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- India
UP: Man threatens to explode mosque, shoot its cleric; held
Bareilly: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly threatening to blow off a mosque here and shoot its cleric if he was not removed, police said. A letter, threatening to…
- India
A mosque has emerged from underwater; people rush to see the site
Nawada: The effect of drought in Bihar’s Nawada district is reflected after the emergence of a Masjid that was submerged in the water of the Phulwaria Dam and now is visible after…
- Middle East
Iran condemns deadly mosque bombing attack in Afghanistan
Tehran Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned a deadly bombing attack in a mosque in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat, according to the Ministry’s website. Nasser Kanaani, the Ministry’s spokesman on Friday, expressed…
- India
A Kerala mosque committee’s fight against drug menace
Kasaragod (Kerala): In a praiseworthy move, a mahal (mosque) committee in a village in this northern Kerala district has decided to expel or sideline members of their community who are involved in…
- World
21 killed in Kabul mosque blast
Kabul: Police in Kabul confirmed on Thursday that 21 people were killed and 33 others injured in a blast that targeted worshippers at a mosque in the Afghan capital the previous day.…
- India
Cleric detained for ‘marriage’ of Hindu couple in mosque
Unnao: A cleric and two others have been taken into custody after right-wing group members entered a mosque and stopped the alleged forced nikah of a 15-year-old Hindu girl in Uttar Pradesh’s…
- Offbeat
With no Muslims, Karnataka villagers observe Muharram every year
For almost a century, Muharram is observed by the villagers of Hirebidanur in Saundatti taluk of Belgavi district where not a single Muslim family resides. A rare occurrence in the world we stay…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Congress demands re-construction of demolished mosque
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) minorities department chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail, along senior leaders Osman Al Hajiri, Mohammed Riyaz and others, on Wednesday, submitted a representation to Ranga Reddy District Collector…
- Featured News
Over 500 km from Chennai, this small town houses a Dravidian mosque
On the East Coast of India, around 560 km south of Chennai is a sleepy small town known as Kilakarai. Predominantly populated by the Indian Moors, a community of Arab, Tamil, Malay,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Mosque’s demolition triggers protests in Shamshabad
Hyderabad: Protests erupted in Shamshabad following the demolition of a mosque by the municipal authorities on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Tuesday. Masjid-e-Khaja Mahmood in Green Avenue colony was demolished by the…