And to the men, “hermano.” A donation box asks for money for Qurans in Spanish to send to Latin America. “Cómo estás, hermana,” the women say to each other as they embrace.
People greet each other with the customary “Assalamu alaikum,” but what follows is less typical. Children slip their shoes off outside the worship space and run ahead of their parents as they find a spot on the vibrant green carpet inside.
It’s a typical Friday afternoon service inside the mosque on the western edge of Houston.