Roshan Abdulqadir sits as the lone girl in the back of Friday prayer on October 24, 2015 in the Islamic Center in Athens, Ohio. Roshan is waiting for her father who comes frequently to pray at the mosque and she will be allowed to accompany him until she is deemed to old to be in the men's section.

Yojo Surjana, a grad student at Ohio University, snaps a photo as Azzam pinches the cheek of 11 month old Jenevieve White, who clings to her mother, Christa Pratt-Harrington's leg. Christa and Jenevieve visited as part of the local Quaker community on the day after Thanksgiving, bringing food as part of the goal for interfaith relations, desired by both parties.

Adetomiwa Akinyemi (right) from Nigera, talks with Trisha Lachman (far left), a local artist whose work will be on exhibit in Athens, and Dr. Kathleen Enger, who works for Global Dialogues. Both Trisha and Kathleen are members of the Quaker community that makes a visit annually on the day after Thanksgiving to share food and engage with people outside their own circle.

Lanre Sufyan Akinyemi plays with his nearly 2 year old daughter, Mariam, in the Islamic Center on Friday, November 27, 2015. Mariam was born in Athens and has grown up thus far in the Islamic Center's community, and her parents are waiting until she is talking to take her to Nigeria to meet her extended family.

Abdullah Alkhusaibi (seated, left), Abdulrazaq Alanazi (middle), and Salmah Al-Khahtani make Woudu, a ritual washing mandatory before each prayer, while Muaath Dawadmi enters the service. The washing takes a few minutes and consists of washing the hands, mouth, face, arms, hair, and feet, in either sets of three or one. Ritual cleanliness and purity is essential for Muslims before prayer.

Ali Al Balushi (center), an Omani student at Ohio University, leads a group activity during Friday evening dinner on November 12, 2015, and hold hands with Naif Aldosari (left) and Ali Al Sairi (right), both of whom are Saudi students. The Muslim student association began hosting activities this semester as a supplement to their routine dinners hosted on Friday, the Islamic holy day.

Ahmed Al Qahatani accepts a cup of pepsi from fellow Saudi student Faisal Al Qahatani during Friday dinner on November 20, 2015 in the Islamic Center. Friday dinner is often a dish called Khabsa, which in Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia, is traditionally eaten in groups, each person stationed around the large pan, using their hands and sharing the meal directly.

Sarah, 6 months old, is held by family friend, Mashel Al Dosari, during the women's Friday evening gathering on October 24, 2015, at the Islamic Center. The women, most of whom have husbands who participate in the center's program downstairs, while they gather upstairs to talk, let their children play together, and enjoy deserts and the dinner cooked by the men.