Congregations across Cincinnati join together in prayer for Imam Ayman Soliman

Sunday night, the pews were filled inside New Prospect Baptist Church, but it wasn’t for a usual Sunday service. Religious leaders and community members from across the Cincinnati area came together for an interfaith prayer service dedicated to Imam Ayman Soliman.

“He knows about it and it means a lot when people continue to show him love and care, and we’ve definitely stressed that we are not giving up until he’s free. I’m not sure that gives him the peace that we wish it did, but he knows he’s not alone and that’s really important,” Elizabeth Diop, a friend and former coworker of Soliman, said.

Diop has spoken with Soliman while he has been detained inside the jail…

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