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Moroccan tried for deadly arson attack on Belgian Shiite mosque
A Moroccan man admitted setting fire to a Shiite mosque in Brussels when he went on trial Thursday for the attack that killed the imam.
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Triple bomb blasts kill 120 outside Nigeria mosque
Three bombs explode outside Kano Central Mosque in an attack bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram.
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New England Mosque Marks 50 Years
Marking fifty years of success in the community, the Islamic Center of New England holds a ceremony and a banquet on Saturday, November 22, to celebrate decades of serving the fast growing American Muslim community.
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Kenya: Police Seize Grenades in Mosque Raid
A youth was killed when police officers stormed two controversial mosques, Masjid Musa and Shakinah, to flush out jihadists.
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Israeli settlers burn mosque in West Bank / Pics
Israeli settlers have torched a mosque in the West Bank, Palestinian officials said, amid growing tensions and violence. "The settlers set fire to the whole of the first floor of the mosque" in al-Mughayir village near the West Bank city of Ramallah, a security official said.
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England: Keighley Mosque opens door to public
A MOSQUE in Keighley will open its doors to the wider public next month.
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Mosques open doors to non-Muslims in Germany
Muslims in Germany have opened the doors of their mosques to non-Muslims on Friday with the hope of eliminating prejudices against Muslims and encouraging cultural exchange.
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Man arrested for Sydney mosque disturbance
A man has been charged after allegedly shouting offensive comments and throwing cement bags at a mosque in Sydney's southwest.
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First prayer in South Cyprus mosque in 40 years
Turkish Cypriots have been allowed to pray in a mosque in the Greek Cypriot-controlled southern Cyprus for the first time in 40 years.
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Rare Photo Archive of Prophet's (PBUH) Mosque to Go on Auction
The auction house Sotheby’s has put a collection of 52 original architectural drawings and 216 photographs of the first expansion of the Prophet’s (PBUH) Mosque in the holy city of Medina in 1951.
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24 dead as mosque roof collapses in Lahore
The death toll from a roof collapse rose to 24 on Wednesday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from the rubble of a mosque.
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A Mosque in Denmark expresses support for IS militants
As a video of the apparent beheading of another US journalist by the Islamic State (IS) sickened most of the civilised world, a mosque in Denmark expressed its support of the aims – if not the tactics – of the jihadist group.
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Ayatollah Araki: “Mosques are centres for the building of Islamic civilization”
Ayatollah Araki said: "saying: “We have to realize that mosques are centres for the building of Islamic civilization; because they are the headquarters of the righteous servants of God, and the best place to educate the community."
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Alaska Set to Open First Mosque
A relatively small Muslim community in America’s far north western state of Alaska have put final touches on their first mosque.
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Mosque fires in Germany trigger concerns of Islamophobia
Suspected arson attacks on mosques attended by Turks in Germany raises concerns about a rise in Islamophobia and racism. In Germany alone 81 attacks targeting mosques were carried out since 2012
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In Photos: Palestinians perform Friday prayers outside bombed Mosque
Palestinians perform Friday prayers outside a Mosque which witnesses said was destroyed by an Israel air strike during the offensive on Gaza.
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Takfiri Terrorists Destroy Shias' Mosque in Iraq
Takfiri militants of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group have destroyed a mosque belonging to Shia Muslims in Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad.
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Imam Shortage Crimps U.S. Mosques
Even as the Muslim population in the U.S. multiplies, the number of religious leaders, known as imams, lags behind.
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Israel Destroyed 60 Gaza Mosques: Ministry
An ongoing Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip has completely destroyed 60 mosques in the embattled Palestinian territory, the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs said.
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Israeli army strikes several mosques in Gaza + Pics
Israeli warplanes attacked on Friday night several civilian targets, including three mosques, killing five and wounding around 20 others, a Palestinian medical source has said.
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Destroyed mosque reopens in Bosnia's Srebrenica
Reopening marks the 19th anniversary of the massacre which killed more than 8,000 Bosnians
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Islamophobia in UK: NWI anti-mosque protest meets counter-demonstration
HUNDREDS of protestors closed off Blackburn Road for more than an hour over protests about the extension of a mosque in Astley Bridge.
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Over 50 Mosques Targeted Since Beginning of Gaza Offensive
Israel has now destroyed or seriously damaged more than 50 mosques since its assault on Gaza began, according to undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowments in Gaza, Hassan al-Saifi.
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Israeli warplanes destroy 3 mosques in Gaza
Israeli warplanes blasted three mosques in different areas of the Gaza Strip at dawn Tuesday with no casualties reported.
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1st Eco-Friendly Mosque Opens in Dubai
Dubai's Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) on Friday opened the first environmentally friendly mosque in the entire Islamic world to worshippers.
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Australia: Shiite mosque approved next to Assyrian Christian church
A proposed Shiite mosque next door to an existing Assyrian church in Coolaroo has been approved by the state planning tribunal.
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U.K: Police investigate racist attack at Warrington mosque
Police are hunting for two racists thugs who smashed windows and screamed abuse at people in the mosque in Warrington town centre.
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Turkey Shiite mosque burned in arson attack / Pics
Muhammadiyah Shiite mosque, located in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul has been attacked, Turkish Sabah newspaper reported on July 8.
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Greek court rejects appeal to block Athens mosque construction
The general assembly of the state council in Greece has rejected an appeal to prevent the construction of a mosque in the capital Athens.
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Poland: A Tatar mosque in vandalized with pig graffiti
Vandals have defaced a mosque in a Tatar region of eastern Poland with graffiti, a local community leader said Sunday.