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kaan Dallas, TX |
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No bio submitted. Member since September 29, 2008
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| The Islamic Center of New Mexico: ★★★★ The photo of ICNM on this site, as of Sept 29th, 2008, belongs to the old building. I agree with the above comments on the previous building, but it was interesting design (like an alien spaceship landed near the airport, well, in the end we are in NM, land of Roswell, aren't we? :) ). Anyway, the new building is nice. However, there is still this vague area between the "outside" and "inside" the mosque, where people are not really sure whether they should step with or without the shoes. Some do some don't. So, the dirts of the shoes mix with the socks, which eventually get inside the prayer area, and makes the area dirty. I think that mopre shoe racks should be put inside, so that people take out their shoes at the entrance of the very outer doors, pick their shoes with their hands, and carry them to the racks, not walk to the racks. So there will be a well defined, shoe-free area. However, during Ramadan that area is used for eating, and gets dirty quickly, not makeing it very suitable to walk with socks. This is issue is present in all middle eastern mosques I have seen in the US, unfortunately. (Submitted on September 29, 2008) |
| Dar al Islam Mosque: ★★★★★ This multi-purpose complex (kulliyah) is like a mirage in the desert. The difference is, it is real, and, the surrounding area is not really desert; it is beautiful mesa area. It was built about 30+ years ago. You can stay here, it has rooms to acommodate guests, both individuals and groups; has facilites to accommodate group programs (rooms, kitchen, conference room/library, mosque, gardens,...). You just need to contact them, via their web site to arrange. You can have a day trip there, too, can visit the area, and can even camp around the complex. Near it lives a Muslim American family; the gentlemen is a carpenter. On the way to the complex, there there is a little masjid on the road, next to it a "Yurt", too. (Submitted on September 29, 2008) |
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