as 4am and as late as around 9pm. Our home is surrounded by a number of mosques so when the call to prayer happens, we hear it in chorus. It usually only lasts for a few minutes, the longer ones being the first and last. On Friday, there is also an accompanying 'message' around noon. It sounds a bit like a charismatic sermon - seems to have some shouting and expressive commands.
