mosques
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People's joy at reopened mosques in Gaza 'a blessing' says imam
In the past week, Muslim religious authorities in the territory have allowed Friday prayers in mosques, after a two-month closure.
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Saudi mosques reopen for prayers after closure
Worshipers were allowed to enter the mosques, except the mosques in the holy city of Makkah, for the dawn prayers with a limit of 40% capacity.
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3 threats on 3 days of Eid: Mosques in Germany receive threatening letters
According to the story shared by TRT Deutsch Wednesday, the first letter was sent on Sunday to the DITIB Central Mosque in the southern city Munich, the first day of the holiday. The Muradiye mosque in the western city Duisburg received the second letter on Monday and the Duisburg DITIB Central Mosque received the third letter of the same kind on Tuesday.
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Turkish mosques open doors to communal prayers
Mosques have been closed to communal prayers since March 16, will only be open for noon, afternoon and Friday prayers. A ban on public morning, evening and night prayers will still remain in place. Mosques will nevertheless remain open for the faithful to pray alone.
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Ontario churches, mosques and synagogues open for drive-in worship this weekend amid COVID-19
Roger Berg, executive associate pastor of Church on the Queensway, says they've been live streaming since in-person services were put on hold in late March. But with a parking lot designed for 900 cars, he says it made sense to roll out a drive-in service.
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COVID-19: Mosques, churches in Greece resume services
Most mosques reopened Saturday night for prayers, performed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Eid al-Fitr prayers should be held in mosques, open spaces across Iran: Iran's President
Speaking on Saturday at the session of the National Task Force for Fighting Coronavirus, Dr. Hassan Rouhani said that some are trying to promote frustration, anxiety and apprehension in the society to make people feel that they are in a difficult situation, adding, "This condition can have serious psychological consequences. Medical, social and economic officials need to make it clear to the public that the virus is not over yet, but that conditions have improved”.
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UK Government says churches, mosques, gurdwaras and synagogues could re-open for private prayer
He said he was speaking to faith leaders to see how there could be a limited re-opening of places of worship.
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Mosques to reopen across Iran in conventionality with social distancing measures
The health ministry made it clear that social distancing must be observed by worshippers attending mosques.
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Mosques in Germany reopened to worshippers after two months
They allowed worshippers in for morning prayers, news reported.
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Mosques to reopen as Kurdistan Region reports no new COVID-19 cases
The Health Ministry said in a statement that 1,059 of COVID-19 tests conducted in the past 24 hours all came back negative. Out of the total, 359 tests had been carried out in Erbil, 383 in Sulaimani, 315 in Duhok, zero in Halabja, zero in Raparin, and none in Soran.
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Lebanon to allow Friday prayers at mosques as of May 8
In a statement, the ministry called on the Lebanese people to continue pursuing health measures in worship places to help in the fight against the pandemic.
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How south Manchester mosques are preparing for Ramadan in lockdown
These are unprecedented times but, unlike music festivals or sporting events, there will be no postponing or cancelling of the religious celebration.
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Instagram model exploiting coronavirus measures in mosques removed by police
The woman and her sister, who was tasked with snapping the photos, sneaked into a far corner of the mosque in Istanbul’s Avcılar district, taking advantage of how deserted the place was due to the onset of Turkey's anti-coronavirus measures.
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COVID-19: Bangladesh halts prayers at mosques
The Muslim-majority country also imposed the restriction for all other religious groups, asking them to continue prayers and other activities at home to help the country overcome the coronavirus crisis.
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Volunteers from mosques and temples turn out in their hundreds to assist neighbours
As the countrywide lockdown takes hold within the first week many religious and community organisations have been helping ALL members of their community.
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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
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Rotherham Muslims launch ‘guardian’ group after far-right threats
The new body, which will be styled on the Shomrim group in Jewish communities, said it would aim to provide reassurance and possibly self-defence training for imams in light of the security concerns.
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UK leisure centre could become home to a mosque after £2m bid
It was revealed in November last year that the Chelmsford Muslim Society had placed a bid for the centre with the aim of transforming it into another venue for the city's Muslim community.
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India: Clerics ask Muslims to recheck records
Feeling Muslims’ status under siege, several mosques in southern India are making announcements to Muslims during Friday prayers urging them to recheck their identity records to make sure they are error free.
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Mosques in India trends on Twitter after Babri Mosque verdict
Social media users in India took to Twitter on Friday to raise awareness of the country's Islamic heritage using the hashtag #MosquesofIndia, a week after India’s Supreme Court awarded a bitterly contested religious site to Hindus.
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Police raids after bomb threats to mosques in Germany
Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said in a statement that six suspects were arrested on suspicion of sending Islamophobic messages, bomb threats to mosques, political parties and media institutions.
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Thousands of mosques in Turkey now disabled-friendly
DİB, which oversees the mosques in 81 provinces of the country, launched an initiative in 2012 for "disabled-friendly mosques," to install lifts and modified entrances to places of worship.