KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Senior Journalists Seminar visited Masjid Jamek Bandaraya, one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur. For many years, Masjid Jamek was the main mosque of the city. Built in 1909, the current architecture is a combination of Moorish, Arabic and Mogul styles and can accommodate up to 5,000 worshippers at a time. The mosque is currently in the midst of a massive renovation project. Kim Lawton recorded video of the call to prayer and took photos.
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From August 19 to September 10, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton will be a member of the 2015 Senior Journalists Seminar, sponsored by the East-West Center. The group is traveling from Washington, DC to Nashville and then on to Honolulu, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and finally Lahore and Islamabad in Pakistan for meetings with government, religious, media, and cultural leaders and activists. Follow her travels on this blog and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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