Mosque Paper
Section 1: I attended the evening services of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston Mosque on Friday, February 27. As I drove up to the building, I noticed that it was gated and there were quite a few trespassing signs. On one particular gate, I noticed that there was a sign written in Arabic. The parking lot of the building was extremely small as was the building itself. I noticed that within the parking lot there were numerous cabs. The color of the mosque was beige. While the mosque was only a one-story building, it contained five pillars. On each pillar was a moon crescent similar to the moon crescent found on the Pakistani flag. The windows of the building were gated similar to the entrances and the parking lot of the building. There was only one main building where the services were held unlike the layout of other religious sites, such as the Broadway Baptist Church and synagogue I visited, which had separate buildings for religious education. Since the main entrance had a large gate, which was closed, I entered through the side entrance of the building.
To the right of the side entrance was a washroom. I toured the inside of the washroom. It was extremely elegant, with shiny faucets at both waist level height and feet level height. The only drawback to the washroom was the smell. It had a particular unpleasant odor associated with it. After I placed my shoes on the shoe stand, I put on one of the many sandals made available in the mosque. I then proceeded into the washroom where I washed my feet first at the feet level sinks, which were located in the back of the washroom. Afterwards, I washed both my hands and my face at the waist level sinks. After drying off, I exited from the washroom and place the borrowed sandals back on the shoe stand.
Next to the shoe stand was table that contained brochures as well as magazines. I noticed that there were magazines related to Kashmir on the table. Above this table was a message board. One particular flier that
To the right of the side entrance was a washroom. I toured the inside of the washroom. It was extremely elegant, with shiny faucets at both waist level height and feet level height. The only drawback to the washroom was the smell. It had a particular unpleasant odor associated with it. After I placed my shoes on the shoe stand, I put on one of the many sandals made available in the mosque. I then proceeded into the washroom where I washed my feet first at the feet level sinks, which were located in the back of the washroom. Afterwards, I washed both my hands and my face at the waist level sinks. After drying off, I exited from the washroom and place the borrowed sandals back on the shoe stand.
Next to the shoe stand was table that contained brochures as well as magazines. I noticed that there were magazines related to Kashmir on the table. Above this table was a message board. One particular flier that