Nairobi is home to churches, mosques, memorials and museums of great national significance, and few are as recognisable as the Jamia Mosque, set between Banda Street and Kigali Road a short walk from the city centre. The largest mosque in Kenya, it is also one of Nairobi's defining pieces of architecture, its silver domes and slender minarets rising above the surrounding streets in a style that draws openly on Mughal and Arab traditions. Filmed in 4K, this episode moves from the crowded pavements outside to the calm of the prayer hall, following the rhythm of the daily prayers and the congregation that has gathered here for generations, and placing the mosque within the broader story of Kenya's Muslim community and the making of the modern capital.
