Tag: Mosque
India’s Supreme Court considers call to open mosques to women
India's Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider a petition from a Muslim couple to allow women into mosques, seeking to overturn a centuries-old...
Time has come for Hagia Sophia to be a mosque, says...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday it was time to rename Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia as a mosque, saying that it had...
Grenade attack kills two at southern Philippines mosque
MINDANAO: A grenade attack on a mosque in the troubled southern Philippines killed two people early Wednesday, authorities said, just days after a deadly...
Three dead, 12 injured in roof collapse incident
SARGODHA: At least three people were killed and 12 others injured when the roof of a mosque collapsed here on Saturday, rescue sources said.
The dilapidated...
Pakistan condemns attack on Afghanistan mosque
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the shooting and suicide attack during Friday prayers at a mosque in Afghanistan’s city of Gardez, which claimed the lives of at...
Mosque suicide bombing in north Nigeria kills 7, injures 7
MAIDUGURI: Nigerian officials say that seven people have been killed in a suicide attack on a mosque in Konduga town in the country's north.
Bello...
Gunmen kill 4 civilians in mosque in Afghanistan
KABUL: Gunmen opened fire on worshippers inside a mosque in eastern Nangarhar province, killing four people, according to a provincial official.
Attahullah Khogyani, the provincial...
Lahore turns into Venice
-Eight people injured as rain causes mosque's wall to collapse
-150 feeders of LESCO tripped due to sudden rain
-Mountaineers in North suspend activities
LAHORE: Most localities of Lahore...
Case registered against six under ATA for firing inside mosque
TOBA TEK SINGH: Rajana police station registered a case under 7 of Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and sections 302, 324, 148 and 149 of PPC against six...
Junaid Jamshed Mosque opens in Karachi
A mosque built in Karachi in the memory of late singer-turned-evangelist Junaid Jamshed opened its doors to the public on Wednesday.
“The Junaid Jamshed Masjid’...
Will Iraqis draw a line between mosque and state?
BAGHDAD: Iraq holds its fourth election since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 and the first since the defeat of Islamic State (ISIS)...
LDA resolve issues with Jamia Muhammadia over land dispute
LAHORE: The administration of the Jamia Muhammadia mosque and the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Tuesday settled down their issues regarding the allocation of alternate...
High court dismisses Tablighi Jamaat’s plan to build Europe’s biggest mosque:...
LONDON: A high court judge last week dismissed Tablighi Jamaat’s (TJ) plan to build Europe’s biggest mosque in East London and disallowed their plea...
Florida man sentenced to 15 years in prison for vandalising mosque
FORT LAUDERDALE: A man who vandalised a Florida mosque in January 2016 and left a raw slab of bacon on its doorstep was sentenced to...
Man arrested for planning attack at mosque in Florida
FLORIDA: A man with anti-Islamic sentiments was arrested after he planned to carry out a mass shooting at a mosque in Florida, reports First...
Egypt Sinai strategy put in spotlight due to deadly mosque attack
CAIRO: Egypt’s years-long military campaign against a militant insurgency in the north of the Sinai Peninsula is under increasing scrutiny following a devastating mosque attack...
Egyptian warplanes strike ‘terrorist’ targets following mosque attack
Egypt’s military has responded with air strikes directed at “terrorist” locations and vehicles after hundreds of people were killed in a bomb and gun...
