The London practice won a RIBA-backed international competition in September last year and is planning an oval-shaped, three-storey building with a flat roof, including a minaret, for the rural site. Preston’s planning committee will decide on the outline planning application at a meeting on Thursday next week. Officers said while …
Read More »Germany: Mosque targeted in shooting attack
An attack by assault rifles was reported at a Mosque in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt province early Monday. Two individuals heard shots near the Islamic Cultural Center in Halle, according to a statement made by police, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. The police discovered three bullets on the ground. Eyewitnesses noted that a …
Read More »Saudi worshipers in Jeddah wept over demolition of their mosque and its conversion into an opera house
Saudi activists on social media published an impressive video of worshipers at a mosque in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after the last Friday prayer and before the mosque was demolished to launch an investment project by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. According to this video, the worshipers hugged each other …
Read More »Court halts Mosque demolition in Quds
A court in the occupied territories has stopped the planned demolition of a Mosque in the East Jerusalem Al-Quds neighborhood of Issawiya. The Israeli Jerusalem District Court passed a ruling freezing the planned demolition of al-Taqwa Mosque in Issawiya, which lies on the eastern slopes of Jerusalem, until February 14. …
Read More »Iran’s President: Preventing takfiri movements from growing is an important function of mosques in Islamic world
“One of the important functions of mosques in the Islamic world is to prevent the growth of takfiri movements,” the President of Iran said. Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Ibrahim Raisi met with the worshipers of the Moscow Grand Mosque on Thursday at the invitation of Ravil Ainuddin, chairman of the Council of …
Read More »hilippines: Shooting injures two inside Cotabato City Mosque
Two individuals have been shot and injured inside a mosque in Cotabato City, Philippines. Police authorities are in pursuit of two men who shot and seriously injured a Village Chairperson and his companion while they were praying inside a Mosque in Cotabato City, Thursday, January 6. Maj. Rustom Pastolero, Cotabato …
Read More »Canada: Edmonton’s Jewish group donates food to homeless shelter set up in Al-Rashid Mosque
Edmonton’s Jewish group donated food and water to the neighbouring Mosque to help keep people safe and fed during an extreme cold snap. Al Rashid Mosque often opens its doors to shelter people in need. “Thank you to Al Rashid for opening its Mosque to the homeless during this severe …
Read More »Mosque in Virginia allowed expansion
A Mosque in Virginia’s Manassas has been granted the permission to expand which will increase its capacity for the Muslim community of the city. The Manassas City Council unanimously approved a special use permit for the Prince William Islamic Center at 9002 Mathis Avenue. Imam Dr. Mohamed E. Hassan plans …
Read More »Singapore: Mosque granted funds for restoration
Hajjah Fatimah Mosque in Singapore’s Kampong Glam is among 20 national monuments that have received combined $2.24m for restoration and maintenance projects. The Hajjah Fatimah Mosque stands tall in Kampong Glam, holding its own in an area known for iconic buildings such as the Sultan Mosque. It is one of …
Read More »UK: Mosque evacuated due to suspicious package
IQNA: A Mosque in Stevenage, east of England, was evacuated and cordoned off due to detection of a suspicious package. A man was arrested after creating a disturbance inside a Mosque in Stevenage on Friday afternoon. Police were called just before 3pm following reports that an unknown male was trying …
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