mosques
- World
Yunnan: Worshippers surround 13th-century mosque to prevent demolition
Thousands of people in a Muslim-majority town in Yunnan, China surrounded a mosque in a last attempt to prevent authorities from removing the dome and minarets of a local mosque, as part…
- Delhi
Mosques in Delhi appeal to people to play their role in LG’s campaign to rejuvenate Yamuna
New Delhi: A message to clean the Yamuna sent out through a campaign led by the Delhi Lt Governor has found resonance with clerics of several mosques, including the Jama Masjid, who…
- Telangana
Telangana secretariat mosques’ construction delayed
Hyderabad: With just three days remaining until the inauguration of the new Telangana Secretariat building, the construction of the mosques within the complex is progressing at a slow pace, and it is…
- Middle East
Ramzan 2023: 15 new mosques open in Sharjah
Abu Dhabi: Ahead of Ramzan, the Department of Islamic Affairs in Sharjah has inaugurated 15 new mosques of various sizes and architectural styles in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), local media reported.…
- India
Ban on loudspeakers in mosques: Gujarat HC seeks state govt’s reply
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has sought the state government’s reply on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers for reciting azaan’ (call to prayer) in…
- Middle East
Mosques in UAE to offer absentee prayers for Turkey, Syria earthquake victims
Abu Dhabi: All mosques across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are going to offer absentee funeral prayers for Turkey, and Syria earthquake victims on Friday. It was decided to offer prayer following…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Construction work of secretariat mosques moves at snail’s pace
Hyderabad: The construction of the grand building of the new Secretariat is in the final stages and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has decided to inaugurate it on February 17. Apart from…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia restricts external loudspeakers in mosques
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has issued directives to restrict the use of external loudspeakers in mosques across the country, local media reported. The Minister of Islamic Affairs Sheikh Dr…
- India
Board exams: Haryana wants wake-up ‘alarm’ for students by temples, mosques
Chandigarh: In a move aimed at improving pass percentage of schools, the Haryana government has called for announcements by temples, mosques and gurdwaras to wake up students of classes 10 and 12…
- Hate Crime
Karnataka: Green railway station repainted after Hindutva protests
The Kalaburagi railway station, formerly known as Gulbarga railway station, was repainted to white from green on Tuesday, after pressure from the right-wing Hindu organisation Hindu Jagaran Vedike. The railway station came…
- India
We do not need govt assistance for mosques, madrasas: Maulana Arshad Madani
New Delhi: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind’s Maulana Arshad Madani has said that they do not need any government help for their mosques and madrasas, and no government board affiliation of madrassas is acceptable.” At…
- Middle East
Israelis attacked 15 mosques in West Bank since Jan 2022
Jerusalem: The Palestinian minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Hatem Al-Bakri, said that 15 mosques have been attacked by the Israeli occupation forces and settlers, since the beginning of 2022, in the…
- Politics
BJP’s Giriraj Singh demands survey of mosques, madrasas in Bihar
Patna: Firebrand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Minister, Giriraj Singh has demanded a survey of madrasas and mosques in Bihar similar to that in Uttar Pradesh. “We demanded from the…
- Afghanistan
Twenty killed in mosque blast in Afghanistan’s Herat
Kabul: At least 20 people were killed in a blast that rocked a mosque in northwestern Afghanistan during Friday prayers, Afghan media reported. Guzargah mosque in the city of Herat was bombed…
- India
Badruddin Ajmal accuses BJP of targeting Muslims, mosques
Guwahati: AIUDF Chief and Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal on Wednesday said that ahead of the 2024 general election, BJP and RSS are targeting Muslims, Madrasas and mosques. “Attacks on Muslims, Madrasas,…
