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After Friday prayers, Muslims socialize outside the Islamic Center of Northwest Arkansas. Above, the Arabic words "Bismillah al-rahman a-rahim", (i.e. "In the Name of God the Most Beneficent the Most Merciful") invite Muslims to enter the place of prayer. This is the former building used by the Islamic Center of Northwest Arkansas. Today, the Islamic Center of Northwest Arkansas has built a new center for its use. |
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Two students from the University of Arkansas leave the Islamic Center of Northwest Arkansas after maghrib prayers. |
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The interior of the Islamic Center of Northwest Arkansas exhibits a podium and microphone used by the prayer leader and small library of Islamic resources. |
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After Friday prayers a group of Palestinian students eat at a Mexican restaurant owned by another Palestinian in Fayetteville, Arkansas. |
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The Hillel House of the University of Arkansas serves as a center for not only students, but the greater Jewish community of Northwest Arkansas. |
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The United Campus Ministry on the edge of the campus of the University of Arkansas provides a space for a wide variety of religious groups. |
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Within the walls of the United Campus Ministry are weekly sessions sponsored by a Zen meditation group, a Vajrayana Meditaion Group, a Society of Friends (Quakers), and Radhasoami, i.e. the BEAS Society (Science of the Soul). |
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In addition to offering prayer services, the Islamic Center of Fort Smith sponsors an after-school Islamic madrasa during the week for children of all ages. |
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One of the key leaders of the Islamic Center of Fort Smith talks with a member before a service. |
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The front sign of Wat Buddhasamakeedham of Fort Smith Arkansas greets visitors from the residential neighborhood surrounding it. |
