mosques
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Prayers banned at mosques in Pakistan province
The ban that begins Friday, will go through April 5 and will apply to typical Friday prayers across the province which is home to 50 million people which has been worst hit by the pandemic, provincial information minister Nasir Hussain Shah told reporters.
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Saudi Arabia suspends prayer in all mosques apart from Two Holy Mosques
Earlier today, the council ordered the cessation of Friday prayers and all other obligatory prayers in mosques, and said that only the adhaan would be permitted. The exception to this rule would be the Two Holy Sanctuaries in Makkah and Medinah.
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Mosques in Cape Town close their doors in face of Covid-19 danger
Masjidul Quds, Cape Town’s largest Muslim prayer facility, said that it would be temporarily closed from today.
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Algeria temporarily closes mosques to curb coronavirus
In a statement, Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments Youcef Belmehdi said the daily congregational prayers and weekly Friday prayers will be suspended.
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Turkey: Mass prayers in mosques suspended
Ali Erbas, head of the Religious Affairs Directorate, said on Monday that mosques would remain open for those who want to pray individually.
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Thousands of Palestinians take part in Great Fajr Campaign
The move came as part of the Great Fajr (dawn) Campaign which was launched months ago to protest the ongoing Judaization of al - Quds and al-Aqsa Mosque and Israeli settlers' attacks on mosques in the Palestinian territories.
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Berlin tightens security measures in mosques after deadly terrorist attack
Speaking on Tuesday, State Minister of the Interior of Berlin Andreas Geisel of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) announced that mosques, particularly the larger ones, would be guarded by both uniformed and civil police officers, especially during the Friday prayers