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  • Islamic call to prayer played from clock tower

    03/28/2008 10:29:29 AM PDT · by JCG · 158 replies · 2,922+ views
    The Miami Hurricane ^ | 3/27/08 | Farah Dosani // Contributing News Writer
    Muslims students at the University of Miami have organized for the Islamic call to prayer, broadcasted each Friday afternoon this month from Richter Library's clock tower in commemoration of Islamic Awareness Month. The call to prayer, or Adhan, is spoken in Arabic and is meant to resonate throughout the area. "It serves as constant reminder of when we have to pray, because prayer itself is a reminder of our religion and how we practice it," said Selima Jumarali, the vice president of the organization. According to the teachings of Islam, Muslims are to pray five times a day. In Muslim-majority...