Mosque

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.

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.
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

Pakistani paramilitary federal forces stand guard next to a crowd of people gathered near the site of a deadly explosion at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 6, 2026. Picture taken with a phone.

At least 31 killed in Islamabad Shi'ite mosque bombing, Islamic State claims responsibility

Jewish and Muslim delegations meet at Great Mosque in Stockholm.

Sweden’s Jewish leaders gift Muslim community al-Aqsa Quran in act of solidarity


IDF conducts precision strike on Hamas command center embedded in Gaza's Al Farouq Mosque

The Farouq Mosque has been used as a Hamas staging ground before; in the 2014 Gaza War, when it was also destroyed.

 Palestinians walk next to a destroyed Mosque from an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 9, 2024

‘Destroy the Zionist Jews:’ NY mosque condemns pro-Hamas imam sermon

New York and New Jersey ADL regional director Scott Richman warned that such rhetoric could result in "harmful real world consequences."

 Men hold Hamas' and Palestine's flag during a rally in New York City on May 27, 2024.

Nine people were killed, several wounded by gunfire near mosque in Oman's Wadi al-Kabir, police say

Four people were killed and several wounded near a mosque in Oman, a rare security breach. Omani police are investigating, and the US embassy urged vigilance.

 A mosque is seen next to palm trees against a backdrop of the Al Hajar Mountains near Al Ayn, Oman, April 20, 2023.

Egypt unveils renovation of 14th-century Maridani mosque

Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities marked the completion of multi-year renovations to the 14th-century Altunbugha al-Maridani mosque, funded by the EU and the Aga Khan Foundation.

View of the Mosque of Amir al-Maridani, dating from 1340 CE from the era of the Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo, as Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is to inaugurate the second phase of the restoration project on it, in Darb al-Ahmar, in Cairo, Egypt, May 29, 2024.

Mosque 'call to prayer' volume louder since start of war

Similar complaints were heard from residents in the north, and now it turns out that the residents of Lod are suffering from loud muezzins using excessive volume.

Mosque in  Abu Ghosh 370

IDF fighters 'refuse to serve' after incident in Jenin mosque, minister claims

"The military must learn to contain these incidents," Regev was quoted as saying at the cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. "Even if they made a mistake."

 Miri Regev, Minister of Transport and Road Safety  attends an unveiling ceremony of a 50-meter long mural made by Mexican artist Julio Carrasco Breton, depicting the millennia of Jewish history, at the Ben Gurion International Airport, June 20, 2023

Israel far-right site defends praying soldiers, claims Jenin mosque used for terror

HaKol Hayehudi, in response to IDF soldiers' suspension for playing the Shema Yisrael prayer over loudspeakers in the mosque, claims that the mosque is used for terrorism purposes

 The location of the mosque in Jenin

Hamas rigs children's backpacks, dolls, in ambush on IDF forces in Gaza

The explosive-laden children's items contained speakers that played crying noises in an attempt to lure in and kill soldiers, the IDF reported.

 IDF documentation of dolls and children's backpacks that had been rigged with speakers an explosives to lure in IDF troops. December 15, 2023.

IDF suspends soldiers for reciting Jewish prayer inside Jenin mosque

An IDF soldier is seen holding a microphone and reciting Shema Yisrael through the mosque's loudspeaker.

 A general view of a mosque, after the Israeli army's withdrawal from the Jenin camp, July 5, 2023

Israel's war in Gaza could finish by February, Hamas insurgency to last months

Top defense officials expect a three to nine month insurgency even after the main part of the war concludes.

IDF soldiers of the Duvdevan Unit; illustrative.