(ST. LOUIS, MO., 8/18/2016) – On Friday, August 19, St. Louis area imams (Islamic religious leaders) will hold special prayers for Imam Alauddin Akonjee and his assistant Thara Miah, who were murdered recently in what many believe was a hate crime in Queens, N.Y. The prayers will be held after regular after “Jummah” (Muslim Friday congregational) prayers.