https://www.paytonbruni.com/about daily 0.75 2026-02-09 https://www.paytonbruni.com/writing daily 0.75 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1772751506713-G058FY3KPEW7H2OLPWXX/20260301PB_TheVan_02.JPG Writing Emily Houck drives T.H.E. Van to park for the day in west Eugene on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. "I would love for T.H.E. Van to be life-changing," Houck said. "And I think that it already is in a lot of ways, but I think that it's creating space and just being a listening ear and being, like, a human connection that's real and that's positive, and that doesn't feel super white coat." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1772751531055-CH99NH87AV3ASNEG3GFX/20260301PB_TheVan_01.JPG Writing T.H.E. Van counselors Emily Houck, left, and Jeremiah Perry-Weed wait by T.H.E. Van as it is parked outside of Hosea Youth Services in Eugene on Feb. 13, 2026. T.H.E. Van can set up anywhere, but it parks outside of Hosea Youth Services, where unhoused and at-risk youth are likely to gather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1772751549902-Y36NY7014PN9S0UDQ0QG/20260301PB_TheVan_03.JPG Writing A sign that reads, “What you say in here, stays in here” hangs in T.H.E. Van as it is parked in Eugene, Feb. 4, 2026. The interior of T.H.E. Van is designed to resemble the inside of a therapist’s office. https://www.paytonbruni.com/home-paytonbruni daily 1.0 2026-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775754355744-B3M6DVSV7JD6OHDW952G/20250927PB_BRiGHT10.JPG Home Participants in the Eugene BRiGHT Parade stop and chat during a pause in the parade as it moves through downtown Eugene Saturday night, Sept. 27, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775754372375-13AYNLPVRSZ0JEXGGGX0/EugeneBallet_PB_4-7-2025_07.JPG Home Eugene Ballet Artistic Director Toni Pimble poses for a portrait in a dance studio at the Midtown Arts Center in Eugene, Oregon. Pimble co-founded the Eugene Ballet Company in 1978 and announced her retirement after more than 40 years with the Eugene Ballet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775777084364-YRUFO3VOMQ8DLCOTA6IJ/TreeTrimmingSUB_3-18-25_PB_01.JPG Home Springfield Utility Board Crew Lead Angel Arellano trims branches off a tree near a power line on 5th Street in Springfield, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775748758424-ADFZ7TPBJYEOZRTI3GAT/MiscFireOps_01.JPG Home A wildland firefighter working night shift walks along a containment line dug by a bulldozer at the Lookout Fire in Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775748719431-CGUPCY9EKRFI69I6YLUS/MiscFireOps_03.JPG Home Members of a hotshot crew, an elite firefighting crew, conduct a backburn at the Double Creek fire. In a backburn, wildland firefighters intentionally burn vegetation ahead of the main body of a wildfire to create a buffer zone of burnt fuel that can slow or stop a fire’s spread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775748700841-YUFYAMWP5NZJDW714NIV/MiscFireOps_08.JPG Home A wildland firefighter uses a pulaski to dig up smoldering material buried in the ground at the Boneyard Fire in Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775778154005-DWTF0X1L1KLXAXE613VM/CourtrockBackBurn%2B%2815%29.JPG Home Wildland firefighters rush to extinguish a spot fire at the Courtrock fire near Monument, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775751729998-6VZW4MVEIYHMT40IT826/MapletonWildFire_09.jpg Home The Hendricks-Davis family watches as a fire burns across the Siuslaw river behind their farm. The fire burning behind the Hendricks-Davis family farm was lit intentionally by firefighters for a controlled burn of an area that was at risk of catching to the Sweet Creek Mile Post 2 wildfire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775752132250-DJ9P0QEQ3C4SD2C8T3C6/ShoeFly+%285%29.jpg Home Fire ignites the crown of a tree, causing it to torch up during night shift at the Shoe Fly fire near Mitchell, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775754744267-O87FA8ELTXNTL5RVF4Q0/20251026PB_SantiamPassSnow03.JPG Home Mia Simpson gets ready to throw a snowball at her dad, Thomas Simpson, after they stopped on the side of the highway to play in the snow during their commute through the Santiam Pass on Oct. 26, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775777082734-X05NB8OPFUMVD4UQHPJ4/PB_liveperformance%281%2904.jpg Home Local musician Brian Swislow plays the keyboard with his band during a concert at Whirled Pies in Eugene, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775777253821-3HG88G8EDTYZVI3CZUHL/PaytonBruni_BeirutCafe__08.JPG Home Beyt Garden Café Manager Ali Othman opens a window to let in more light and fresh air during a power outage at the cafe in Beirut. Another manager with the cafe, Karima Algelany, said that while the cafe building was not severely damaged by the port blast that took place in Beirut over a year ago on Aug. 4, 2020, the windows were completely shattered and much of the interior was damaged. She said the blast was yet another challenge the cafe had to overcome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775754822470-SBWOSTL5EWL5W4U3RCLU/IMG_7485.jpg Home A coyote stares through the grass near Mount Pisgah in Eugene, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775755435836-G2D3SA06CYLGL9YDVGBM/IMG_0261.jpg Home Zack Johnson compares a violin he is repairing to diagrams in a book at his business, Eugene Violin, located on 2045 W. 12th Ave. in Eugene, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775775904526-PLSD1WAZEXD602THGSVQ/EugeneMarathon_PB_4-27-2025_34.jpg Home Springfield local Logan Auxier screams with excitement after finishing second in the male's marathon event of the Eugene Marathon with a final time of 2:20:27 (2 hours, 20 minutes, 27 seconds) on April 27, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775776960175-3QC20HJC5GLDMDPSUYVL/DS0A3261.jpg Home Central Catholic's Benjamin Canaday shouts and celebrates with his team after upsetting Willamette 27-20 in the OSAA 6A championships quarterfinals at Willamette High School in Eugene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775777082277-DEAO3CBBPIFKXBRBP11P/Finals__02.JPG Home The Ring founder and head boxing coach, Mohammad Ibrahim, left, watches as Jaber al-Qaissi, center, and Raad Mesmar spar. Ibrahim said the Arabic calligraphy above The Ring entrance in the background translates to “my success is only by Allah.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775776246725-43LLTO5EVXYB3UFNEYPF/20251011PB_ESPNGameDay05.jpg Home Oregon Ducks Head Coach Dan Lanning, left, and ESPN's College GameDay host Pat McAfee rip their shirts off and yell to a crowd of fans at the University of Oregon campus in Eugene on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775776518090-B076T5LMW0BTIH4BYEFE/20251108PB_CrossCountryOSAA26.JPG Home Lincoln High School competitors hug and celebrate after their team took first in the girls 6A division of the OSAA State Cross-Country Championships on Nov. 8, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775776529947-OLTPX0FH6KQ0R36KYQA0/EugeneMarathon_PB_4-27-2025_21.JPG Home Thousands of runners take off past Hayward Field after crossing the starting line of the Eugene Marathon on April 27, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775776884823-DTLWNHWZ9TPKYMTNYU3I/20251108PB_CrossCountryOSAA23.JPG Home Tomoko Shibata cries into her son Yosuke Shibata's shoulder after he took first place for South Eugene High School in the 6A division of the OSAA State Cross-Country Championships on Nov. 8, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775776958689-GIRW5K3AL5UTB9JIG1SH/IMG_0093.jpg Home Ducks Brandon Angel (#21) dunks the ball. The University of Oregon Ducks men’s basketball team defeated the Maryland Terrapins 83-79 in Matthew Knight Arena on Jan. 5, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775776958308-4B639Y3GGI6KJPAFD4WT/Port__04.JPG Home Ducks quarterback Bo Nix stands at the center of the field after defeating the Beavers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775752468975-NMKQ4QS9HN5RTPDLUDPN/Portfolio_14.JPG Home Springfield police officers detain a counter-protester during a pro-police rally on June 22, 2020, in Springfield, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775752470177-B9C9066TDZOFM0YS1EKU/Portfolio_19.JPG Home Protesters march down West Seventh Avenue in Eugene, Oregon, during a protest against police brutality. Hundreds of protesters marched from Monroe Park through the Whiteaker area of Eugene on June 11, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775753675607-8YMRW981DVR38OBNL46M/Photos_PDX01.JPG Home Protesters hold up their smartphone flashlights in front of the Multnomah County Justice Center. The night started with speeches and chants led by local activist leaders from Portland, but the protest intensified after federal police officers fired tear gas and other crowd control munitions at protesters who were trying to knock down a fence surrounding the courthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775753676798-R1NIRTBNJK1QCA5IK4VE/Photos_PDX03.JPG Home Protesters lock arms and form a line outside of the Multnomah County Justice Center during another night of demonstrations held in Portland, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775753672257-NX6N5VB5ZZYZMVE37ONN/Photos_PDX26.JPG Home A volunteer medic helps wash tear gas out of Hunter Brooks's eyes. More than 3000 people showed up on July 24, 2020, for the 58th consecutive night of protests at the federal courthouse and Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775753344392-PAURQGLAD49WEPHEEMBE/Portfolio_23.jpg Home Protesters burn the American flag in front of the Lane County jail in Eugene, Oregon, on July 1, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775753674453-HAGGE7KTGOLHB5CODV9F/Photos_PDX32.JPG Home A federal police officer stands in the street after using crowd control munitions to disperse protesters near Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Oregon. https://www.paytonbruni.com/steve-ibach-paytonbruni daily 0.75 2026-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775757966525-92A7T8ZP9HZTOKAUE826/payton_FinalProject01.JPG Steve Ibach Steve Ibach unloads his car as he prepares to perform at Mulligans Pub for his regularly scheduled Tuesday-night performance in Eugene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775758038797-PVLD5DAWGXF9G11BYZ9Z/payton_FinalProject04.JPG Steve Ibach Ibach starts his Tuesday performances at 9 p.m. and ends at midnight. Ibach said he receives 20% of all bar sales that take place during his performance, and he will stay later if there is a decent-sized crowd. Ibach said, “It’s like a fun neighborhood bar to play at pretty much. People in other parts of town don’t go there.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775758266537-F2O6QTJLYDBIBE598A4A/payton_FinalProject05.JPG Steve Ibach Mulligans is the only venue Ibach performs at. He has performed at other venues in town, such as Sweet Cheeks Winery, but said he prefers Mulligans because he fits in better. He said, “Playing at Sweet Cheeks Winery was not one of those gigs I liked; I was asked to change ‘son of a bitch’ to ‘son of a gun’ in my song and that’s when I realized I didn’t belong there.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775757998613-AEYUXLAOKKOHCIARMOX8/payton_FinalProject06.JPG Steve Ibach Mulligans customer Steve Chadsev puts money in Ibach’s tip jar. Ibach said that of all of the venues in Eugene, he makes the most money playing at Mulligans. “I make 20% of what they sell that night on top of the tips I get.” Ibach said on a good night, he can earn around $200 to $300. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775758033417-M8CT7MBEBQ3B38MNECD6/payton_FinalProject07.JPG Steve Ibach Ibach first came to Eugene from his hometown in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1977. Ibach left Madison and dropped out of college so he could play with a band he had just started to play for. He said the band was successful, and as a 14-year-old when he joined, he was able to make a significant amount of money from his performances. “I was getting paid 15 dollars a gig at a time when minimum wage was like 60 cents an hour and a gallon of gas was 15 cents.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775758077655-PFFYYNN7JER1TQR82QUK/payton_FinalProject08.JPG Steve Ibach Eric Procter, left, and Denis Banks, right, bang on a table at Mulligans to the beat of Ibach’s performance. Procter and Banks are regulars at Mulligans Pub and make a point to come when Ibach performs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775758132251-HG5RNEQ6F59DCVCY9UL7/payton_FinalProject09.jpg Steve Ibach Ibach started playing music when he was 12. His first instrument was the trombone, but he quickly moved on to the guitar at age 13. Ibach said the first time he played music in public. He played a rock song from a 1960s TV show at a Wisconsin church. However, Ibach said, “The preacher was really pissed; he stopped me and said that rock music was evil.” He summarized by saying, “My first time playing in public, I got stopped for playing devil’s music.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775758117020-QXBDIWSMRH1F4JA2KEMK/payton_FinalProject11.JPG Steve Ibach From left to right, Aden Bumpas, Whitney Brooks and Steve Chadsev stand behind Ibach as he performs his guitar solo. Although Ibach is friends with several of his fans, there are some fans he said he is less than familiar with. “Most of them I don’t even know their names,” said Ibach. He said Mulligans usually attracts an interesting crowd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775758153444-QWWY8F730OR5NU8VFTY2/payton_FinalProject13.JPG Steve Ibach “This is just part of the show,” said Ibach, as he smokes a bowl of weed during a performance break. He told of one story dating back to the 70s when he was chased by a group of people high on LSD. “I was really into Dracula at the time, so I showed up to a party dressed as a vampire. They were all tripping on acid, so they chased after me, trying to kill me, thinking I was a real vampire.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775758170626-BV4CG7G7R0GITX984PXG/payton_FinalProject14.JPG Steve Ibach Ibach talks with regular customers of Mulligans in the bar’s back patio. Ibach takes a 15-minute break halfway through his performance every Tuesday night. He uses this time to smoke, drink and socialize with friends and fans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775757965712-2GPGKRD93HLLCSXW4A5U/payton_FinalProject15.JPG Steve Ibach Finished with his break, Ibach walks back into Mulligans to finish out his performance for the night. Ibach said, “I have fun playing here, so I’m not going to quit until I’m either too old or not healthy enough.” The aspects of performing at Mulligans that Ibach enjoys the most are its atmosphere and people. “Everyone there seems to really appreciate what I’m doing, and it makes it fun,” he said. https://www.paytonbruni.com/wadi-rum-paytonbruni daily 0.75 2026-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775760689274-7DUUV10I8NBM9BZBDHBD/IMG_0227.jpg Wadi Rum A camping site located between mountains in Wadi Rum. Wadi Rum's otherworldly beauty and scenery have routinely led it to be the filming location of major Hollywood films. This includes films such as "Star Wars" and "Dune." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775761475277-RX0LD9ZW3BMUAYE1UCPP/IMG_0313.jpg Wadi Rum Bedouin tribesman Nayef waiting to lead tourists on a camel ride through the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775761530438-02MXXMKA0LODQZYGQDIE/IMG_0131.jpg Wadi Rum A resting camel in Jordan's Wadi Rum desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775762471532-SKYODJAYXB6PKZ8JXBC1/IMG_0747.jpg Wadi Rum Tourists stop a rest site during a guided trip through Wadi Rum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775760726982-GHLB4TUEE25VVGRUDVKV/IMG_0801.jpg Wadi Rum Bedouin tribesmen running a tent and resting site where souvenirs are sold to tourists in Wadi Rum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775761507972-DG22QFS7DTQ4PJHF899I/IMG_0152%281%29.jpg Wadi Rum 24-year-old Bedouin tribesman Mahmoad Zawayedah, right, resting inside a tent after leading a jeep tour through Wadi Rum. Zawayedah said he has lived in Wadi Rum his entire life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775760674053-9JR77XTC9W0WWOGBUK3J/IMG_0050.jpg Wadi Rum A Bedouin tribesman rides a camel through Wadi Rum while making a call on his smartphone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775760674998-S8OCJNOWTDA4OMML9Z2X/IMG_1178.jpg Wadi Rum A baby camel nibbles at the hand of a tourist stopped at a resting site in Wadi Rum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775760702055-S3R4K5515POBVKP1UGYG/IMG_0440.jpg Wadi Rum A tourist group riding camels lead by Bedouin tribesman Nayef at sunset in Wadi Rum. https://www.paytonbruni.com/bethlehem-paytonbruni daily 0.75 2026-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775774421031-Q7DX591BCEVGFNXW9YGT/BethlehemTouristShop_PaytonBruni__01.JPG Bethlehem Jack Giacaman (gray sweatshirt) and employees of the My Christmas House souvenir shop in Bethlehem working inside the production area of Giacaman's family-owned store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775774497265-D9U184PY4X5KENVAV8Y6/BethlehemTouristShop_PaytonBruni__02.JPG Bethlehem A. Giacaman (preferred name) producing wooden figurines at his workbench. The majority of the souvenirs sold at Jack Giacaman's store are hand-carved and themed around Christianity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775774675460-DG9XX29AGZZKBZ1BQ53O/BethlehemTouristShop_PaytonBruni__03.JPG Bethlehem A. Giacaman using a grinder to shape a figurine made from olive wood. There are two My Christmas House souvenir shop locations in Bethlehem. One next door to Jack Giacaman's workshop on Milk Grotto Street, and another in Manger Square across from the Church of the Nativity, widely believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775774641088-TIHSOJEE10KOM1F8WUZG/BethlehemTouristShop_PaytonBruni__04.JPG Bethlehem A. Giacaman looking out a window by his workstation lined with Christian figurines carved from wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775775128033-4TNYACWH1EPERMH2U558/20240221-BethlehemTouristShop_PaytonBruni__08.jpg Bethlehem M. Giacaman (preferred name) carrying a crate of figurines through the back end of the My Christmas House workshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775774755663-9XX5IISCYQD5KHCL40SC/BethlehemTouristShop_PaytonBruni__05.JPG Bethlehem The outside of the My Christmas House workshop and storefront located on Milk Grotto Street in Bethlehem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775775081031-LJ58S08JKMCR2QCYWCAY/20240221-BethlehemTouristShop_PaytonBruni__06.jpg Bethlehem Jack Giacaman sitting at his desk in the souvenir shop section of his store. In addition to the financial stress stemming from the Israel-Hamas war, Giacaman said there's a constant fear of being evicted. "A lot of Israeli ministers say they want to kick out Palestinians," he said. "We don't feel secure because Israel can kick us out and shut down our businesses." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775774879130-2FJFMF7RYONDIR3HIKAP/BethlehemTouristShop_PaytonBruni__07.JPG Bethlehem Jack Giacaman using a sander inside his workshop to shape a wooden spoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775774953681-C89S2SYZK5WHAIG56T02/BethlehemTouristShop_PaytonBruni__09.JPG Bethlehem M. Giacaman collecting olive wood beads and carvings from a tumbler used to dry the wood-stained souvenirs. Jack Giacaman said that, following the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, one of the hardest things for him and other Palestinian Christians has been Israel's restriction on Palestinians attempting to enter Jerusalem. He said, "As a Christian Palestinian living here for hundreds of years, this is the first time we couldn't reach Jerusalem. They treat us like terrorists." https://www.paytonbruni.com/eugene-islamic-center daily 0.75 2026-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775940675638-LP1UKGFC38CBIBHX6GTJ/PB_IdependentStudy08.JPG Eugene Islamic Center Kids play at the foosball table in the main lobby of the Eugene Islamic Center following the end of midday prayer. In Islam, children typically do not practice Salat, the five daily prayers, until they reach puberty. In this case puberty being roughly defined as age 15. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775940666260-RHZPASAL5A7JG01S3G1Z/PB_IndependentStudy11.JPG Eugene Islamic Center Hasan Eissa, left, and Belal Eissa, right, watch a flat-screen television connected to the security cameras setup around the Eugene Islamic Center. A security camera system was purchased for the mosque after a Eugene resident, Chad Russel, came to the mosque and threatened to kill the Muslim worshipers there. Russel was then arrested and charged with intimidation, menacing and harassment and carrying a concealed weapon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775940670535-VRW509GH87BNC6J1GXKP/PB_IdependentStudy03.JPG Eugene Islamic Center Muslim worshipers pray during Salat al-Jummu’ah (Friday Prayer) at the Eugene Islamic Center. Prayer is just one of the five core beliefs, known as The Five Pillars of Islam, that Muslims satisfy as part of the religion of Islam. The remaining pillars entail sincerity during Shahadah (statement of faith), giving charity to the poor, fasting during the month of Ramadan and pilgrimage to Mecca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775940668867-BCKW9DIKX382Y367XKM4/PB_IdependentStudy01.png Eugene Islamic Center Muslim worshipers listen to a sermon delivered in Arabic then in English by Eugene Islamic Center Imam Yosof Wanly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775940669450-5CUKNUNP4454UNS73L10/PB_IdependentStudy02.JPG Eugene Islamic Center Eugene Islamic Center Imam Yosof Wanly speaks to worshipers attending Friday prayer. In a mosque, the individual who leads payer, provides religious guidance and serves as a community leader is known as an Imam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775940673491-P5ZJJHF42JUFDE97AMXJ/PB_IdependentStudy06.JPG Eugene Islamic Center Badr Alsultan, left, and Elsherif, right, bow during prayer at the Eugene Islamic Center. Muslims place their foreheads on the ground during prayer in order to demonstrate prostration and faith in Allah, the sole god in Islam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775940674650-L8IZYCIVGNNLIXE2BE76/PB_IdependentStudy07.JPG Eugene Islamic Center Muslim worshipers placing their foreheads to the ground during Friday prayer. Worshipers and guests are expected to wear modest clothing when entering a mosque. Anything beyond pants and T-shirts, such as shorts or tank tops, are viewed as disrespectful to wear inside a Mosque. Women wear a hijab or other traditional clothing to cover their hair when in a mosque, and they have a separate room for prayer in the building that men are not allowed to enter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775940672967-6UZX396239O4HZ7O7XLW/PB_IdependentStudy05.JPG Eugene Islamic Center Muhamad Elsherif prays at the Eugene Islamic Center during Friday prayer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775940671270-WYNWLM4X83ID6K1LOUV1/PB_IdependentStudy04.JPG Eugene Islamic Center Ibrahim Hamide prays during the midday prayer, Salat al-dhuhr. There are five daily prayers in Islam: Salat al-fajr, Salat al-dhuhr, Salat al-‘asr, Salat al-maghrib and Salat al-‘isha. Each prayer takes place at different times throughout the day in accordance with the timing and positioning of the Sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b322f353e2d09c71a0a695c/1775940666966-YSOTDOVSLLYWWZRJWIRR/PB_IndependentStudy12.JPG Eugene Islamic Center Hasan Eissa, right, and Belal Eissa play tag in the mosque’s prayer room. After prayer has been completed, children are welcome to play in the prayer room while they wait for their parents to take them home.