I had been a churchgoer for years before I came to Canada.It had become my religion and my place of worship.And then a few weeks ago, I became aware of a new mosque in downtown Toronto, and suddenly, all of that changed.I began to see a pattern: a pattern that continued until a week ago.In
In an interview with Al Jazeera Arabic, a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon who goes by the name of Muhammad al-Saud confirmed that he was responsible for the killing of two members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the political and religious organisation that has been a target of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) attacks in recent years.Al-Soud
Cordoba, Mexico, has become a hub for Islamic extremism, with mosques and Islamic centers, including one near the city’s main train station.One of the more well-known mosques, the Cordoba Mosque, opened in the town of Cordoba in 2002.In 2016, the mosque was closed down after more than a decade of serving as a center for
A mosque in southern Spain is becoming a sanctuary for a Muslim community that has seen violence erupt on its streets.A local newspaper reported that two men who attacked worshippers at the Moroccan Islamic Society mosque in the city of Isla Vista, about 15 miles north of Barcelona, were arrested in January.The newspaper said they
Islamic theology and the structure of a mosque can be the same, but they are made up of different elements that can be different.This article explores how mosque architecture can be built according to a different set of principles, and what can be learned from each.1.The structure of the building2.The materials and materials required3.The size
Jakarta: The world is witnessing the return of prayer to Muslim communities across the globe, and that’s good news for the thousands of Muslim women who have been working for years to spread it.According to the Muslim World League, more than 100 million Muslims worldwide now participate in a network of mosques that are spread
The kingdom has been facing growing political pressure for its treatment of minority Muslims, and has been forced to adopt new rules aimed at restricting the country’s minority population.Saudi Arabia has been holding several public debates in recent months in which speakers have faced restrictions, and some of the debates have attracted protests.Saudi officials say
The latest on the Coronavirus outbreak in New Zealand (all times local):2:40 p.m.Authorities say two people are dead after a shooting at a Wellington mosque.Police say a man who was shot died at the scene.Police have not released details about the shooting.A third person was wounded.Police say the man who died was a mosque security
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
The terror group is calling for the destruction of the Saudi-backed Ahmadi community in Iran, which includes Shia Muslim followers of the prophet Muhammad.“The people of Iran, especially those belonging to the Shia Muslim community, will be targeted,” Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, wrote in a message posted on Telegram,