A mosque project conceived as part of India’s Supreme Court settlement of the decades-old Ayodhya dispute is being scaled down to a fraction of what was originally envisioned due to the Muslim community’s lack of interest in backing the project, its officials said on Wednesday. Ayodhya, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, has […]
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Punjab to set up mosque management committees across province
Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired an important meeting of all relevant departments of Punjab Government, in which it was decided to establish more effective mosque management committees, comprising respected local notables, across Punjab. Participants of the meeting noted that state, religious scholars and community elders stand united for the maintenance of peace and […]
Erdogan inaugurates mosque in Istanbul’s Taksim Square
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated the first mosque in Istanbul’s popular Taksim Square on Friday, eight years to the day after protests began there that shook his government. The mosque is Erdogan’s mark on the square, the most famous area in Turkey’s economic capital, and a fulfilment of a 30-year-old dream. The opening was […]
‘House of One’ in Berlin to bring Jews, Christians, Muslims under one roof
BERLIN: Religious leaders and politicians in Berlin laid the foundation stone on Thursday for a new multi-faith ‘place of worship’ which aims to bring Christians, Jews and Muslims together under one roof. “The idea is bigger than the building,” project director Roland Stolte said at a ceremony to mark the beginning of the construction work […]
FO condemns demolition of century-old mosque in India’s Uttar Pradesh
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed Pakistan’s strong condemnation of the despicable act of demolition of 100-years-old Ghareeb Nawaz Masjid in India’s Uttar Pradesh with the complicity of the local administration. In a weekly press briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri told journalists that this reprehensible act echoes demolition of the centuries-old Babri Masjid in […]
Court document: US mosque bombing suspect tried to escape
An Illinois man who faces trial in the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque had tried to escape from custody earlier this year. A court document filed by prosecutors says 48-year-old Michael Hari tried to flee when he was being transported to a Minnesota jail. The report gives no details about the escape attempt. Prosecutors […]
New Zealand terrorist pleads not guilty in mosque killings, shows little emotion
The man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques on Friday pleaded not guilty to all the charges filed against him. Brenton Tarrant smirked as his lawyer, Shane Tait, entered the not guilty pleas, but otherwise showed little emotion during the hearing at the Christchurch High Court. The 28-year-old Australian appeared via video […]
Extremism must be defeated, prince tells New Zealand mosque survivors
In an emotional meeting with survivors of the New Zealand mosques massacre, Britain’s Prince William appealed Friday for “extremism in all forms” to be defeated. About 160 people gathered at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch to meet the prince who had earlier told first responders to the March 15 carnage that when “a good […]
Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem catches fire
One of the structures in the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem has caught fire on Monday night at the same time a massive blaze was ravaging Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral. The fire was put out quickly with no injuries reported. “The fire broke out in the guard’s room outside the roof of the Marwani Prayer Room,” Wafa […]
NZ police arrest Trump fan over Christchurch mosque abuse
New Zealand police on Thursday arrested a man spotted in a “Trump” tee-shirt hurling abuse at worshippers outside one of the Christchurch mosques where dozens were killed in a massacre last month. Police said the 33-year-old man had “shaken” the Muslim community late Wednesday at the Al Noor mosque by shouting abuse at people. “Our […]