Mosque

07 October 2021, US, Washington: Flowers seen on an Afghan flag during a demonstration demanding no more drone attacks on Afghanistan during a rally marking the 20th Anniversary of the US attack on Afghanistan at Raytheon Headquarters. Photo: Lenin Nolly/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

World

TERRORISM

More than 100 people dead or wounded in Afghan mosque attack

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/8/21

A senior spokesman for the Taliban confirmed the attack and said that special forces had been sent to the scene

12 April 2021, Egypt, Cairo: Muslims perform the first 'Tarawih' evening prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan At Al-Azhar Mosque. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar, in which believers refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn to dusk. Photo: Sayed Hassan/dpa

Finland

JEWS, MUSLIMS

Finland's religious minorities fear for the safety of their premises

The Nomad Today 5/7/21

Only a third of surveyed Jews and 69% of Muslims feel safe near their places of worship.

Finland

Government aims to improve security of Finnish mosques and synagogues

The Nomad Today 8/16/20

Increasing threats and vandalism are directed against these facilities, the Ministry of the Interior says.

Turkey, Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Hagia Sophia ahead of its controversial reopening as a mosque. Photo: -/Turkish Presidency/dpa

World

Hagia Sophia open for Muslim prayers after 86 years as a museum

The Nomad Today 7/24/20

The floor has been covered with a turquoise carpet chosen by Erdogan. Intricate mosaics of the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus and other Christian symbols will be veiled by curtains at prayer time. Separate…

World

Turkey turns Hagia Sophia museum into mosque after eight decades

The Nomad Today 7/11/20

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree on Friday ordering Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia museum to be handed over to the country's religious authority and reopened as a mosque,…

error suspect Philip Manshaus (C) flashes the Nazi salute during his trial on charges of carrying out the Baerum mosque mass shooting on August 10, 2019. On June 11, 2020, he was found guilty of the shooting and sentenced to 21 years of "preventive detention," with the court saying he should serve at least 14 years. Photo: Heiko Junge/NTB scanpix/dpa

World

Norway orders 21 years of 'preventive detention' for mosque attacker

The Nomad Today 6/11/20

During the trial, Philip Manshaus made racist, Islamophobic and far-right statements. He said he only regretted he hadn't planned the attack better. He was also convicted of…