Tag: mosque
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50 killed in mosque bombing in Afghanistan
IS-K, the Afghan regional affiliate of IS that is violently opposed to the Taliban, has carried out several bombings recently, largely in the eastern part of the country.
October 8, 2021 -
Allahabad HC reserves order on razing of mosque
The district administration razed the mosque on May 17, claiming it to be an 'illegal structure'.
June 16, 2021 -
Process for mosque construction begins in Ayodhya
Zufar Faruqi, chairman of IICF, planted a tamarind sapling and he was joined by other members and local villagers.
January 26, 2021 -
Museum as a signifier
By seeking to change the status of what had originally been the most recognisable symbol of modern Istanbul, a source of wonder and fascination since its sixth-century construction, Erdogan has betrayed his revanchism motivated by a deep-rooted hostility toward the ways of his illustrious predecessor Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
August 11, 2020 -
Row over Yogi Adityanath’s ‘won’t attend’ inauguration of a mosque comments, opposition seeks apology
After the bhoomi pujan for a Ram temple in Ayodhya, Yogi Adityanath had said on television that "as a Yogi and a Hindu" he couldn't go for the inauguration of a mosque.
August 7, 2020 -
Places of Worship
Is the current time one of iconoclasm? Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey inaugurated the occasion of converting the Hagia Sofia Museum of Istanbul into a mosque on Friday, 24 July. The building began life several centuries ago as a Greek pagan cathedral.
August 5, 2020 -
Turkey: Iconic museum Hagia Sophia turned into mosque again
President Erdogan's declaration came after a top Turkish court revoked the sixth-century Byzantine monument's status as a museum, clearing the way for it to be turned back into a mosque.
July 11, 2020 -
Advisory issued for prayers in mosques in UP
Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali, chairman of the Centre, said that people should wait for 15 days before going to mosques.
June 1, 2020 -
Delhi’s Nizamuddin emerges as COVID-19 hotspot after 7 die, 24 test positive, 860 quarantined; mosque sealed
Over 2,000 delegates, including from Indonesia and Malaysia, attended the Tabligh-e-Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin West from March 13-15, officials said as the south Delhi neighbourhood was virtually sealed following fears that some people may have contracted COVID-19.
March 31, 2020 -
Mosque sealed in Deoband
As soon as the news regarding the death of Jamati due to Corona in Kashmir reached here the police and health department immediately swung into action on Friday and sealed the Mohamadia mosque in Khanka locality.
March 28, 2020 -
Proposed mosque land 20 kilometres from Ayodhya
The government spokesman said that the proposal was in compliance with the Supreme Court verdict on November 9 that said that five acres of land is to be given to the Muslim side for mosque construction.
February 5, 2020 -
Ayodhya dispute: Yogi Adityanath govt shortlists 5 sites for proposed mosque
The five sites are outside the 'Panchkosi Parikrama' limits, in accordance with the wishes of saints and seers who had wanted the proposed mosque at a 'safe distance' so that there would be no conflict in the future.
December 31, 2019 -
How Shah Jahan connects Bhopal, Delhi, and England
How two rulers with a common name left a rich history and culture for its people but one is more renowned than the other.
August 20, 2019 -
Mosque was built on a temple’s ruins, argues Hindu body in SC
The hearing will continue on Wednesday.
August 13, 2019 -
17 injured in Delhi as car rams into people offering namaaz on Eid
The incident occurred at a mosque in East Delhi's Khureji area, immediately after which protests broke out in the area.
June 5, 2019 -
New Zealand set to ban semi-automatic weapons after mosque shootings
Five guns were used by the primary perpetrator, including two semi-automatic weapons, and two shotguns.
March 16, 2019 -
49 dead, several injured in shooting at 2 mosques in New Zealand; shooter an ‘Australian citizen’
The number of dead was confirmed by New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern who termed the shooting as a 'terrorist attack'.
March 15, 2019