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.

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

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

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


Rahat excavation reveals early 1200-year-old rural mosque and ancient luxurious estate

Findings sheds light on the beginnings of Islam in the southern Levant as it replaced the old Byzantine rulers and Christianity.

 Aerial photographs of the mosque in Rahat in the Negev, southern Israel

Portland journalist arrested for vandalizing two synagogues and a mosque

The Portland Police Bureau said that the investigation is ongoing and that they have contacted federal authorities about the case. 

Members of the Proud Boys and their supporters march during a rally in Portland, Oregon

Blast tears through mosque in northern Afghan city Kunduz, killing 33

It was not clear who was behind the explosion that the local commander said hit the mosque during Friday prayers.

 A view shows a mosque after a blast, in Kunduz, Afghanistan October 8, 2021

Arab League urges Israel to stop Jewish prayers at Al-Aqsa mosque

Israeli leaders have said they are ensuring freedom of worship for all religions in Jerusalem.

The Arab League’s foreign ministers meet in Cairo February 1 after US President Donald Trump announced his Middle East peace plan

Some 400 civilians killed in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover - UN

The UN's human rights chief also took aim at Taliban for the attack on women's rights and freedoms in Afghanistan.

Members of Taliban forces ride on a pick-up truck mounted with a weapon in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 3, 2021.

12 injured in blast at Afghanistan mosque - residents

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the apparent attack, the latest in a series of blasts to hit mosques in Afghanistan over recent weeks.

 A view shows a mosque after a blast, in Kunduz, Afghanistan October 8, 2021

41 killed, 70 injured in suicide bombing at Afghan mosque

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing as Taliban officials have played down the threat from the terror group.

 A Taliban fighter reacts to the photographer at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 15, 2021.

Suicide bomber kills scores in Afghan mosque attack

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that left dozens dead, even more wounded.

 Afghan men walk at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan September 10, 2021.

Synagogue, mosque and church to join under one roof in Berlin

The building, with a tall square tower, will contain separate rooms for religious services and a common area for meeting.

People rest at the east side Gallery in Berlin, Germany March 17, 2020

French Muslim Council's Israel-Palestinian policy may violate political prohibitions

CFCM president called his worshipers to recognize the significance of Al-Aqsa Mosque & Jerusalem in the Muslim religion only a few months after standing against politics in places of worship.

"Charter of principles" signing at the Elysee palace in Paris