Taken in the fields

Mother Mosque in Iowa

This is the simple, yet beautiful Mother Mosque in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was built in 1934 and is the first first permanent structure to serve as a mosque in the United States.

Leaving tomorrow morning to Iowa

We will be meeting Imam Taha at the Mother Mosque in Cedar Rapids and we will eat at sunset to break the fast of Ramadan.

My Dad and Farmer in Iowa, late 1970's

Dream of Samarra II

A Sad Joy For All Who See.

I climb your spiral minaret

The Great Mosque of Samarra built in the 9th Century.

Uncle Abdullah in the Hawkeye State