The person praying in the Mihrab, The Prayer Niche pointing towards Makkah, is…
Me !
I had fasted the first of my intended six additional optional fasts after Ramadan, during the month of Shawwal, and this was my Maghrib, my post-sunset prayer.
“PARADISE HAS MANY GATES”
Saudi artist Ajlan Gharem’s installation for the Vancouver Biennale.
When I was there, a man took off his shoes, walked in, and began to quietly pray.
Its use and materials underscore issues of exclusion and surveillance.
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