In a ceremony in Ayodhya, a past flash point for sectarian violence, India’s prime minister offers his Hindu nationalist base a clear symbol of ascendancy.
Tag: Mosques
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Reopens as a Mosque
The Muslim faithful celebrated the decision by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, even as it generated dismay among Christians and architectural conservators.
Turkey’s Erdogan Signs Decree Declaring Hagia Sophia a Mosque
The decree came after a Turkish court revoked the site’s 80-year-old status as a museum and is likely to provoke an international furor.
Erdogan Signs Decree Allowing Hagia Sophia to Be Used as a Mosque Again
The decree came after a Turkish court revoked the site’s 80-year-old status as a museum and is likely to provoke an international furor.
Erdogan Talks of Making Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, to International Dismay
The World Heritage site was once a potent symbol of Christian-Muslim rivalry, and it could become one once more.
Norway Mosque Attacker Gets 21-Year Sentence
Philip Manshaus admitted to killing his stepsister and storming a mosque near Oslo last year, saying he was inspired by other far-right attacks.
Push to Reopen Houses of Worship in Europe and Mideast Brings Perils and Tensions
In Germany, 40 new cases were confirmed among the faithful in Frankfurt. France restarted church services this weekend. And protesters in the West Bank demanded that mosques reopen for the Eid holiday.
Why the Call to Prayer Made Me Cry This Ramadan
Abdi Latif Dahir, a New York Times reporter based in Nairobi, reflects on how the pandemic’s “gift of loneliness” reshaped the holy month.
In U.K., Hard-Hit Minority Communities Struggle to Bury the Dead
The coronavirus outbreak has disproportionately affected some areas of Britain. A Birmingham mosque’s parking lot has been transformed into a makeshift mortuary to handle the influx of bodies.
Ramadan Worldwide: Pakistan, India, Indonesia, US, Egypt
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing Muslims to adapt, observing the holy month more at home than in the mosque, more online than in person, and with greater uncertainty about the future.