The Delft community came out in their numbers on Saturday morning for a milestone event – the trench digging of a new mosque. With the commencement of the construction process for the mosque, the organising committee said the project aimed to unite the Muslim community. “The idea of the trench digging is[…]
After years of waiting, construction on a new mosque in Delft will finally get underway on Saturday. The new mosque will be called Masjid Jumuah. A special ceremony will take place on Saturday to mark the laying of columns before actual trench digging takes place. The project is estimated to[…]
Even in a country wracked by violence for decades, the killing of a senior Afghan Sufi religious leader and 10 other men stands out from the statistics: shot in the backs of their heads while bowed in prayer, in a ruthless and apparently well-planned operation. The attack Saturday night has[…]
arson attack on a Swedish mosque has left at least five people injured, in an incident that comes amid fierce debate over immigration in the once-welcoming Scandinavian country. “A witness saw somebody throw an object through the window of the building, which serves as a mosque, after which a violent[…]
When a powerful tsunami smashed into this Indonesian city ten years ago, the only structures left standing in many neighborhoods were mosques. For the hundreds who found refuge within their walls, the buildings’ lifesaving role has not been forgotten – and for many, that experience strengthened their faith. Architectural experts[…]
Israeli settlers have torched a mosque in the West Bank, Palestinian officials said, amid growing tensions and violence. The attack on a mosque just before dawn on Wednesday, near the Jewish settlement of Shilo, came after separate Palestinian knife attacks on Monday killed a settler in the southern West Bank,[…]
In its ongoing attempts to clamp down foreign nationals illegally working in the country, the Department of Home Affairs has reportedly instituted tougher measures against mosques that employer foreigners without the appropriate paperwork. Any institution found in violation of these measures, will be handed a stiff R10 000 fine. Speaking[…]
Tensions remain high in the area surrounding the Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem as Israeli police prevented dozens of Palestinian worshippers from entering the compound to perform dawn prayers a day after clashes between the two sides. Many worshippers trying to enter the compound on Tuesday were turned away[…]
At least 18 people have been killed in a roof collapse at a mosque in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, with officials saying the death toll may rise. The roof collapse happened in Daroghawala, a low-income neighbourhood in the outer city with narrow and congested streets. “The bodies of[…]
In a bid to bring light to the atrocities being committed by the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Northern Iraq, the Claremont Main Road Mosque has chosen to dedicate this weeks Jumuah prayers, in support of those affected by the groups rise. They will not only seek to denounce[…]
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