Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered his ministers to investigate reports that the countrys largest mosque has been seized by ISIS fighters, The Associated Press reported on Saturday.The move comes as the kingdom continues to face international criticism over its crackdown on dissent, especially since the September 11 attacks.Saudi Arabia has also been hit by
After years of fighting for an Islamist cause, ISIS now has a legitimate military claim to be the largest mosque in the Middle East.But is this claim actually a legitimate claim to the world’s most valuable Islamic heritage?Read moreThe Islamic Society of North America’s annual World Congress of Religions in Morocco this year included a
It’s not a question of whether mosques are building or not.It’s a question about whether they are growing.The number of mosques in the United States, for example, has increased from about 3,500 in the early 1980s to about 10,000 today.A new Pew Research Center study released in January showed that Muslims are more likely to
PARIS — French police have launched a manhunt for a man suspected of shooting dead a woman inside a mosque in the French capital’s northern suburbs on Sunday.The suspected assailant, believed to be in his 30s, allegedly entered the mosque at about 6:30 p.m. local time and opened fire, injuring one woman, according to police
Posted October 15, 2018 12:30:18 A school in King’s county, in western Victoria, has received a $12.8 million grant from the state to help build a new mosque.The mosque, located at the intersection of King Street and King Road, will be funded by a $30,000 grant from King County’s Economic Development and Economic Development Authority
The tallest mosque of the U.S. is almost certainly the largest mosque in the state of Virginia.Its elevation of 10 stories is the highest in the nation and its location is near the city of Norfolk.It sits just a few miles from the historic city of Richmond, which sits just four miles away.The mosque was