The Democratic National Convention has started in Charlotte and we’re seeing some early religion reports come in. I found this brief CNN piece helpful. It looks at who will be offering prayers at the convention and what their significance is. I came across a Charlotte Observer story about a Muslim Jumah held to coincide with the Democratic National Convention festivities:
Attendance at this weekend’s Muslim Jumah at the 2012 DNC gathering was originally expected to reach into the thousands but ended up with a few hundred.
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