Mosque
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Somali refugees in Kenya appeal for Ramadan aid
"I have nothing to give to children. It's sad to watch your children starve. During Ramadan, food is also expensive and we can't do hard labor due to seething temperatures and fasting," she said.
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Germany: Muslims ready to go back to mosques
The mosques around the country will gradually reopen according to some guidelines set out by Germany's Muslim Coordination Council (KRM).
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Congregational Friday prayers held at mosques after a month in Bangladesh
Muslims were seen offering saying at different mosques wearing masks and maintaining distance in the capital.
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Boy, 8, builds mosque out of cardboard
Yahya Murad Hussain, eight, used packaging from a desk his parents had delivered to their home in Bradford and decorated it with sweet wrappers and fairy lights. It took him a week to make with help from mum Auzma Yousaf on the more intricate parts of the design.
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Ramadan under lockdown is encouraging Muslims to talk about the way they worship
There’s been an increased focus on Ramadan in 2020 as mosques have been shut down thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that the month-long daytime fast experience has moved from being something institutionalised to an individual thing. For non-Muslims it’s a chance to see Islam less as a monolith and more as a diverse collection of people who are Muslims.
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Muslims ready for different Ramadan celebration
The traditional large gatherings for nightly prayer in communal mosques will not be taking place due to pandemic-related rules that limit the number of people allowed to gather anywhere, while the usual breaking of the fast parties will also be curtailed at the end of this year’s celebration.
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Mosque arranges pizza and curry treat for Huddersfield Royal Infirmary's coronavirus heroes
Worshipers from the Ghausia Mosque in Lockwood arranged for a huge delivery of food to thank our NHS heroes during the coronavirus crisis.
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Backtrack on new coronavirus cremation rules in UK
A mosque in Lewisham has thanked MPs after an amendment to the Coronavirus Bill was agreed that would protect faith groups from forced cremations.
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Germany to tighten mosque security after racist attack
"What happened in Hanau was clearly a racism motivated terror attack," Seehofer told a news conference in Berlin, adding that far-right extremism has become a very serious threat to democracy in Germany.
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German arsonist sentenced to jail time over mosque attack
The 53-year-old man was sentenced by a court in Hagen for attempted serious arson. The man set fire to a trash dumpster and cartons outside with the flames spreading to the mosque. The fire didn't spread any further but caused significant damage and prompted the evacuation of the building.
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UK Muslim society issues open letter amid plans to make leisure centre home to a mosque
Hamptons Sports and Leisure Centre on Tydemans was put up for sale in late 2018, with the current owner, Nav Johar, claiming it was a "commercial decision".
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Nigeria: Three killed, 13 injured as suicide bombers attack Borno Mosque
The civilian JTF member who participated in the evacuation of victims’ bodies said female suicide bombers strapped Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to their bodies, which exploded before they got access into the mosque, and resulted to their instant death.
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Turkey Emine Erdoğan inaugurates mosque, school in Gambia
Accompanying President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his visit to Gambia, Emine Erdoğan opened the Kembujae Madina village mosque and the Omar bin Khattab school, restored and equipped by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), Turkey's state development aid agency.
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Jewish settlers torch mosque in Al – Quds
Eyewitnesses told that a group of settlers set fire to the Badriya mosque in Beit Safafa town.
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Pakistan: Hindu custodian of mosque in Karachi
A Hindu custodian of a mosque in a Muslim majority country may sound far-fetched. But Pahlaj Rae, a local businessman has been taking care of this mosque over many years.
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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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14 killed in blast at mosque in Pakistan's Quetta
The victims, including the deputy superintendent police of Quetta, were offering prayers inside the mosque when they were targeted by the explosion, Inspector General of Quetta police Abdul Razzaq Cheema told Xinhua.
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Another mosque attack in Germany
A glass door of the Mimar Sinan Mosque, which is managed by the Turkish Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), was broken during the attack.
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Ethiopian Muslims protests after mosques are burned
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called the attacks "attempts by extremists to break down our rich history of religious tolerance and coexistence."
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Muslims in Kabardino – Balkaria compete in knowledge of Islam
The parishioners of mosques and students of Sunday schools of the city competed it the contest which was aimed at spiritual and moral education, and covered history of the Islamic religion and its values.
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Airdrie Muslim community celebrates new mosque site
The community now owns a lot and two buildings where it plans to build a brand new mosque that will serve the city's growing Muslim population.
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Supermarket in Moscow turned into mosque
Recently, rented a building in the Zyablikovo District south of the capital which was formerly used as a supermarket.
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187 anti-Muslim crimes reported in Germany so far this year
The first report on anti-Muslim attacks said a total of 132 attacks had been recorded, but this figure subsequently clocked up to 188. As for the second report, the initial figure for attacks was held at 165, which was later updated to 222.
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Holy Quran books desecrated in mosque in Germany's Ulm
The attack happened on Tuesday in the Osman Gazi Mosque and was reported to the police. An investigation was launched.
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CCTV appeal after break-in at mosque in Pollokshields
The man who police believe may be able to assist them with their enquiries is described as being dark skinned with a shaved head, around 40-45 years of age and tall. He is seen wearing a black Kufi hat and loose black clothing with no footwear when entering the Mosque.
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Muslim group in Milton long-running quest for a permanent mosque
We are perhaps the biggest religious group in Milton to rent out town facilities for our prayer needs across weeks, months and years,” said Fahim Umaid, who represented Muslim Association of Milton, at a recent council meeting.
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Man carrying a knife tries to enter Leeds mosque
Officers received a report of a man with a knife acting suspiciously after going into a butcher’s shop in Beeston Road at 12.18pm on Friday.
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Ottawa police investigating after package left outside mosque
Police say they were called to the Assalam Mosque at around 8:30 p.m. due to a suspicious package.
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German president visits mosque
Speaking to the local imam of the mosque, Benjamin Idriz, he said what is taking place in Penzberg and at the mosque is exactly what he wants for his country: “Curiosity for each other and respect for each other" as seen in everyday life.
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Djibouti's biggest mosque, a gift from Turkey, opens
The mosque, which can host up to 6,000 worshipers, was built by the Turkish Diyanet Foundation (TDV), which is affiliated with Turkey's Presidency of Religious Affairs (DİB). DİB President Ali Erbaş led the Friday prayer at the mosque.