One measure of the religious diversity of this city of 800,000 people -- among them 80,000 Jews and 150,000 Muslims -- is that the once overwhelming number of Christian churches has been joined by 35 synagogues and 51 small mosques, even though many are just modest, makeshift prayer halls.
Marwa Hutaba, the 15-year-old who wants to be a pharmacist, said she had become more religious since leaving Dara'a, donning modest dress and carrying prayer beads.
The prayer hall has modest decorative carvings but the columns and walls are bland.
In Gary, Ind., outside his modest childhood home, fans formed a prayer circle.
Even the modest Quakers, with their great commitment to prayer and social justice, need meeting houses, organization and a network.
Mr. Shapiro, who edited "The Yale Book of Quotations," said in an interview, "Reinhold Niebuhr was a very honest person who was very forthright and modest about his role in the Serenity Prayer.
The Or Aviv Synagogue, with its library, prayer hall and classrooms, was a modest, prefabricated compound.
After prayers, Mr. Kukreti retired to his modest quarters.
A few thousand Kashmiris stood in Friday prayer along the half-mile row of modest brick houses and stores.
Initially built as a prayer hall with five aisles and a modest central courtyard, the mosque has since been expanded multiple times with additional installations completely surrounding the original structure.
