SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco mosque had its windows smashed by a man wielding a skateboard on April 4, the San Francisco Police Department said. On Tuesday, the suspect was seen near the Masjid Al-Tawheed mosque again. The apparent smashing of the windows was caught on surveillance video, which was posted on X. […]
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1 police officer killed and 6 others wounded in grenade attack at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A police officer died and six other officers were wounded in a grenade attack Monday at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan, authorities said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack near Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. Local police chief Nasir Shah said officers were still investigating. In a statement, […]
Billionaire Asif Aziz did not publicly pledge wealth to India mosque
Posts repeatedly shared online falsely claimed London-based billionaire Asif Aziz donated 500 million dollars for the construction of a mosque near a controversial Hindu temple in India, purportedly telling Britain’s Telegraph newspaper he would “dedicate” his wealth to the project. However, the foundation tasked with building the mosque said it could not yet receive foreign […]
Burkina Faso mosque attack: Dozens killed during prayers
Dozens of people have been shot dead at a mosque on the same day that a church was attacked, say the authorities in Burkina Faso. It was during early-morning prayers that the gunmen surrounded the mosque in Natiaboani town. “The victims were all Muslims, most of them men,” a local resident told the AFP news […]
Algeria inaugurates Africa’s largest mosque that was commissioned by ousted former president
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria on Sunday inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol of state-sponsored strength and religiosity to one of delays and cost overruns. Built by a Chinese construction firm throughout the 2010s, the “Great Mosque of Algiers” features the world’s […]
Fear and triumph as Indian holy city mosque dispute heats up
As Hindus began prayers at a mosque in one of India’s holiest cities, the building’s elderly custodian Syed Mohammad Yaseen wondered how much longer he would be permitted to worship there. Varanasi, where Hindus travel to cremate their dead by the Ganges river, is the latest flashpoint in a running battle to claim centuries-old Islamic […]
Old clip of Jewish worshippers dancing in mosque misleadingly shared as ‘from November 2023’
An old video of people joyously singing and dancing has been shared in social media posts that misleadingly claim it shows an Israeli music festival at a West Bank mosque where Palestinians were barred from worshipping. The video was shared in November 2023 — a month into the war between Israel and Palestinian militant organisation […]
Indian PM presides over inauguration of new Hindu temple built where mosque once sat
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided Monday over the inauguration of a controversial Hindu Temple. Located in Ayodhya in northern India, the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir is built on a contested holy site, according to NBC News. The site was the home of a 16th century mosque, the Babri Masjid, until 1992, when Hindu nationalist mobs destroyed it, CNN reported. Why […]
India’s Modi inaugurates Hindu temple on site of destroyed mosque
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on Monday a giant new Hindu temple, which is built on the site where a historic mosque was destroyed decades ago by radical Hindus, in the north Indian pilgrimage town of Ayodhya. The contentious place of worship in the state of Uttar Pradesh stands on the razed site of […]
New mosque construction in India’s Ayodhya to begin in May, Muslim group says
By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) – As Hindu devotees prepare to inaugurate a grand temple to one of their holiest deities, India’s minority Muslims plan to begin building a new mosque in the same city later this year, hoping to make a fresh start after a bloody, decades-long dispute. Haji Arfat Shaikh, the head […]
A Hindu temple built atop a razed mosque in India is helping Modi boost his political standing
NEW DELHI (AP) — Three decades after Hindu mobs tore down a historical mosque, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the consecration of a grand Hindu temple at the same site on Monday in a political move to boost his party ahead of a crucial national vote. Experts say the temple, dedicated to Hinduism’s […]
Israeli strike leaves Gaza’s oldest mosque in ruins : NPR
Left: A Palestinian schoolgirl in Gaza City passes by the main entrance to Pasha’s Palace in 2019 as the minaret of the Omari Mosque is seen in the background. Right: Palestinians spend a Ramadan fasting day in 2019 reading the Quran inside the Omari Mosque. Khalil Hamra/AP Images for NPR hide caption toggle caption Khalil […]