A church in Berlin hosts Muslims who are unable to perform Friday prayers in their mosque due to the rules of social estrangement.
The Dar es Salaam Mosque in the Neukölln district usually receives hundreds of Muslims for Friday prayers, but it is currently only able to accommodate 50 people per prayer under restrictions that Germany applies to contain the outbreak of the Corona virus.
During Ramadan, the Martha Lutheran Church intervened to help, and it hosted Muslim prayers in both Arabic and German.
"It is a great sign and brings joy in Ramadan and joy in the midst of this crisis," said the imam of the mosque, Mohamed Taha Sabry, who led the congregational prayer in front of a glass window bearing the image of the Virgin Mary.
"This epidemic has made us a group, crises bring people together."
Places of worship were reopened in Germany on May 4, after being closed for weeks due to the Corona virus, but worshipers must keep a distance of at least 1.5 meters.
"It was a strange feeling because of the musical instruments and the pictures, but when you manage, when you forget the little details, this is one of the houses of God at the end of the day," said a worshiper called Samer Hamdoun.
Church pastor Monica Matias said the call to prayer was her voice.
"I participated in the prayer, I gave a speech in German, and during the prayer I was just saying: Yes, yes, yes, because we have the same concerns and we want to learn from you, and it is nice to feel this way towards each other."