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Anjuman Intezamia Masajid submits documents to back its waqf claim about Gyanvapi mosque

VARANASI: Anjuman Intezamia Masajid — the Gyanvapi mosque management committee — submitted all documents before the court of Varanasi district judge, Ajay Krishna Vishvesha, in support of its claim that Gyanvapi mosque was a waqf property and completed its arguments on the issue on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Morning mail: wrongly imprisoned Indonesian boys plead for mercy, new emissions plan, Kabul mosque blast

Thursday: two children imprisoned as adult people smugglers ask attorney general to intervene. Plus: would you watch a 24 hour VR epic set in a rainforest?

The Guardian - AU

Gay man feels no longer welcome in Dublin mosque after 'lifestyle' condemned

Dr Al-Qadri defended reported comments about gay sex and the spread of monkeypox within the LGBTQAI+ community

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Mosque on temple land faces threat of demolition in Chennai

Former tenant had played fraud and sold the land to Nungambakkam Muslim Welfare Association in 1981

The Hindu

Mathura mosque-temple dispute: Hindu plaintiffs move revision petition in Mathura district court

They challenge decision to hear Masjid panel first in Shahi Idgah Mosque-Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi civil dispute

The Hindu

A new mosque in northern Tasmania is helping attract young professionals to the region

Mosques are few and far between in regional Australia, but they can play an important role in attracting and retaining young professionals to places outside major cities.

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Supreme Court to await Varanasi judge’s decision in Gyanvapi case

Special Bench did not act on plea of mosque caretakers to first decide correctness of local court’s order to appoint advocate commissioner

The Hindu

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Namaz near Qutub Minar in Delhi: Centre, ASI get time to reply to plea

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Thursday granted time to the Centre and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to place their stand on a plea by Delhi Waqf Board claiming that prayers have been stopped at a Mughal-era mosque near Qutub Minar in Mehrauli.

The Times of India

We are not looking for a shivling in every mosque but we are looking for it where it existed, says VHP leader Alok Kumar

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international working president Alok Kumar spoke to The Hindu on issues such as the Kashi and Mathura mosques, suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma and the violence that followed her statement. Mr. Kumar said Kashi and Mathura continued to be an agenda of the Hindus, including the…

The Hindu

Madras High Court permits Tiruppur mosque to function until disposal of appeal by Housing Secretary

It directs the Secretary to dispose of the appeal against Collector’s refusal to grant NOC by July 26 and inform it to Wakf board within three days thereafter

The Hindu

Mosques’ safety ‘shattered by one night of hatred’ as Muslims ‘on edge’ over rising Islamophobic attacks

Muslim community leaders are calling for better protection and safeguarding from the government and police following a rise in Islamophobic attacks

The Independent UK

Three-storey mosque set to be built in Bolton

The Makkah Mosque has had plans to demolish its exisiting building and gradually redevelop the site approved

Manchester Evening News

Bleak, hidden and uninviting: It’s time to improve women’s prayer spaces in UK mosques

Having grown up feeling isolated from her local mosque, Saman Javed speaks to other Muslim women about their experiences and examines how the worship space came to be dominated by men

The Independent UK

Footage shows man throwing rock at Cardiff mosque window while people prayed inside

The mosque said the incident has left people fearful of further attacks

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The Hindu

Gyanvapi case: Prominent Hindu seer says will offer prayers before claimed ‘Shivling’ on June 4

This comes in the wake of claims by Hindu litigants in the Shringar Gauri-Gyanvapi Mosque case that a ‘Shivling’ was found in the complex during a court-mandated survey of the premises last month

The Hindu

Curbs on Idgah entry, but temple open, claim Mathura residents

SP denies charge and claims that all are allowed for prayers in mosque after checking IDs

The Independent UK

Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India

For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall

The Hindu

Fact check round-up: Misinformation on Gyanvapi mosque survey

Here is a compilation on various claims going around regarding Kashi Viswanath temple and Gyanvapi mosque, and the truth behind them.

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Hindu women press for access to Indian mosque, in latest dispute

A court case started by five Hindu women in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political constituency has become the latest battleground in India between the Hindu majority and minority Muslims over access to historically contested religious sites.

The Times of India

SC stalls Gyanvapi proceedings in trial court for a day

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stalled Gyanvapi mosque survey related proceedings before a Varanasi court for a day after the mosque management committee alleged a concerted attempt is underway to widen the ambit of a suit seeking right to worship of deities inside the mosque.

The Times of India

Gyanvapi: SC to hear plea for stay on trial court proceedings today

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stalled Gyanvapi mosque survey related proceedings before a Varanasi court for a day after the mosque management committee alleged a concerted attempt is under way to widen the ambit of a suit seeking right to worship of deities inside the mosque.

Newsroom.co.nz

The intriguing social media response to the Christchurch mosque attacks

A new research report on social media and the Christchurch attacks finds that a 'kinder' online space in the aftermath was short-lived, but notes the power of everyday users to help shape it

Reuters

Hindu groups file fresh petitions to stop Muslims from entering historic Indian mosque

Members of hardline Hindu groups filed petitions in a court in northern India to stop Muslims from entering a historic mosque, until the court decides on an earlier plea seeking approval to look for any Hindu relics which may be on the site, lawyers said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Gyanvapi complex: ‘Structure’ appeared after pond was drained, says DM

VARANASI: In his application claiming a shivling was found in the ablution pond of the Kashi VishwanathGyanvapi complex, plaintiff Rakhi Singh’s lawyer Harishankar Jain demanded restricting the number of people offering namaz at the mosque to 20 at a time.

Newslaundry

High tension, higher stakes: What Varanasi residents think of Gyanvapi mosque 'video survey'

On May 12, a Varanasi court ordered the resumption of the video survey of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque, located next to the Kashi Viswanath temple.

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