Turkey’s President Erdogan turns another ancient Istanbul church into a mosque

Turkish President Recep Erdogan on Friday ordered another ancient Orthodox church that became a mosque and then a popular Istanbul museum to be converted back into a place of Muslim worship. The decision to transform the Kariye Museum into a mosque came just a month after a similarly controversial conversion for the UNESCO World Heritage-recognised … Read more

Amber Heard hits back after being slammed for ‘going braless’ while visiting a Turkish mosque

Amber Heard hits back after being slammed for ‘not wearing a bra’ while visiting a Turkish mosque during summer break in Istanbul The actress is currently on holiday in the Turkish capital following her appearance at ex Johnny Depp’s libel trial at the High Court in London  But she has been targeted by furious Twitter followers … Read more

Christchurch mosque shooter could serve some of his sentence in Australia, says Jacinda Ardern

Christchurch mosque shooter could serve some of his sentence in Australia, says Jacinda Ardern as it emerges it will cost $1.6million a year to jail him in New Zealand Jacinda Ardern said killer Brenton Tarrant may serve his time in Australia  New Zealand PM says New Zealand must make sure ‘justice is done here first’  Total of … Read more

Terror suspect ‘paid for gladiator sword and bullet proof vest and plotted attack on mosque leader’

Terror suspect ‘paid for gladiator sword, bullet proof vest and balaclava’ and allegedly endorsed Reading-style knife rampage and plotted attack on mosque leader Sahayb Aweys Munye Abu, 27, alleged to have had ‘pro-terrorist conversation’  Prosecutors allege he spoke of attack on imam of a mosque in online discussion He was arrested as part of anti-terror … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Blackburn mosque shuts as imam tests positive

Up to 250 mourners at a mosque in Blackburn have been forced to self-isolate after the imam tested positive for Covid-19 – as the town overtakes Leicester with the highest rate of coronavirus infections in England.  Since July 4, a maximum of 30 people have been allowed at funerals, but an email seen by the … Read more

Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia former cathedral transformed into a mosque by President Erdogan

Turkey’s President Erdogan has formally converted the former Hagia Sophia cathedral into a mosque to drum up support for his Islamic-rooted party – sparking fury from Christian groups and the US.  The move came hours after Turkey’s highest administrative court issued a landmark ruling that unanimously annulled the 1934 cabinet decision to renovate the site into … Read more

Prince William supports Christchurch mosque members affected by the 2019 mass shooting

The Duke of Cambridge joined a video call to reconnect with members of the Christchurch Muslim community that he met last year in the aftermath of the Al-Noor and Linwood mosque terrorist attacks.  During the call, Prince William, 37, talked to Imams and representatives from the Al-Noor and Linwood mosques, and the Muslim Association of … Read more

Worshippers ignore coronavirus social distancing as they pray at mosque in Indonesia

Hundreds of Muslims ignored social distancing by packing close together to attend Friday prayers in Indonesia, as the country surpassed the Philippines for the most coronavirus infections in South-East Asia. The worshippers were pictured at the Islamic Center mosque in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, the northernmost part of the island of Sumatra. The Acehnese Muslims – who are … Read more

Muslims clash with police outside a mosque as they try to enforce Pakistan’s coronavirus lockdown

Pakistani Muslims clashed with police trying to enforce new curbs on gatherings to prevent Friday prayers and contain coronavirus infections, officials said. TV footage showed dozens of people chasing two police vehicles and pelting them with stones as an officer fired in the air to disperse the crowd. The astonishing video outside a Karachi mosque … Read more

Christchurch mosque shooting survivors speak one year after the tragedy

The survivors of the Christchurch terror attack have opened up about the horrific mass shooting and revealed what life has been like one year on.  On March 15, 2019, Brenton Tarrant allegedly stormed two mosques in Christchurch, on New Zealand’s south Island, killing 51 Muslim worshipers. For those who miraculously survived the attack, which is … Read more