Questions about clothing, culture, heaven and hell were discussed Wednesday night over coffee and cake as neighbors came together to learn more about one another.

“Don’t you get hot in the summer wearing something on your head all day?” asked Susan Sneller.

“I want to take everything off and fan myself in summer in Texas.”, Nadia Ahmad welcomed the question.

In the summer, Ahmad explained, she and other Muslim women wear clothing made of lighter weight material with good ventilation. “Don’t worry, we’re fine. We’re not forcing ourselves,” she said with a laugh.

That conversation and others were held at the “Coffee, Cake and True Islam” event, which drew a small crowd of 13 people Wednesday at the Corner Bakery Cafe in Round Rock.

Ahmadiyya Muslim community, a sect of Islam, is hosting the weekly event, which coincide with nationwide discussion events held the past several months. Ahmad, a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Austin, said the discussions in Round Rock started out slowly in November but ramped up in January.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Austin’s mosque is located in Round Rock, and the group holds the weekly chats in Austin and Round Rock. The meetings are held every Wednesday, which Ahmad said could go on for a few more weeks or continue indefinitely.

The aim of holding the chats is to promote truth and love in the face of extremists, lies and hate that may divide the Muslim community and the non-Muslim community.

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