religion

June 1, 2021

Saudi minister defends order to turn down the volume on mosques

Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Affairs minister on Monday defended an order to lower the volume on mosque loudspeakers, saying families had…

May 13, 2021

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr in a subdued mood for a second year Thursday as the COVID-19…

May 11, 2021

Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa is currently moon-sighting for the Shawwal crescent at the beginning of Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday evening. The…

May 7, 2021

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A female Palestinian reporter said Thursday that a member of the Hamas-run border patrol…

May 6, 2021

KASHGAR, China (AP) — Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he’s fasting for Ramadan but…

May 4, 2021

Turkish authorities forcibly removed followers of an Islamist figure from three mosques in southern Turkey, saying their prayer gatherings were…

May 3, 2021

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s governmental watchdog agency said Monday it would launch an investigation into the deadly stampede at a…

May 2, 2021

JERUSALEM (AP) — At least 10 children and teens younger than 18 were among 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a…

May 1, 2021

JERUSALEM (AP) — The holiday of Lag BaOmer is one of the happiest days on the calendar for Israel’s ultra-Orthodox…

April 30, 2021

At least 44 people were crushed to death at an over-crowded religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said,…