This Incredible Photo Captures the Power of NYC's Bodega Protest Against Trump

On Thursday, hundreds of Yemeni-American bodega owners went on strike in New York to protest President Donald Trump's travel ban that affects citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries. One of those countries is Yemen, and Reuters reports that more than 1,000 store owners shut their shops to demonstrate at Brooklyn Borough Hall; this aerial shot was taken while the demonstrators observed afternoon prayer.

Prayer at Brooklyn's Borough Hall. Aerial photos of the Yemeni bodega strike : pic.twitter.com/EUbhPMiMrE

— Sam Kestenbaum (@skestenbaum) February 2, 2017

Sam Kestenbaum, a journalist at Forward, shared the powerful image. It's particularly striking because, as similar videos of activists praying at airports have also demonstrated, it shows allies surrounding them. Below is a video of the prayer shared by Jennie Matthew of the AFP news agency.

Hundreds of Yemeni and Muslim Americans pray outside Brooklyn city hall at protest against Trump travel ban. pic.twitter.com/PDmnSnPt27

— Jennie Matthew (@jenniematthew) February 2, 2017

As demonstrations against Trump's ban continue across the country, it's moments like these that show the value of peaceful protest and how different religions should be celebrated.