For the first time in American history, hundreds of people perform Tarawih prayers in Time Square in New York

Hundreds of Muslims in the United States of America performed Tarawih prayers on the first night of Ramadan in Time Square in New York City.

A video clip circulating on Twitter showed hundreds of worshipers queuing in Time Square to perform Tarawih, for the first time in American history.

Footage showed that Americans were documenting Muslims' prayers on their phones, in a scene that is the first in one of America's most famous squares.