Prayer along the banks of the Turag River in Bangladesh

By Elena Grothe

Andrew Biraj / Reuters

A devotee takes part in Friday prayers during Bishwa Ijtema in Dhaka, Jan. 21.

Abir Abdullah / EPA

Thousands of Muslims offer Friday prayers as they attend one of the largest congregations of the Muslims on the bank of Turag in Tongi, Bangladesh, Jan. 21.

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charleyb

Frightening and depressing.

#1 - Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:37 AM EST

TJ-1497543

Frightening and depressing? Yes, if you are talking about the reporting.

I'm actually happy to see folks pray.

I'm sad to see sensationalistic headlines, especially from a group like MSNBC. I'm guessing Elana is not there, and most other reports are not quoting the organizer, but are using their common sense and noting that perhaps as many as "300,000 people gathered for prayer Friday" with as many as "4 million predicted to attend on Sunday."

Belies the headline.

#2 - Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:14 PM EST

Elena Grothe

Thank you, this post has since been updated.

#2.1 - Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:49 PM EST