On Thursday, hundreds of Yemeni-American bodega owners went on strike in New York to protest President Donald Trump's travel ban [1] 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 [2] 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 [3]

— Sam Kestenbaum (@skestenbaum) February 2, 2017 [4]

Sam Kestenbaum [5], a journalist at Forward, shared the powerful image. It's particularly striking because, as similar videos of activists praying at airports have also demonstrated [6], it shows allies surrounding them. Below is a video of the prayer shared by Jennie Matthew [7] 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 [8]

— Jennie Matthew (@jenniematthew) February 2, 2017 [9]

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.