Religion_Belief

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Minka Nguyen [cq], right, and others in need receive a Mediterranean lunch prepared by the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center at the First Christian Church on New Years Eve, Falls Church, Va., Tuesday, December 31, 2013. The two faith groups have been working together for about a year to help those in need in a variety of ways including heath services, and food and clothing distribution. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A table full of assorted breads donated by Panera Bread are offered to those in need during a lunch prepared by the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center at the First Christian Church on New Years Eve, Falls Church, Va., Tuesday, December 31, 2013. The two faith groups have been working together for about a year to help those in need in a variety of ways including heath services, and food and clothing distribution. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rob Paxton, left, a coordinator for Safe Haven, a program run by Volunteers for America and Khirya Said [cq], right, and Zahra Abdalla [cq], center, with the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center talk together about working together in the basement thrift store at the First Christian Church before the two faith groups hold a New Years Eve lunch for the needy, Falls Church, Va., Tuesday, December 31, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jose Dantes Esteves of Portugal, right, prays with others in need before eating a lunch prepared by the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center and the First Christian Church on New Years Eve, Falls Church, Va., Tuesday, December 31, 2013. The two faith groups have been working together for about a year to help those in need in a variety of ways including heath services, and food and clothing distribution. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)