Tag: masjid
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Punjab Police demolishes minaret of Ahmadi Ibadatgah in Wazirabad
The minarets of the Jamaat Ahmadiyya Ibadatgah located in Moti Bazar, Wazirabad, was demolished by the Punjab Police. Jamaat Ahmadiyya has said that the Punjab police has demolished the minaret of the Ibadatgah without any legal justification. The Supreme Court in a landmark judgment on minorities’ rights issued in 2014, had asked the government to…
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Imam Masjid arrested for ‘torturing’ 13-year-old boy in Lahore
A 13-year-old boy was beaten up by an Imam Masjid because he reportedly took a leave for a day. Lahore police on Tuesday arrested the imam of a mosque for allegedly torturing a 13-year-old boy. As per reports, Assistant Superintendent of Police Kahna Circle Shoaib Memon and his team went to arrest the imam identified…
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Athen’s first mosque in 200 years opens for Friday prayers
The first government-funded mosque in the Greek capital, Athens, has opened after 14 years of wrangling and bureaucratic delays. Read more – Peshawar’s Sunheri Masjid allows women to offer prayers after two decades Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from different countries live in Athens but the city has not had a formal mosque since the…
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Wedding photography has been banned at Badshahi Mosque. Here’s why
Bad news for those who wanted to have their wedding photoshoots done at Badshahi Masjid because the mosque’s management has banned wedding photography there. People who have already booked the spot for photography are safe, but no further bookings will be entertained. As per mosque’s caretaker Abdul Khabeer Azaad, the ban was put in order…