Muslims open first prayer site in Athens
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Immigrant groups on Friday opened the first formal Islamic prayer site to operate in Athens since rule by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire ended more than 170 years ago.
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New York's first publicly-funded Arabic-language school opened on Tuesday, defying critics who warned it could foster anti-American Islamist extremism.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s funeral began Friday with prayers for the Palestinian leader after his wooden coffin, draped in the Palestinian flag, was carried into an Egyptian military mosque.
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The coral-and-sea-colored Athens 2004 banners had been raised. The ancient stadium that hosts the Olympic shot put competition today had been fitted with a security camera and hardwood stands for visiting dignitaries. The remodeled and air-conditioned archeological museum that featured the god-size sculpture of Hermes of Praxiteles had opened. Outdoor booths had been stocked with sharp cheese, ...
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MILWAUKEE - An estimated 5,000 Muslims gathered for communal prayers at the Midwest Airlines Center to begin celebration of the Eid al-Fitr, which marked the end of the religion&#39;s holy month of Ramadan.
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The largest annual gathering of American Muslims opened Friday amid a debate over how best to make their voices heard in the presidential election and build relations with other faiths.
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TONGI: Muslims crammed buses, trains and boats to travel to a riverbank near the Bangladeshi capital for a three-day annual Islamic congregation that began on Friday.
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Jerusalem (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Israel will set no limit to the number of Muslim worshippers entering the Al Aqsa Mosque during Ramadam, which begins today.
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Tonight marks the beginning of a month-long fast for Muslim students at the University, as they seek to strengthen their relationship with God during Ramadan, the Islamic month of blessing.
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A spectacular opening ceremony for the XII Paralympics took place in front of a sellout 60,000 crowd at the Athens Olympic Stadium on Friday.
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Millions of Muslims from around the world gathered in Mecca Sunday for the start of the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage, as the Saudi Interior Ministry announced tough security precautions.
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Indonesia&#39;s president will open an international religious conference in the world&#39;s most populous Muslim nation on Monday aimed at sending a message of moderation
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Thousands of mourners have attended funeral prayers for two of the victims of Sunday&#39;s blast at a Shia mosque in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
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BEIRUT -- Few places seem to indicate how far this country has come from civil war than the sunny hipness of the Virgin Megastore that fills a blond-stone building in the heart of the new Beirut. Lebanon's largest mosque is being built nearby amid a cluster of lovely churches, a sign that the religious tolerance shattered by years of fighting between Christian and Muslim militias in these same streets is on the rise.
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A month of fasting and spiritual contemplation began yesterday for the 30,000 members of London&#39;s Muslim community. The start of the holy month of Ramadan was signalled Thursday night by sighting of the new crescent moon.
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The Church of Scotland officially opens its controversial Tiberias Centre close to where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount.
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The Egyptian minister of religion decided that one official call to prayer would be broadcast live and carried by all of Cairo's mosques. Many of the faithful objected.