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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 498

Islam

Salwan Najem (Youtube screenshot)
February 3, 2025, 7:03 pm
Swedish court convicts Quran burner of hate crimes, days after his ally was killed
Salwan Najem ‘expressed contempt for the Muslim ethnic group,’ court says, adding he and partner Salwan Momika — shot Thursday — exceeded free speech protections ‘by a wide margin’
By Reuters
Police officers stage outside the Islamic Center Hamburg with the Imam Ali Mosque during a raid, July 24, 2024, Hamburg, Germany. (Daniel Bockwoldt/ dpa via AP)
August 11, 2024, 7:32 pm
Head of banned German mosque received orders from Iranian official, report says
Instructions came in hundreds of text messages on WhatsApp, including about how to frame October 7, according to Der Spiegel report, before institution was shuttered last month
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A man affected by the scorching heat is helped by another as Muslim pilgrims arrive to perform the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual as part of the hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, on June 16, 2024. (Fadel Senna/AFP)
June 23, 2024, 1:43 pm
Over 1,000 pilgrims dead during hajj in Saudi, officials say
Pilgrimage took place under soaring temperatures, and unauthorized visitors without hotel rooms had nowhere to escape heat; no official comment from kingdom
By Samy Magdy
Muslim worshipers pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 13, 2024, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage (Fadel Senna/AFP)
June 14, 2024, 11:19 am
Pilgrims begin hajj in Mecca, with 1,000 Gazans joining at invitation of Saudi king
Saudi authorities expect total number of Muslim worshipers to exceed 2 million; Palestinian authorities say 4,200 pilgrims from West Bank in attendance
By AP and ToI Staff
Lebanese comedian Shaden Fakih delivers her Stand-Up Baladi set during an episode of her 'Shaden' show uploaded to Youtube on May 18, 2022. (Screen capture: Youtube/Cinemoz and awk.word, used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 11, 2024, 4:48 pm
Lebanese Islamic authorities file ‘blasphemy’ charges against comedian for prayers skit
LGBTQ rights activist Shaden Fakih accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad’s ‘divine glory’ in sketch; rights groups blast move against comic previously probed over jokes about military
By AFP
Rabbi Marc Schneier, right, and Imam Shamsi Ali (AP Richard Drew, via JTA)
November 20, 2023, 12:57 am
Rabbi, imam try to help NY Jewish, Muslim students find common ground. It doesn’t go well
A meeting at Queens College led by interfaith partners Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali exposes deep splits between the two communities amid Israel-Hamas war
By Luke Tress
FILE - Residents watch jets from the Patrouille de France flying over Paris suburb Nanterre during the Bastille Day military parade on July 14, 2023 in Nanterre (AP Photo/Youcef Bounab, File)
September 5, 2023, 1:01 pm
French schools refuse entry to dozens of girls wearing Muslim dress, minister says
Month after ban was announced, nearly 300 girls showed up wearing an abaya; 67 sent home after they refused to change, says education minister
By AFP
Muslim worshipers gather for Eid al-Adha prayers next to the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, June 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
June 28, 2023, 1:13 pm
Muslims around the world begin celebrating Eid al-Adha
Millions of faithful mark three-day holiday commemorating the readiness of Ibrahim — Abraham in the Christian and Jewish faiths — to sacrifice his son
By Agencies
Illustrative: Students at an Islamic school near Paris, September 19, 2013 (LIONEL BONAVENTURE / AFP)
June 22, 2023, 8:54 am
Abaya controversy tests limits of France’s law banning religious symbols in schools
Some believe the long, baggy garment, which faces no outright ban, flouts secular principles, intensifying a recurring debate about the influence of Islam in schools
By Imran MARASHLI
A Muslim worshipper prays during Laylat al-Qadr, Night of Decree, on the 27th day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan as pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the minor pilgrimage, known as Umrah, in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
March 21, 2023, 7:33 pm
Saudi Arabia declares Ramadan to start Thursday
Authorities earlier in the day called on residents to try to spot the crescent moon that marks the start of the holy month
By AFP
Turkish Mevlevi Dervish Osman Sariaj, left, seen during a Sama ceremony commemorating the 749th death anniversary of Islamic Sufi mystic Rumi, at the Irfa Culture Center in Konya, Turkey, December 17, 2022. (Tobias Siegal/Times of Israel)
December 30, 2022, 1:03 pm
In Turkey, Islamic mystic Rumi’s whirling connects even Iranians and Israeli Jews
During a 10-day annual commemoration ceremony known as the Şeb-i Arus or ‘the night of the union,’ Konya is Turkey’s most buzzing pilgrimage center. This year, ToI was there, too
By Tobias Siegal
Men pray before the World Cup Group A soccer match between Qatar and Ecuador at the Al Bayt Stadium in Doha, November 20, 2022. (AP Photo)
December 17, 2022, 11:27 pm
With World Cup, Qatar sees opportunity to offer visitors an introduction to Islam
Local mosques provide tours as booths at tourist sites hand out copies of Quran; officials hope tournament will give visitors a better understanding of the culture
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
Channel 13 reporter Gil Tamary reports from Mecca on July 17, 2022. The face of the man who assisted him is blurred in the background (Screen capture/Channel 13)
July 22, 2022, 4:38 pm
Saudis arrest man who helped Israeli journalist illegally enter Mecca
Case also reportedly opened against Channel 13’s Gil Tamary; his broadcast, in which he visited holy city in defiance of non-Muslim entry ban, has sparked widespread outrage
By ToI Staff and AFP
Channel 13 reporter Gil Tamary reports from Mecca on July 17, 2022. The face of the man who assisted him is blurred in the background (Screen capture/Channel 13)
July 21, 2022, 3:19 am
Israeli gov’t said ‘satisfied’ with reporter, TV network’s apologies over Mecca trip
Source declines to comment on whether Jerusalem was involved in decision by Channel 13 to issue statement that defended segment while apologizing if it offended anyone
By Jacob Magid
Channel 13's Gil Tamary in Mecca, Saudi Arabia with the Grand Mosque in the background from footage broadcast on July 18, 2022. (Screen capture/ Channel 13)
July 19, 2022, 2:06 pm
Israeli TV network scolded by Saudis, Israelis for defying Mecca ban on non-Muslims
Channel 13’s Gil Tamary attacked for disrespecting Islam; he says he sought ‘to showcase importance of Mecca, foster more religious tolerance,’ calls his report ‘great journalism’
By ToI Staff
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