{"id":1119,"date":"2016-04-17T18:25:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T22:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2016-04-17T18:32:43","modified_gmt":"2016-04-17T22:32:43","slug":"friday-prayers-at-the-islamic-center-of-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/friday-prayers-at-the-islamic-center-of-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday prayers at the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1119 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP007.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1008\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP007.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP007.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP007-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP007-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP007-1024x573.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1128'>\n\t\t\t\tEach Friday afternoon, up to 700 people gather at the the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh&#8217;s Oakland mosque for Juma&#8217;ah payers. Among them recently was Zayn Elshatby, 18 months .(Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/WEb.20160408smICP004.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1149\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/WEb.20160408smICP004.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/WEb.20160408smICP004.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/WEb.20160408smICP004-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/WEb.20160408smICP004-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/WEb.20160408smICP004-1024x654.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1125'>\n\t\t\t\tPrayerful worshippers from more than 45 countries crowd together in the mosque. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP001.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP001.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP001-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP001-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP001-1024x649.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1122'>\n\t\t\t\tOne worshipper reads the Quran shortly before Juma&#8217;ah prayers begin. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP002.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1172\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP002.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP002-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP002-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP002-1024x667.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1123'>\n\t\t\t\tGabriel Zaghloul, 3, of the West End, follows the lead of his father Abdul. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP003.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1128\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP003.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP003-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP003-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP003-1024x642.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1124'>\n\t\t\t\tAbdul Rahman Ghaffar, 13, of Greenfield, awaits the start of prayers. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20150417smreligionmuslim002.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20150417smreligionmuslim002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20150417smreligionmuslim002.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20150417smreligionmuslim002-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20150417smreligionmuslim002-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20150417smreligionmuslim002-1024x614.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1121'>\n\t\t\t\tOne young worshipper watches. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20150417smreligionmuslim001.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1085\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20150417smreligionmuslim001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20150417smreligionmuslim001.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20150417smreligionmuslim001-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20150417smreligionmuslim001-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20150417smreligionmuslim001-1024x556.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1120'>\n\t\t\t\tWorshippers represent all economic classes. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/WEb.20160408smICP009.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1096\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/WEb.20160408smICP009.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/WEb.20160408smICP009.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/WEb.20160408smICP009-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/WEb.20160408smICP009-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/WEb.20160408smICP009-1024x624.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1130'>\n\t\t\t\tCopies of the Quran are available in the mosque. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP005.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1037\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP005.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP005.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP005-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP005-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP005-1024x590.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1126'>\n\t\t\t\tMany worshippers come from countries in conflict with each other. At the mosque, religion binds them. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP006.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1062\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP006.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP006.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP006-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP006-768x453.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP006-1024x604.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1127'>\n\t\t\t\tPrayerful hands. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP008.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1103\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP008.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP008-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP008-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.20160408smICP008-1024x627.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1129'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter prayers, worshippers greet each other and socialize. (Steve Mellon\/Post-Gazette)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[2,8],"tags":[52,53,17,49],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/04\/Web.ICPBackground2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p679sS-i3","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1119"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1137,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1119\/revisions\/1137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}