mosques
Teen dressed as Nazi-clad video game character livestreams mass stabbing outside Turkish mosque
August 12, 2024 | 8:01pmPhotos from the aftermath showed bloodied victims and the suspect cuffed on his back as police officers stood over him.
22 cops hurt in clash with protesters near site of UK stab attack that left 3 girls dead at Taylor Swift-themed dance class
July 30, 2024 | 4:59pmPolice clashed with an unruly crowd of far-right protesters outside a mosque Tuesday in northwest England near where three girls were stabbed to death in a dance class, Merseyside police...
Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan
April 2, 2024 | 3:22pmAbove a bodega in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, a mosque congregation hosts iftar, the traditional Islamic end of fast meal, for hundreds of hungry migrants every night during this...
Family of NYC bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash pleads for driver to have 'little bit of conscience'
February 27, 2024 | 3:22pmThierno Balde, 24, was riding his bike to go pray at a Bronx mosque when he was mowed down by a heartless hit-and-run driver and left dying on the pavement....
Son of Newark imam who was fatally shot outside mosque arrested on gun charges
January 31, 2024 | 1:31pmAbdush K. Sharif, 36, was taken into custody Friday.
Probers eye bike-pedaling relative in shocking shooting death of NJ imam: sources
January 12, 2024 | 3:39pmThe married religious leader and dad was preparing for daily prayers outside Masjid Muhammed at Camden Street and South Orange Avenue when he was gunned down around 6:15 a.m., authorities...
Imam dies after being shot outside Newark mosque
January 3, 2024 | 10:40amHassan Sharif, the imam of Masjid Muhammed, was killed during a shooting early Wednesday morning outside of his mosque in Newark.
Controversial 'Ground Zero Mosque' faces foreclosure
December 14, 2023 | 2:17pmIn downtown Manhattan, developer Sharif El-Gamal has reached the latest chapter in the ongoing issues surrounding 49-51 Park Place.
Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez spent years helping developer and imam behind controversial ground zero mosque
September 23, 2023 | 6:34pmSen. Robert Menendez spent years helping the Egyptian-American imam behind the controversial ground zero mosque -- a plan the embattled Democrat later championed.
Video captures the moment attacker stabs prominent NJ imam
April 10, 2023 | 1:05pmA separate video showed angry congregants pinning the suspect down and roughly pulling him by the hair before he was taken into custody.
Prominent imam stabbed in back as he led Sunday morning prayers in Paterson, NJ
April 9, 2023 | 2:38pmA prominent imam was reportedly stabbed twice in the back in front of his congregation as he led Sunday morning prayers at a mosque in Paterson, NJ.
Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing reaches 32: 'Terrorist was standing in the first row'
January 30, 2023 | 9:54amcondition.
Suicide bomber kills at least 20, injures 96 in blast at Pakistan mosque
January 30, 2023 | 5:26amA suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a highly fortified security compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing 59 people.
'Part of who I am': NHLer makes history with Stanley Cup stop at mosque
August 27, 2022 | 11:12pm"The community deserves it. They've been cheering me on from the start, so I wanted to share it with everybody," Kadri said.
Guarding the flock: U.S. houses of worship increase security after shootings
July 17, 2022 | 5:25pmThe recent string of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. is a reminder violence can happen anywhere, prompting some faith leaders to ramp up security.
Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India
May 26, 2022 | 1:14pmFor nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall.
Mosque blast in Afghanistan leaves at least 11 dead, dozens injured
April 21, 2022 | 2:19pmIslamic State claimed responsibility for the Mazar-e-Sharif attack, according to a statement on the group's Telegram channel.
Dad loses family to Bronx fire -- including son who turned 12 day before
January 11, 2022 | 5:46pmGambian-born Ishak Drammeh, 57, lost four family members in the inferno: his wife of 28 years Fatoumata, 50, daughters Fatoumala, 21, and Nyumaaisha, 19, and his son Muhammed, 12.
Numerous fatalities, injuries reported after blasts at Shiite mosque in Afghanistan
October 15, 2021 | 6:51amAt least 37 people were killed when a series of explosions tore through a Shiite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar during Friday prayers.
ISIS claims responsibility for Afghan mosque attack that killed at least 46
October 8, 2021 | 8:13amA powerful explosion left multiple casualties inside a Shiite mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz during Friday prayers, according to a senior Taliban official and witnesses.