The Asia-Pacific region is home to the majority of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims, while the Middle East and North Africa are predominantly Muslim. In the US, Muslims account for only about 1.1 percent of the total population, though communities are concentrated in certain areas of the country. Southern Baptists in the US have the opportunity to build relationships with their Muslim neighbors. Building trust and loving as Jesus loves is a first step toward gospel proclamation.
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A woman walks through the Grand Mosque in Paris, the largest mosque in Paris.
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Şakirin Mosque, located in Istanbul, is one of the most modern mosques in Turkey. The mosque’s interior designer was Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu, the first female interior designer of a mosque.
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Nighttime skyline view of the thriving metropolis of Istanbul, Turkey, as seen from the Galata Tower.
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Pigeons take flight from the Yeni Mosque, commonly called the New Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey. Despite being called the ‘New Mosque,’ the mosque was completed around 1665.
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Pidgeons take flight from the Yeni Mosque, commonly called the New Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey. Despite being called the “New Mosque,” the mosque was completed around 1665.
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Women walk through the Grand Mosque in Paris, the largest mosque in the city. IMB Photo
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Women walk through the Grand Mosque in Paris, the largest mosque in the city. IMB Photo
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A mosque in London, England.
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A woman exits Sultan Selim Mosque in Turkey through a carpet that acts as the mosque’s door.
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Qurans on a shelf in London Central Mosque, also known as Regent’s Park Mosque, in London, England.
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A mosque in the United Arab Emirates.
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A man vacuums inside the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey. The mosque was founded by Sultan Ahmet I, and construction was completed in 1616.
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Architectural details of the Grand Mosque in Paris, the largest mosque in the city. IMB Photo
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Two Egyptian boys walk through the courtyard of the Amr ibn Al-Aas Mosque in Old Cairo, Egypt. This mosque is said to be the first mosque built on the African continent.
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Detailed architecture of a mosque in Turkey.
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A mosque’s minarets at sunset.
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The Asia-Pacific region is home to the majority of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims, while the Middle East and North Africa are predominantly Muslim. In the US, Muslims account for only about 1.1 percent of the total population, though communities are concentrated in certain areas of the country. Southern Baptists in the US have the opportunity to build relationships with their Muslim neighbors. Building trust and loving as Jesus loves is a first step toward gospel proclamation.
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An Azeri man walks around the interior of the Blue Mosque in Tabriz, Iran.
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An Indonesian man rests in the foyer of the Great Mosque, or the Mesjid Raya Medan Mosque, in Medan, Indonesia.
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