Taiwan adapts traditional tourist draws to woo Muslim visitors
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP TAIPEI This photo taken on January 19, 2018 shows a chef preparing a Halal meal at the Gaia Hotel, which caters to tourists from […]
The Back-Road Historic Mosques of China
By: Sheila Blair , Jonathan Bloom and Nancy Steinhardt In a country known for large numbers, it was a modest, round number that grabbed our attention: 100. That is […]
Emboldened by change, some Uzbek imams turn on loudspeakers for call to prayer
Reuters International This content was published on December 11, 2017 By Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov TASHKENT (Reuters) – Some mosques in Uzbekistan are starting to broadcast the Muslim […]
‘Muslim Problem’ article could incite hate crime, UK group warns
Greg Wilcox | Published — Thursday 17 August 2017 A man holds up an anti-Muslim banner during a demonstration by the English Defense League in London. (REUTERS/Darren Staples/file) LONDON: The […]
How the USSR’s effort to destroy Islam created a generation of radicals
By Amanda Erickson January 5 A central mosque in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Pavel Mikheyev/AP) In 1929, Soviet leader Mikhail Kalinin laid out his vision for Central Asia: “teaching the people of the Kirgiz Steppe, the small Uzbek cotton grower, and the Turkmenian gardener the ideals of the Leningrad worker.” It was a tall […]
Who funds Swiss mosques?
TRANSPARENCY Who funds Swiss mosques? By Simon Bradley DEC 23, 2016 – There are thought to be around 250 mosques in Switzerland, mostly managed and organised as small private associations as well as a small number of foundations (Keystone) Swiss mosques and Muslim associations are in the spotlight after concerns […]
Silencing the call for prayer in Jerusalem
RAMZY BAROUD | Published — Tuesday 15 November 2016 Ramzy Baroud As I was growing up, I was always reassured by the sound of the “Muadhin” making the call for prayer in our refugee camp’s main mosque in Gaza. For the refugees in my camp, the dawn prayer meant that […]
Switzerland: Intel chief: general surveillance of mosques ‘unlawful’
Source: Swiss Info There is neither a reason nor a legal basis to monitor all mosques and imams as a preventative measure, the head of the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) […]
Muslims protest in front of Colosseum over mosque closures
Published October 21, 2016 Associated Press Muslim men gather for a prayer and demonstration near Rome’s ancient Colosseum, seen in the background Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. The Muslim community of Rome gathered by the Colosseum to pray and demonstrate against the alleged shutting down by police of unofficial places of […]
Immigrants fill the pews: Calgary churches enjoy resurgence thanks to newcomers
‘Immigration’s just a phenomenally important source as far as the vitality of religion in Canada’ By Judy Aldous, CBC News Posted: Oct 04, 2016 2:00 AM MT Last Updated: Oct 04, 2016 2:00 AM MT Father Ephrem Kardouh serves communion to a young girl at St. Basil’s Melkite Greek Catholic Church. […]
HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY INAUGURATES NEW MOSQUE IN SWEDEN
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community inaugurates Mahmood Mosque in Malmo. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to announce that on 13 May 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad inaugurated the Mahmood Mosque in Malmo, Sweden. It […]
French Muslim body to create ‘licence to preach’ for imams
Source: Yahoo News Paris (AFP) – France’s leading Muslim body said Tuesday it would create a permit to preach for imams in a bid to root out extremists, as well […]
USA: Muslim Brotherhood Founded 50% of the Mosques in the West
Radical Mosques in America: Is There One Near You? Clarion has identified over 80 Islamist orgs/mosques in the US, resulting in prominent media coverage on FOX News and the Daily Caller website. The Brotherhood has established the most powerful Islamic institutions in the West, even though Muslims are not necessary […]
Several bullet holes were found inside the Ahmadiyya’s Baitul Aman mosque in Meriden
Source: nhregister.com | courant.com | myrecordjournal.com A sign reads ‘Love For All Hatred For None Ahmadiyya Muslim Community’ at the entrance to The Baitul Aman mosque at 410 Main St. in South Meriden, CT, Tuesday, […]
PRESS RELEASE : FOUNDATION STONE FOR NEW MOSQUE LAID BY HEAD OF AHMADIYYA MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN HOLLAND
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad lays foundation stone for Baitul Aafiyat Mosque in Almere. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is pleased to announce that on 7 October 2015, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza […]
As German Church Becomes Mosque, Neighbors Start to Shed Unease
Source: NY Times By JESSE COBURN; JULY 23, 2015 HAMBURG, Germany — There were cracks in the steeple, and the southeastern wall would somehow have to accommodate a niche pointing toward […]
From the German Press: One Mosque opened nicely, another one not given building permission (yet)
A mosque in the Mecca for Catholics The mosque is tucked away in an industrial area . But otherwise, the members of the Ahmadiyyacommunity in Vechta are satisfied with their new house of worship . The new home of the Muslims is a handsome brick building with two nine-foot ornamental […]
Pastor Wolff campaigns for the Leipzig Mosque. Demands firm words from the politicians in favour of the Mosque construction.
The planned construction of a mosque in Leipzig provides explosive discussions. A citizens’ initiative was formed against the project. Pastor Wolff demands clear words from the politicians in favour of […]
Ahmedi place of worship: Clerics press for demolition of dome
Credit: ET By Rana Tanveer Published: May 21, 2012 A hoarding is installed behind the chhatri (flattened dome) at the entrance, so that the worship place does not look like a mosque. PHOTO: THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE LAHORE: Clerics in Sultanpura who complained that an Ahmedi place of worship looked too much […]
Building Peace: New £1m mosque to open its doors to 1,000 worshippers in Moss Side
Menmedia.com: Amy Glendinning: A major new mosque to serve Muslims across the region is set to open within weeks after a three-year building project. The £1m Darul Aman Mosque in Moss Side, […]