Mosque
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4 Turkish men receive royal honors for building Islamic center in Netherlands
At the award ceremony – held in the hall of Schiedam Islamic Center, also known as Yıldız Islam Merkezi – Four Turkish-Dutch citizens received the royal honors from Schiedam Mayor Cor Lamers.
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Right-wing plot to blow up a mosque in Italy foiled by local police
Italian police have foiled a plan by right-wing extremists to blow up the Colle Val d'Elsa mosque, in Siena in central Italy according to reports by local media.
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Amsterdam mosque first loudspeaker call to prayer today
A specialized company connected the speakers and performed noise measurements on Thursday, to make sure the Adhan does not exceed any noise limits, Imam Yassin Elforkani said to Het Parool.
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Mosque for $85,000 opens in Kyrgyzstan
The construction works began 6 months ago and estimated construction cost reached $85,000.
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Two injured in shooting near mosque in southwest France, gunman detained
French media said the shooting took place outside the mosque in the city of Bayonne at around 02:00 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Monday and left the two seriously wounded.
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Police force visit local mosque as part of community engagement
With 300 in attendance at the Bobbers Mill mosque it gave an excellent opportunity for officers to meet the local community.
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Police release CCTV images showing men wanted over theft from outside Sheffield mosque
Machinery stored in a locked yard outside the Al Emaan Mosque on Botham Street, Grimesthorpe, was stolen in August but details have only been released today.
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Hong Kong leader apologizes for police spraying of mosque
On Sunday, scores of riot police marched through Hong Kong’s streets, firing tear gas and using water cannon trucks to disperse petrol the protesters.
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Afghan villagers search for bodies after 70 killed in mosque blast
The attack – the country's second most deadly this year – took place in Haska Mina district of eastern Nangarhar province and also wounded at least 36 people.
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Young people must play a part in mosque life
Speaking at the national ‘Our Mosques Our Future’ conference, MCB Secretary General Harun Khan said, “If we truly believe that our youth are our future, then surely it’s time our mosques become more serious about listening, involving and investing in our young people.”
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Police issue CCTV appeal after man steals coats containing wallets, keys & cash from mosque
The man is believed to have entered the Masjid Abi Hurairah in North Road, Cobridge, on Thursday, October 10.
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Gunmen Strike Mosque in Burkina Faso
The Grand Mosque in Salmossi witnessed the death of at least 16 people on Saturday, AFP reported.
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Germany: Neo-Nazi gunman planned attack on mosque
Stephan Balliet, 27, tried to enter a synagogue in the eastern German city of Halle apparently to commit a mass shooting, but was blocked by tight security.
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Amsterdam mosque wants to broadcast the call to prayer to normalise Islam
The Blauwe mosque and cultural centre hope that the call to prayer will help ‘normalise Islam in this beautiful world city of Amsterdam,’ the mosque’s leaders say on Facebook.
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UK Mosque leader injured by brick hurled through house window
Akooji Badat suffered bruising to his arm after the brick came crashing through a window at his home on Norfolk Street, Batley.
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Woman arrested for religiously-aggravated public order at UK mosque
The incident happened on Monday September 21 at the Shah Jalal Jame Mosque in Stapleton Road.
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Divided opinion on plans for Skegness' first UK mosque
Skegness Central Mosque (SCM) was formed in 2015 and launched an appeal on BT's My Donate for £337,000 to build the mosque - described as 'the first in Skegness'.
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UK Mosque opens doors for conference on religion and human rights
The interfaith conference on religion and human rights at the mosque in Brougham Terrace on Sunday, September 22, was attended by 75 guests.
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Women, children murdered as Saudi jets bomb mosque in Yemen
Yemen’s al-Masirah TV reported that the victims lost their lives in an airstrike early on Monday.
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Car rams into mosque in eastern France, driver arrested
The vehicle crashed into the Grand Mosque of Colmar, damaging its gate and doorway, said the prefecture of Haut-Rhin.
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Turkey FM condemns anti-Muslim acts, visits recently attacked mosque in Norway
The assailant entered the mosque in the affluent Oslo suburb of Baerum on Aug. 10 armed with multiple weapons and opened fire before being overpowered by a 65-year-old man
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Open afternoon at Taranaki Islamic Centre
Yusuf Khan, a member of the Muslim Association of Taranaki, said the event was replicated at mosques around the country for Islam Awareness Week .