Tulsa Muslims Hold Open House to Share Their Faith

August 28, 2010

Author: Bill Sherman

Source: Tulsa World

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100828_18_A11_CUTLIN201617

As the sun set Wednesday night and the call to prayer in Arabic rang out from the public address system at the Al-Salam Mosque, Tulsa Muslims quickly handed out bottles of water and dishes of dates to break that day's Ramadan fast before going into evening prayers. 

It is a ritual repeated at the mosque every night during the lunar month of Ramadan - Aug. 11 to Sept. 10 - but this time the public was invited to watch.

The Islamic Society of Tulsa hosted the annual "Look-in on Ramadan" open house as a way to communicate their faith to their non-Muslim neighbors. The Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations was a co-sponsor.