mosques
- 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,…
- 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
Work of mosques at Secretariat continue
Hyderabad: The work of both the mosques at the Secretariat compound is likely to be completed by December this year. The construction work of the secretariat complex will continue till November and the Chief…
- India
Karnataka: School children’s trip to mosque takes communal turn
Chamarajnagar: Hindu bodies across Karnataka have come down heavily on the management of a school for taking students on a trip to a dargah and mosque on the eve of Bakrid in…
- Hyderabad
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti to ‘reclaim’ 1860 mosques? 24 in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Around 1,860 or more Muslim places of worship across India are reportedly on the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti’s radar, of which 24 are located in Hyderabad. The right-wing Hindu organisation’s list essentially…
- Mumbai
Mumbai Police crackdown on 2 mosques for pre-dawn ‘azan’ on loudspeakers
Mumbai: Cracking down, the Mumbai Police have lodged first information reports against two mosques for allegedly flouting noise pollution rules and many more are under a scanner, officials said. The Noorani Masjid,…
- India
Using loudspeakers not a fundamental right: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition that sought they installation of loudspeakers in mosques, saying it is “not a fundamental right”. A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Kumar Birla…
- India
Hanuman Chalisa will be played at higher volumes than azaan: Raj Thackeray
Mumbai: Maintaining his defiant stand, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said his party workers will continue to play the Hanuman Chalisa at higher volumes as long as loudspeakers…
- India
Loudspeaker row: RPI(A) workers will protect mosques, says Athawale; slams MNS stand
Mumbai: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said workers of his Republican Party of India (A) will protect mosques if anyone tried to remove loudspeakers from there forcibly. The Union minister of…
- India
Gurugram: Eid celebrated amid tightened security
Gurugram: In view of Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations on Tuesday, the district police have tightened security arrangements around all mosques across the city. Thousands of worshippers gathered at the Jama Masjid located in Gurugram’s…
- India
Loudspeaker row: Everyone should abide by law, says Karnataka CM
Kalaburagi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said the government will implement the orders of the courts on regulating the use of loudspeakers in mosques and everyone should abide by the…
- India
Mumbai: Over 70% mosques stopped using loudspeakers for morning Azaan, say police
Mumbai: As many as 72 percent of mosques in Mumbai have stopped using loudspeakers for broadcasting the morning Azaan or prayer, police sources said on Tuesday. The development comes amid MNS chief…
