Anyone know a good mosque in Washington, DC area?

[Max-DC]

Hi everyone,

I'm an college student from America who is studying abroad for the year in Turkey. (And maybe if God wills it, I will end up moving there.) I was born Christian and I still hold a lot of affection in my heart for Jesus/Christianity, but I have become really interested in Islam since arriving in Istanbul. I have made lots of great Turkish friends who have taught me a lot about Islam, how to pray salah, etc. I am currently learning more, you can read this thread of mine about it in the "Discover Islam" forum if you want.

I'm visiting my family in America for two weeks and I really want to attend an English-language Friday sermon while I still have the chance. I am in Houston for one week visiting family, and I found a brother who was gonna drive me to a Turkish mosque here, but unfortunately the roads iced over and the highways were shut down Friday morning. :(

I will be in DC next week to see college friends, and I will try to go to the Friday sermon at the Islamic Center of Washington there. However, I have heard varying things about it, so if there are any Muslims in the DC area I was wondering if you could please give me reccomendations, or talk about and describe the different masjids in the area so I can decide which one to go to.

Obviously I would like one with an English-language sermon, but I also have another minor, shallow request: it would be nice to feel like I fit in when I visit an American mosque.
Ironically, in Turkey most everyone thinks I am Turkish (a pale Turk from the northern region near Georgia) and thus I feel totally comfortable. But in America this is much less likely to happen....and I am guessing there are no Turkish mosques in the DC area. =) My worst fear is some innocent young boy staring at me with his mouth open during a sermon, haha.

At the very least, I would like to find a DC mosque that is welcoming/maybe just a little diverse where you do not think I will be stared at. :) (Or at least one where they can think I am Bosnian/Turk/Russian lol!) Anyway, I think one of the things I have felt drawn to Islam is the feeling of brotherhood or community, but this is also why I hope I feel like I fit in when I visit a mosque in America, even though I feel a bit shallow for saying so. Please pray that I won't feel uncomfortable with this shallow problem next week, inshallah. :)

Also I can probably get there all on my own, but if there are any members here who would maybe like to accompany me, it would make me a bit less nervous. I have prayed salat with my Turkish friends before and it so incredibly fulfilling.

Anyway thanks to anyone who might be able to help me!

[Muslim Woman]

Salaam/Peace


there is an Islamic center in Washington DC , dont' know the detialed add . InshaAllah I will browse to find it out.

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