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in EuropeAthens first mosque in 200 years, took 14 years to complete, held the Friday prayer
Friday prayers were held for the first time in Athens following the opening of the Greek capital’s first mosque this week after years of delays. The congregation was limited to 12 people – nine men and three women – all of whom wore masks due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Friday sermon, which was […] More
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Hagia Sophia – Church, Museum or Mosque
Hagia Sophia has been the talk and rightly so. There’s been talk about it should be kept as a church, museum or mosque. Here’s some responses from a few Muslims, keeping in mind historical, political and Islamic perspectives. Rafiq Abu Safiyyah – “I am absolutely aghast, dumbfounded, perplexed and astonished at seeing statuses by fellow […] More
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Over 90,000 mosques to reopen in Saudi Arabia after sanitisation, except mosques in Makkah
Over 90,000 mosques will reopen on Sunday after being sanitised, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced on Thursday. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance is all set to reopen more than 90,000 major and minor mosques across the Kingdom, except mosques in Makkah. The ministry and its staff have already embarked on maintenance, cleaning […] More
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Former footballer Kanoute raises $1m to build Seville’s first mosque in 700 years
Former football star Fred Oumar Kanoute has raised $1m in an online crowdfunding campaign to build the first purpose-built mosque and cultural centre in Seville, Spain, in over 700 years. Kanoute, a French-born Muslim with a Malian background who previously played for Sevilla FC, and converted to Islam at the age of 20, started the […] More
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German church welcomed Muslim Friday prayer due to social distancing rules
A church in Germany’s capital, Berlin, has helped a nearby mosque comply with physical distancing guidelines by hosting Friday prayers, in a move hailed as “an amazing sign of solidarity”. Places of worship reopened in the country earlier this month, but worshippers must maintain a minimum distance from one another of 1.5 metres (five feet). […] More
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All 70 mosques in Singapore to be closed for five days for deep cleaning tackling coronavirus spread
All 70 mosques in Singapore will be closed for five days for cleaning from Friday (March 13) and no congregational prayers will be held on that day, as a preventive measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus following the infection of two Singaporeans who attended a mass religious gathering in Selangor, Malaysia as reported […] More
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Non-Muslim man in Singapore goes to the mosque every Friday to organise worshippers’ shoes
A non-Muslim man, known as ‘Uncle Steven,’ has been spotted outside Al-Mawaddah Mosque in Singapore neatly organising worshippers’ shoes into rows. He was stopped by Irfan Musthapa, who highlighted the incident on Facebook. Mustapha said he sees the man every week at the Mosque doing the same thing. “Braving the blazing sun, plus some haze […] More
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Two people accept Islam as almost 1,200 people attend Kowloon Masjid Open Day in Hong Kong
As Muslims, we are quick to say the non-Muslims shouldn’t judge Islam through the mainstream media and certain governments. But, what do we ourselves do to clear any misconceptions about Islam and to show the true Muslim character. Masjid Open Days are exactly what allow this to happen as we are able to welcome the […] More
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Muslims and mosques on the rise in Japan amidst misconceptions about Islam
Recent years have seen increasing numbers of students and workers coming to Japan from Islamic nations, and mosques are being established in regions across the country. According to an investigation by Hirofumi Tanada, a professor of Asian social theory at Waseda University’s Faculty of Human Sciences, at the end of 2018 there were 105 mosques […] More
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After waiting for decades, Muslims in Athens finally get a mosque
Athens’ first official mosque is set to open in the coming months after a decades-long fight for its construction by the country’s minority Muslim population as reported by various news media. “We hope the first prayer will be in September,” said Minister of Education and Religion Kostas Gavroglou on Friday. The minister toured the nearly […] More
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White-supremacist terrorist charged with 50 counts of murder over Christchurch mosque massacre
New Zealand Police have announced the accused terrorist behind the Christchurch attack will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges. The Australian terrorist behind the Christchurch terror attack will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges. The charges against Brenton Tarrant, 28, were announced by police on Thursday. He is due to […] More
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Hagia Sophia’s status to be changed back to a mosque: President Erdoğan
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum will be converted back into a mosque, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday. “Ayasofya (Haghia Sophia) will no longer be called a museum. Its status will change. We will call it a mosque,” Erdogan said during a live televised program. Slamming criticism of the decision by foreign officials, Erdogan […] More
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