Visiting 

· GUIDELINES FOR VISITORS AND GUESTS ·

· The Islamic Center welcomes visits by individuals and groups.  Please make an appointment before your visit by calling the ISM Office at (414) 282-1812.

· All visitors are requested to register with the ISM Office. Visitors and guests will be provided with a visitor's badge, and are requested to wear the badge at all times while inside the Center.

· The Islamic Center is a non-smoking building; smoking inside the Center is not permitted.  Use of intoxicants in the Center, or a visit to the Center under the influence of intoxicants is not permitted.  Visitors are advised to conduct themselves in a manner befitting a place of worship.

· All visitors are requested to dress modestly and appropriately (clothing such as shorts, sleeveless blouses or T-shirts, tight fitting T-shirts, or short skirts should not be worn).  Inside the actual prayer hall, shoes are not permitted.  Visitors, like all others, will be requested to take off their shoes, slippers, sandals, boots, etc., when entering the prayer area and place them in racks provided at the entrance.  Visitors are free to keep on their socks while inside the prayer area.

· Visitors are requested to turn off their mobile/cell phones and pagers inside the prayer area.

· The Islamic Society of Milwaukee invites people to visit the Islamic Center on Sundays between 11 am to 12 pm with prior notice to the ISM office at (414) 282-1812.  On most Sunday mornings, the Islamic Society of Milwaukee holds classes on the basics of Islamic belief or about other issues that relate to Muslim beliefs and practices.  These sessions provide a very comfortable setting for visitors to learn about Islam and to ask questions.

· Generally, Friday is not a good day for appointments and visitations.  The Muslim community's main congregational prayers are held on Friday from 1 - 2 pm.  With over 1200 attendees and limited parking facilities, visitation programs are difficult to organize.