Friday prayers
Young man slaughters merchant inside mosque in Daqahliya
Egypt
September 9, 2022
Young man slaughters merchant inside mosque in Daqahliya
A young man has slaughtered a merchant with a knife inside a mosque in a village in Daqahliya Governorate, while…
Egypt’s major mosques to reopen for Friday prayers
Egypt
August 21, 2020
Egypt’s major mosques to reopen for Friday prayers
Minister of Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa announced that Friday prayers would return within various major and university mosques starting Friday,…
Egyptians defy government to perform Friday prayers
Egypt
April 4, 2020
Egyptians defy government to perform Friday prayers
Egyptian authorities have dispersed groups of people across the country attempting to perform Friday prayers, in direct violation of governmental…
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears
Middle East
March 13, 2020
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears
JERUSALEM (AP) — Religious authorities moved to cancel or limit weekly prayer gatherings across the Middle East on Friday to…
Kashmir curfew to be eased for Friday prayers: police
World
August 9, 2019
Kashmir curfew to be eased for Friday prayers: police
Indian authorities have said they will ease a curfew in troubled Kashmir so the Muslim-majority population can go to Friday…
Broken-hearted but not broken: New Zealand prays together
World
March 22, 2019
Broken-hearted but not broken: New Zealand prays together
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders observed the Muslim call to prayer Friday in reflecting on the moment one…
Al-Azhar grand sheikh performs Friday prayers at Rawda mosque
Egypt
December 1, 2017
Al-Azhar grand sheikh performs Friday prayers at Rawda mosque
The Gand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, performed Friday prayers at al-Rawda mosque, accompanied by the Endownents Minister, Mokhtar Gomaa,…