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Mosques integral to Islam: India’s supreme court told
World
July 8, 2018
Mosques integral to Islam: India’s supreme court told
Stressing the importance of a mosque in Islam, senior advocate Rajiv Dhavan on Friday told India’s Supreme Court during the…
Exhibit in Philippines showcases replicas of world major mosques
World
May 13, 2018
Exhibit in Philippines showcases replicas of world major mosques
At least 2 dozen miniature mosques are now on display in Cotabato City in Maguindanao, the Philippines, as the Autonomous…
Birth anniversary of Imam al-Sajjad celebrated worldwide
Holy Shrines
April 22, 2018
Birth anniversary of Imam al-Sajjad celebrated worldwide
Shias around the globe are decorating their houses, mosques and Shia Islamic Centers, and holding celebrations for the auspicious occasion…
Far-right groups attack three mosques in Netherlands
World
April 15, 2018
Far-right groups attack three mosques in Netherlands
The extreme right-wing Rechts in Verzet group early Thursday put up banners with Islamophobic content in the entrance of two…
Authorities seized banned JUD offices, mosques, seminaries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islam World
March 19, 2018
Authorities seized banned JUD offices, mosques, seminaries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government began a crackdown on Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) by seizing the organisations’ offices and taking over…
Mosques in Britain, Ireland turn into shelters for homeless
World
March 5, 2018
Mosques in Britain, Ireland turn into shelters for homeless
Several mosques in Britain and Ireland are inviting the homeless for warm food and shelter as the rough sleepers continue…
Mosques flattened in fresh Saudi airstrikes in Yemen
Islam World
February 26, 2018
Mosques flattened in fresh Saudi airstrikes in Yemen
Saudi Arabian warplanes have flattened a mosque in Yemen’s west-central Ma’rib Province, and stricken another in the northwestern Sa’da Province.…
Tajikistan converts 2,000 mosques into public facilities
Islam World
February 6, 2018
Tajikistan converts 2,000 mosques into public facilities
Tajikistan last year converted 2,000 mosques into facilities for general public use in its latest attempt to marginalize those not…
Myanmar demolishes 16 mosques in Rakhine
World
December 14, 2017
Myanmar demolishes 16 mosques in Rakhine
Myanmar authorities have recently bulldozed 16 mosques out of 17 mosques in villages of Haindafara, Maungdaw township in the northern…
Hate crime targeting UK mosques more than doubled in past year, figures show
World
October 10, 2017
Hate crime targeting UK mosques more than doubled in past year, figures show
Hate crimes targeting mosques across the UK more than doubled between 2016 and 2017, new figures have revealed. Hate…