At memorial, mosque shooting survivor says he forgives attacker
A man who survived New Zealand’s mosque attacks told a crowd of about 20,000 people on Friday that he forgives the terrorist who killed his wife and 49 others. Farid Ahmed was speaking at a national remembrance service held in Christchurch to commemorate those who died in the attacks two weeks ago. “I don’t want to have […]
New Zealand Massacre Dredges Up Worries at a Traumatized New York Mosque
Mohammed Amanullah didn’t have to look up the number for the 106th Precinct in Queens. Looking out the window of his home on Glenmore Avenue, he realized he didn’t even need to call: A patrol car was already stationed outside Al Furqan Jame Masjid, an Ozone Park mosque. It was March 15, and news had […]
Mass Shootings at New Zealand Mosques Kill 49; 1 Man Charged
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — At least 49 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers on what the prime minister called “one of New Zealand’s darkest days.” One man was arrested and charged with murder in what appeared to be a carefully planned racist attack. Police also […]
Mass shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand
What we’re covering here What we know about the attack: At least 49 people have been killed, and 20 seriously injured, after mass shootings at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. What’s known about the suspects: New Zealand police say they have arrested three people in connection with the terror attack. One man has […]
Birmingham mosque opens its doors to city homeless as temperatures plunge
A Birmingham mosque has launched a winter freeze project to help protect the city’s homeless as temperatures plummet to deadly levels on the streets, especially at night. The Green Lane Mosque and Community Centre in Small Heath has opened its doors to the needy and vulnerable and has had an influx of service users, including a regular attendee restricted to […]
‘More than welcome here’: Two local mosques to host open houses for neighbors
Why do muslim women wear hijabs? Why don’t muslims eat pork? What is jihad? This weekend, two recently opened mosques in East Grand Forks will give locals a chance to ask these and any other questions they might have about Islam. The East Grand Forks Islamic Center on 1500 5th Avenue NE will hold a […]
Charlie Baker, in first visit to a mosque as governor, offers message of inclusion
Stepping before the congregation, Governor Charlie Baker took the microphone at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center and softly offered “Salam,” a greeting of peace. “How’d I do?” he then asked, as light laughter rippled through the crowd. Weeks into his second term, Baker on Friday made his first visit to New England’s largest […]
Mecca’s Grand Mosque, the World’S Holiest Muslim Site, is Under Attack by Locusts
BY TOM O’CONNOR ON 1/11/19 AT 11:45 AM The holiest site in Islam, the Grand Mosque in Saudia Arabia’s sacred city of Mecca, has been bombarded by a swarm of insects, and local authorities are struggling to clean up the mess. Droves of insects identified as black grasshoppers descended on Mecca earlier this week, bugging worshippers at the Grand Mosque. […]
East Detroit mosque catches fire twice in 2 days
Sunday fire damages building By Dane Sager Kelly Posted: 8:10 PM, September 23, 2018Updated: 8:10 PM, September 23, 2018 DETROIT – The Quran and Sunnah Society on Van Dyke Avenue caught fire for the second time in two days. ORIGINAL STORY: Fire on Detroit’s east side damages mosque The first fire happened Saturday night in front of the building, and the […]
Experts: Spain’s Cordoba Mosque should be under public ownership
Amid a simmering disagreement over the rights of the Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain, a committee recruited by the local city council of Cordoba opposed its ownership by the Catholic Church. The site was an ancient Muslim place of worship which was converted to a Catholic cathedral. The committee, headed by Federico Mayor Zaragoza, […]