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22 years old m prayed her Friday zuhr namaz in a golf club

with her jacket as the jayenamaz

next to her shia friend


and Maghreb in a university parking lot

on a prayer mat borrowed from a male friend


i am sure the 15-year-old confused m is proud of her

for figuring out what religious tolerance is 

and finally knowing that you don't always have to take sides.



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