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mosque

[mosk, mawsk] / mɒsk, mɔsk /


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AFP photographs showed a child and an elderly man inspecting the charred entrance and windows of the mosque, where part of a prayer carpet had also been burned.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

"The settlers' attack took place in full view of the Israeli army," Palestinian activist Osama Makhamra told AFP, noting that an Israeli military watchtower stands close to the mosque that was set ablaze.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

After becoming radicalised at a Munich mosque, Der Spiegel says he return to Iraq in 2015.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The procession took place after his body lay in state for two days at Tehran's Grand Mosalla mosque.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

“Your mother came to volunteer at the mosque and asked for you. No one knew where you were so she’s very worried. Auntie Fatima and the girls are comforting her in the house right now.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

He told me that during his childhood, Eid prayers were sometimes held in hotel ballrooms because mosques were too few and too small.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Turkey's religious affairs directorate mentioned the stand-up show, without naming Göktaş, in its weekly sermon on Friday which is read out in all the country's mosques.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

She said she was astonished by what has been built in less than three years: "new hospitals, schools, mosques and a stadium".

From Barron's Jun. 6, 2026

Other synagogues, churches and mosques are on the path to rebuilding, but they are facing the same hurdles as many of their congregants and members, and then some.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

They’re beautiful: a filigreed pattern, like those Persian designs on mosques, supporting sapphire stones.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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