Vaccination clinic held with focus on Fargo s Islamic community
On Tuesday, July 20, local health leaders held a vaccination clinic aimed specifically to cater to Fargo s Islamic community.
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Cailley Formichella | 6:25 pm, Jul. 22, 2021
FARGO At 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20, hundreds came out to the North Softball Complex and laid out their prayer rug.
People stood, bowed, and then kneeled on the ground for the Muslim holiday of Eid. The holiday celebrates the Prophet Ibrahim otherwise known as Abraham from the Book of Genesis.
It is the second time Eid has taken place during the pandemic which normally follows the Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca. A group effort between the Islamic Society of Fargo-Moorhead, NDSU s Center for Immunization Research and Education, and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services have set up a vaccination clinic for those in the community a chance to get vaccinated.
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Harvest Intercontinental Church parishioners welcome each other during a Sunday service on April 11, 2021, in south Fargo. C.S. Hagen / Forum News Service
FARGO Inside Harvest Intercontinental Church, all masks were off.
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