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The Muslim community at Kyungpook National University mostly comprises students from Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and other countries with large Muslim populations. Here some members of the community pray at the Dar ul Emaan Kyungpook Islamic Center, in Daegu, South Korea.

Muslims in South Korea want to build a mosque. Neighbors protest and send pig heads

5:00am May 24, 2023

by Se Eun Gong

The tensions are a test of the nation's tolerance of increasing diversity, when South Korea is looking to immigration to bolster its aging and shrinking workforce.

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People gather to perform Friday prayers at Istanbul's Hagia Sophia for the first time in 86 years.

Hagia Sophia Hosts 1st Friday Prayers Since It Was Turned Back Into A Mosque

3:19pm July 24, 2020

The Istanbul landmark has long been hailed as a symbol of the coexistence of Christianity and Islam, a cultural junction between East and West.

A man leads two young boys into Friday prayers as Muslim worshippers arrive for prayer following the mosque attacks in New Zealand at the Islamic Center of Washington in Washington.

After New Zealand Attacks, Muslim-Americans Call For Action Against Rising Bigotry

8:54pm March 15, 2019

On Friday, Muslim-Americans urged political leaders and tech companies to confront the spread of hate and racism that has led to scores of worshippers being slaughtered in religious institutions.

An old man prays inside Sultan Ahmed mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.

Mosques Consider Sanctuary For Immigrants

3:45pm March 04, 2018

A year ago, a Cincinnati mosque said it would be a sanctuary for asylum seekers — and backed out three weeks later. Now, mosques continue to explore ways to be involved in the sanctuary movement.

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Muslim worshippers pray during a 2016 service at the Bernards Township Community Center in Basking Ridge, N.J.

N.J. Town Must Pay Islamic Group $3.25 Million To Settle Discrimination Lawsuit

5:36pm May 30, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

As part of the settlement of a separate Justice Department lawsuit, the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge will be allowed to move forward with its plans to build a mosque, ending a years-long dispute.

President Trump holds a jersey given to him by New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick (left) alongside members of the team during a ceremony Wednesday at the White House honoring the 2017 Super Bowl champions.

This Week In Race: Guess Who's Not Coming To The White House

2:24pm April 21, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Karma, man.

Indian activists carry placards displaying images of the Babri mosque during a December 2016 protest in New Delhi to mark the anniversary of the mosque's destruction in 1992.

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4 Indian Politicians To Stand Trial Over 1992 Mosque Destruction

2:06pm April 19, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

It was one of the most incendiary episodes in India's modern history, with communal rioting that killed more than 2,000 people. Now, the Supreme Court has revived criminal conspiracy charges.

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Fire Damages Mosque In Southern California

8:38pm December 11, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Investigators are looking at the cause of a fire at a Southern California mosque, which was reported to the authorities as possible arson.