Hamas Condemns Israel Mosque Loudspeaker Bill

March 10, 2017 by

Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Friday denounced planned Israeli legislation that would quieten mosques, warning such a law would face stiff resistance. The Israeli parliament on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to two controversial measures that would limit calls to prayers from mosques in Israel and occupied east Jerusalem, including one prohibiting the use of loudspeakers … Read more

In Lebanon, An Avant-Garde Mosque To Preach Coexistence

February 19, 2017 by

From a distance, there’s little to suggest that the building at the entrance of the Druze heartland village of Mukhtara in Lebanon’s Chouf mountains is a mosque. After all, despite practising a faith that is an offshoot of Shiite Islam, the Druze do not worship at mosques, and the building strays far from the traditional … Read more