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Tag: Mosques
Suicide Bombing at Pakistan Mosque Kills At Least 87
The mosque was nearly full when the attacker struck. By Tuesday morning, the toll stood at 87, the highest from a bombing in Pakistan in years.
Blast at Afghan Mosque Kills at Least 18, Including a Pro-Taliban Cleric
Among the casualties was Mawlawi Mujib Rahman Ansari, who had ties to the Taliban and was known for his criticism of the country’s previous Western-backed governments.
Exploring Spain’s Arab Influence
Exploring the country’s Arab influence is an impossibly romantic journey, involving palaces with intricate geometric designs, castles and grand mosques reconfigured by Christians into cathedrals.
Israel Searches for Assailants Who Killed 3 People in Stabbing Rampage
The deadly attack on Thursday night fueled Israeli-Palestinian tensions that have been building for more than a month.
During Ramadan, Palestinians Barred From Aqsa Turn to Smugglers
For Palestinian Muslims, praying at the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem is an important part of Ramadan. Those barred by Israel are finding ways to get there anyway.
A Site Holy to Jews and Muslims Returns as the Nexus of Conflict
The skirmishes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Aqsa Mosque, known to Jews as Temple Mount, are laden with national and religious symbolism.
Explosion at Afghan Mosque Kills at Least 10
The blast in Mazar-i-Sharif, one of Afghanistan’s economic hubs, was the latest in a series of attacks on one of its religious minorities and was claimed by an ISIS affiliate.
Gazan Militants and Israeli Air Force Exchange Fire
The flare-up followed a rise in tensions over holy places in Jerusalem and a deadly wave of Arab attacks in Israel, answered by a lethal Israeli crackdown in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Police Stop Muslim Worshipers From Entering Holy Site
Brief clashes broke out Sunday after the Israeli police blocked Muslim access to the Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as Temple Mount, in order to prevent contact between Palestinians and Jewish visitors.