Mosque

Turkey opens three mosques in Gaza as Ankara expands religious influence

Turkey’s Diyanet Foundation opened three mosques in Gaza ahead of Ramadan, part of Ankara’s broader effort to expand religious and political influence in the enclave.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Turkish charities operating in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2025
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.

PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system

The draft constitution also called for the "right of return" for refugees, caring for families of "martyrs, prisoners, and exiles," and reaffirming the PLO's position as representing Palestinians.

|ByJAMES GENN
Brenton Tarrant, the gunman who shot and killed worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks, listens as Crown prosecutor Mark Zarifeh delivers his submission during Tarrant's sentencing at the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, August 27, 2020.

New Zealand mosque gunman appeals conviction, says guilty plea was irrational

He is serving a life sentence in prison without parole - the first time a New Zealand court imposed a sentence requiring a person to spend the rest of their life in prison.

|ByREUTERS
People mourn as they attend a funeral for victims following the suicide explosion at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 7, 2026.

China denounces deadly Islamabad mosque attack, pledges support to Pakistan

An attacker opened fire at the gates of the mosque before setting off a suicide bomb and killing at least 31 people in the deadliest attack of its kind in Pakistan's capital in more than a decade.

|ByREUTERS

Iraq to re-open the restored Nuri Mosque in Mosul

Symbol of ISIS defeat and the disaster of the war, the Al-Nuri Mosque has been restored along with Mosul city.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, stands after its reconstruction by UNESCO, with support from the government of the United Arab Emirates, in Mosul, Iraq, August 31, 2025.

Two people injured in shooting near mosque in Sweden, police say

"A call was received about a suspected serious violent crime in connection with a mosque in Orebro," police said in a statement.

AUGUST 15, 2025ByREUTERS
Police vehicles park near the Risbergska school, following a deadly shooting attack at the adult education center in Orebro, Sweden, February 5, 2025

Iranian ballistic missile damages oldest, second oldest mosques in Haifa

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said that the attack had injured the Muslim clerics who were in Al Jarina Mosque at the time.

JUNE 20, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
Impact site following Iranian missile strike on downtown Haifa, next to the 300-year-old Zahir al-Umar Mosque, June 20 ,2025.

Thessaloniki's Alcazar to shine again by 2026

The mosque consists of three distinct units corresponding to three successive chronological phases of its construction: the prayer hall, the portico, and the atrium.

APRIL 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Thessaloniki's Alcazar to shine again by 2026.

A spiritual excursion from the deep blue sea to the desert in Abu Dhabi

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 103.

MARCH 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi

Israel Police warns against fake news, incitement ahead of Ramadan in Jerusalem

Israel Police noted that terrorists exploit Ramadan to “incite and disseminate misleading narratives about events in Jerusalem, especially in the Old City and on the Temple Mount.”

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH
Palestinians walk near the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, in September 2024.

WATCH: IDF reveals how terrorists use mosques in West Bank

The IDF has killed at least 165 terrorists in approximately 110 air strikes in the West Bank since the beginning of the multi-front war.

JANUARY 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Israeli soldier takes position during an Israeli military operation in the Far'a refugee camp near Jenin, January 1, 2025.

Stampede kills three women, injures five children in Umayyad Mosque in Damascus

The children suffered fractures, severe bruises and fainting, said the civil defense in a statement.

JANUARY 10, 2025ByREUTERS
People walk as a flag adopted by the new Syrian rulers is seen, in the Umayyad Mosque, after Syria's Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, December 27, 2024.

Imam at mosque connected to New Orleans terrorist says Jews exploit usury to dominate economies

Masjid Bilal is one of 20 Islamic Centers run by The Islamic Society of Greater Houston.

JANUARY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The French Quarter, near Bourbon Street is blocked off late morning with a heavy police and FBI presence after a Terrorist attack early in the morning in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025.

Israelis in West Bank set fire to mosque, graffiti 'revenge' on building - report

The words "the righteous will rejoice because he takes vengeance," from the Torah, was sprayed on the building.

DECEMBER 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A mosque in the village of Marda in Samaria was set on fire last night by Jews. The verse "The righteous will rejoice because he has revenge" was sprayed on the site.