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Over the last few weeks, protesters have targeted a mosque in Bridgeport, Conn., handing out flyers and talking to worshipers, sometimes through bullhorns, trying to get them to convert to Christianity. The protests coincide with the holy month of Ramadan, as well as with a national debate about an Islamic cultural center a few blocks from the World Trade Center site. On Friday evening, Muslim leaders in the region opened their doors to share a Ramadan celebration with non-Muslims.
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Over the last few weeks, protesters have targeted a mosque in Bridgeport, Connecticut, handing out flyers and talking to worshipers, sometimes through bullhorns, trying to get them to convert to Christianity. The protests coincide with the holy month of Ramadan, as well as with a national debate about an Islamic cultural center a few blocks from the World Trade Center site. As WSHU’s Craig LeMoult reports, on Friday evening Muslim leaders in the region opened their doors to share a Ramadan celebration with non-Muslims.
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[calling to prayer sound]
Muslim worshipers are called to prayer at sundown. It’s the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims believe God began revealing the Qur’an to the prophet Muhammad.
[sound of praying]
Hundreds of men stand, deep in prayer. With each call, they alternate between standing up, bending at the waist, and kneeling, so...
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INTRO:Over the last few weeks, protesters have targeted a mosque in Bridgeport, Connecticut, handing out flyers and talking to worshipers, sometimes through bullhorns, trying to get them to convert to Christianity. The protests coincide with the holy month of Ramadan, as well as with a national debate about an Islamic cultural center a few blocks from the World Trade Center site. As Craig LeMoult (luh-MOHLT)from NPR member station WSHU reports, on Friday evening Muslim leaders in Connecticut opened their doors to share a Ramadan celebration with non-Muslims.
OUTRO:Craig LeMoult (luh-MOHLT) is a reporter for NPR member-station WSHU in Connecticut.
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