Lost in Ritual

Muslims pray five times a day, even if they happen to be stuck in Harvard Square on a hot June day. My aunts use the sun to figure out the direction towards Mecca. "Basically, it usually rises to your left. -No, it sets on your left. -No, towards your left is the east, and towards your right is the west. -That was in England. -But England is also in the east...I could be wrong." Their daughters are not religious--at first glance. But. What they say about finding a "side room" sounds very similar to how their mother describes the "essence" of prayer. Hear four distinct Muslim women sound off in this three-minute soundworld.