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As everyone bowed down in prayer, they revealed soldiers providing security and a
“Death to Israel” banner.
Despite this disturbing detail, I closed my eyes and let the smell of socks remind me
of mosques I'd visited in other Muslim countries. I pulled out my little Mecca compass,
the only souvenir I'd purchased so far. Sure enough, everyone was facing exactly the right
way.
Watching all the worshippers bow and stand, and pray in unison, at first seemed
threatening to me. Then I caught the eye of a worshipper having a tough time focusing.
He winked. Another man's cell phone rang. He struggled with it as if thinking, “Dang, I
