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An Open Mosque in the Border City

Friday, March 28, 2025

A mosque in this border city welcomes travelers, people with disabilities, and the underprivileged. It has even introduced an innovative Rice ATM.

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Abdul Salam aka Aco, a blind man who became a muezzin at the Hidayatullah Great Mosque in Atambua, Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, March 13, 2025. Richi Anyan for Tempo. tempo : 174480148793.

ABDUL Salam, known as Aco, always arrives at the Hidayatullah Atambua Mosque in Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, just before prayer time. The visually impaired man is escorted by either his father or mother, who take turns accompanying him. They guide him to the main entrance steps before leaving him to enter the mosque on his own. He does not require assistance because a black, textured guiding block has been installed to lead visually imp

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Richi Anyan (Atambua) contributes to the writing of this article.

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