Mosque

Slain security guard of California mosque engaged gunmen in shootout, hailed as hero

The security guard of the San Diego mosque, identified as Amin Abdullah, opened fire on the two gunmen before being fatally shot in the parking lot.

A police officer stands outside the Islamic Centre of San Diego the morning following a shooting, in San Diego, California, US, May 19, 2026.
A police officer stands outside the Islamic Centre of San Diego the morning following a shooting, in San Diego, California, US, May 19, 2026.

‘Anti-Islamic writings’ found in car of California mosque shooting suspects, official says

An immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent raises a finger moments after detaining a man during an immigration raid, on Sunday in Minneapolis.

ICE detains Palestinian-American mosque president in Wisconsin 'with no cause,' mosque says

 Rabbi Kalman Bar

Chief rabbi calls for protection of mosques, churches and synagogues after attacks


Blast tears through mosque at Afghanistan local deputy governor funeral

The deputy governor of Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province was killed by a car bomb on Tuesday.

 A man walks past the site of a suicide attack along the roadside in Faizabad district of Badakhshan province on June 6, 2023

Man charged over hate crime at mosque near Toronto, police say

28-year-old Sharan Karunakaran allegedly tore up a Koran and ranted at worshippers

Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Over 200,000 Palestinians at al-Aqsa for second Friday prayers of Ramadan

2,300 Border Police officers operated in the Jerusalem area and the West Bank on Friday in preparation for the Friday prayers.

 Worshippers pray on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in front of the Dome of the Rock, on the compound known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, March 24, 2023

Two Israeli teens indicted for firebombing mosque in Herzliya

The two Israelis were originally planning to jump an Arab citizen but abandoned that idea and decided to attack a mosque instead.

 The Sidna Ali Mosque in Herzliya, Israel.

Renewed protests in Iran's restive southeast, mosque surrounded

As with previous bouts of unrest, authorities appeared to have disrupted internet services on Friday.

Iranian Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a campaign meeting at the Mosalla mosque in Tehran, Iran

Rising terrorism in Pakistan may destabilize regional security

January 2023 was Pakistan’s deadliest month for terrorism in five years, and experts believe that the situation could continue to deteriorate.

 People stand amid the rubble, following a suicide blast in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan February 1, 2023.

Abrahamic Family House shows success of Abraham Accords coexistence - analysis

There is a lot that is unique about this site and also how it symbolizes and embodies the kinds of initiatives that have blossomed since the Abraham Accords.

 Abrahamic Family House on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi in the UAE.

Suicide bomber kills 83 in Pakistan mosque used by police

The mosque was located close to a police housing block, and there were some 260 people inside when the blast occurred.

 A man walks amid the damages at the prayer hall after a bomb blast inside a mosque during Friday prayers in Peshawar, Pakistan, March 4, 2022.

On This Day: The Muslim conquest of Mecca in 630 CE

Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is home to Masjid al-Haram, the largest mosque in the world which has within it the Ka'ba toward which all Muslims pray.

Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca on September 21, 2015

Pro-Taliban cleric among 18 dead in Afghanistan mosque blast

Al Jazeera Media Network, citing unnamed sources, said 28 people had been killed and 45 injured. Mujib Rahman Ansari - the pro-Taliban cleric - was among the dead.

 Afghan men pray in a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 17, 2021.