Jamia Al-Musulman Mosque
South Indian-founded prayer hall with green domes, twin minarets and a courtyard mihrab, in daily use since nineteen thirty-five.
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This guide to Jamia Al-Musulman Mosque in Ho Chi Minh City follows J M Mohamed Ismael, a young trader who arrived from Koothanallur, South India, in 1903 and became the leader of the city's Indian merchant community. You'll hear how he and fellow traders broke ground on this mosque in 1934, raising its green domes and minarets on Dong Du Street inside a French colonial city, and how the Indian government later honored him with a title. It traces a notable visit to the courtyard by Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi in 1954. Look for the crescent and star worked into the plaster above the entrance.
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