Starting at the majestic Maputo Jamat Khana (Edificio sue Alteza Aga Khan, translated in English as Building of His Highness Aga Khan) enthusiastic children and adults in the Mozambique Jamat lined up to enact Fanous as it were during the Fatimid times.
The same inspiring ceremony was repeated in other jamats such as the one in Pemba.
Mozambique
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