By Shannon Dawson, article courtesy of newsone.com  Malcolm X remains one of the most influential—and often ...

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Madinah, June 16, 2025, SPA -- The Prophet’s Mosque is distinguished by ten majestic minarets that serve as both architectural and spiritual landmarks. From their lofty heights, the timeless call to ...

Protestors have taken to the streets over plans to build a new £2.5million mosque dubbed a 'monstrosity' on the edge of the ...

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Members of the Muslim community in Ondo State staged a peaceful protest on Thursday to condemn the recent attack on the family of the Chief Imam of Oke-Agbe Akoko, Muhammed Hussain Jegede, by ...

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"I stay hardly 200 metres away from a couple of mosques at Kurla Pipe Road. I don't see any decrease in the number of devotees in mosques after azaan stopped being amplified through loudspeakers.