Mon 27 July 2020: “Price tag” vandalism is a strategy used by extremist Jewish settlers to attack Palestinians and their property A mosque was vandalized Monday in a suspected “price tag” attack in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian residents. Attackers spray-painted anti-Arab slogans and racist graffiti on the walls of a mosque in […]
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Sun 26 July 2020: Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency renovates mosque built 135 years ago in Cape Town Turkey’s state-run aid agency has renovated an Ottoman era mosque in South Africa. The Nur el-Hamidia Mosque was built 135 years ago with the support of Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II in Cape Town, the Turkish Cooperation and […]
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Sun 26 July 2020: Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia were placed under quarantine on Saturday as a precaution against the spread of the novel coronavirus ahead of next week’s annual Hajj pilgrimage season – curtailed this year for fear of the virus. Saudi Arabia has drastically limited the number of Muslims attending this year’s Hajj, […]
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Sat 25 July 2020: Far-right group stopped outside Turkish Consulate in Thessaloniki THESSALONIKI, Greece (AA) – A group of far-right Greek extremists burned Turkish flags late Friday in Thessaloniki to protest the reopening of the Hagia Sophia Mosque for worship in Istanbul. The group burned a Turkish flag after gathering outside the Agia Sofia Church before marching […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: Citizens say Friday prayers after 86 years at Istanbul’s iconic site ‘worth the wait’ ISTANBUL (AA) – People of all walks of life attended Friday prayers at Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia Mosque as it reopened for worship after 86 years. Men, women, the elderly and children were seen waiting at the 11 […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: At special service for historic reopened mosque, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recites Surahs from the Quran ISTANBUL (AA) – Friday’s historic prayers in Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Mosque marked the first acts of worship there in 86 years. Thousands of people took part in the traditional Friday prayers both inside and […]
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Fri 24 July 2020: First Muslim prayers are held in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia. Built in the early 6th century, Hagia Sophia witnessed the rise and fall of several empires, reopened as a museum and became a symbol of the blending of East and West cultures and one of Turkey’s most popular tourist attractions. The world’s […]
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Thu 23 July 2020: A great many Muslims want to attend Friday prayer to mark return of Hagia Sophia as mosque, says Istanbul governor ISTANBUL (AA) – Hagia Sophia Mosque is ready to reopen on July 24 for worship for the first time in 86 years with inaugural Friday prayer, according to the governor […]
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Wed 22 July 2020: Jakarta allows prayers in congregation with strict health protocols due to coronavirus JAKARTA (AA) – Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia will celebrate Eid al-Adha or feast of the sacrifice, a major Muslim holiday, on July 31, authorities announced. Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi said the decision was based on the […]
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Wed 22 July 2020: Following the annual custom, the lower part of Kaaba garment (kiswa) was raised and tailors covered the exposed part with a white cotton cloth of about two meters across the four sides. This procedure is carried out every year as a precautionary measure to prevent people from damaging the kiswa, as […]
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