Indonesian Muslims celebrate Idul Fitri far from home

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Dwi Atmanta , The Jakarta Post , Warsaw | Sat, 10/04/2008 11:33
AM | National

Warsavian Marcin Nieporecki is not a Muslim, but since marrying his
wife Dina, an Indonesian native, two years ago, he has had a reason to
celebrate Idul Fitri. Nieporecki braved the morning drizzle as he
waited for his wife outside of the only mosque in Warsaw on Wiertnicza
Street on Wednesday. Clad in a light brown leather jacket that
protected him from the breeze, he walked along the side of the road
where several cars belonging to worshipers were parked. In a chilly
wind that signaled the beginning of fall, he smoked a cigarette and
waited. Inside the mosque, Dina joined other Muslims of various
regions, including the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Europe, who had
thronged the building, which resembles an Indonesian musholla (small
prayer room). Female worshipers packed into a hall on the second
floor, while the men sat in the main hall below. More information:
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