Attendees from various religious groups gather in solidarity for the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo during a prayer service Sunday following last week’s arson at the mosque located in Perrysburg Township. Among the speakers for the solidarity service were Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur and Nihad Awad, who is the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington, D.C. (Photos: Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune) SEE MORE PHOTOS |
Nadira Bakhsh of Toledo craddles her daughter Khalisah Bakhsh, 3, at the prayer service. |
A sign sits outside a tent stating “You can burn our mosque but you can not burn our spirit.” |
Imam Farooq Abo Elzahab, of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, is greeted by Rabbi Moshe Saks of the B’nai Israel Temple before a multi-faith prayer service for the Islamic Center. |
Dr. Mahjabeen Islam, president of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, speaks to attendee in solidarity for the center as part of a quilt embroidered with peace in Arabic, Hebrew and English is seen near the entrance of a gazebo during a multi-faith prayer service. |