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CLEAN : Minneapolis broadcasts call to prayer for first time during Ramadan
The call to prayer is a special sound for many Muslims, but unlike in Muslim-majority countries, where it is broadcast over an outdoor speaker, many Muslims in the US have to be inside a mosque to hear it (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Lagos mosque closes amid virus measures
Lagos Central Mosque appeared deserted on Friday as authorities cancelled regular prayer services amid efforts to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Palm Sunday: monks throw palms to faithful
Franciscan monks and Roman Catholic faithful took to the streets of Jerusalem's Christian Quarter in the Old City to distribute olive branches on Sunday.
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Places of worship reopen in England as Covid-19 lockdown eases
Places of worship in England opened for private individual prayer from June 15, as the Government eased Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Collective worship is still prohibited.
Churches in Northern Ireland are open too, although the...
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Westminster Cathedral opens doors to worshippers for first time since start of Covid-19 lockdown
Westminster Cathedral was among the places of worship that re-opened their doors on June 15, for the first time since the Government announced the Covid-19 lockdown on March 23.
Father Daniel Humphreys, the Roman Catholic cathedral's...
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Muslims urged not to ‘drop the ball’ over restrictions during Eid celebrations
Worshippers at Green Lane Mosque in Birmingham take part in a prayer sitting to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. The celebration marks the end of the Muslim month of fasting, called Ramadan.
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Families pray for safe return of loved ones kidnapped in Iraq, reax
The Iraqi government has determined where 40 Indian construction workers abducted near Mosul are being held captive, along with workers of several other nationalities, an Indian official said on Thursday.
Syed Akbaruddin, the spokesman...
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WRAP Sadr in Najaf, Friday prayers, violence
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1. Crowd of people chanting
2. Various of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr walking past supporters
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3. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Muqtada al-Sadr, Shiite cleric:
"You (Allawi) have proved to the whole world that you are one of...
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Inspection of missile fuel factory, Friday prayers in Baghdad
Yousefiya (35 kilometres north west of Baghdad)
1. Weapons inspectors' vehicles arriving at Al-Maamoun factory
2. Tracking shot of Saddam banner
3. Vehicles entering compound
4. Tracking shot of building
5. Entrance to building
6....
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Survivors at mass marking 70yrs since liberation
A mass was held on Tuesday inside the church in the Centre for Dialogue and Prayer in Auschwitz to commemorate the 70 years of the liberation of the German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The mass was...
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Police detain women for wearing prayer shawls at Western Wall
1. Walking shot Israeli police detaining member of Women of the Wall group
2. Ultra-Orthodox man shouting against Women of the Wall; UPSOUND: "We will not let the reformed desecrate the holy place"
3. Close-up man wearing prayer shawl;...
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Mandela family prays for former president, priest tells them to unite
1. Worshippers dancing and singing at former South African President Nelson Mandela family church service
2. Wide reverse shot of church service
3. Close of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (Mandela's former wife, right) and Zindzi Mandela...
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Imam says joy of Eid has been lost to "massacres, tanks and jets"
Hundreds of men welcomed the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in which Muslims refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to sunset and attended the Eid Prayers.
In the city of Azaz in nothern Syria, worshipers prayed to God to give...
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South Korean Catholics given rare permission to mark cathedral anniversary in Pyongyang
A group of South Korean Catholics from Seoul were granted rare permission to attend Mass in the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Sunday.
The service was the mark the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Jangchung Cathedral.
Twelve...
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Prayers held to mark end of holy month of Ramadan
1. Various of people walking towards the Faisal mosque for Eid prayer
2. Various of people inside Faisal Mosque for prayer
3. Close of Pakistani Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz saying Eid prayer
4. Various of people praying
5. Mid of...
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Prayers for the start of Ramadan in China
Beijing - 1 August 2011
1. Wide of Chinese style mosque
2. Wide of men praying in mosque
3. Mid of men praying
4. Close of men praying
5. Wide of men praying
6. Mid of men and young boys finishing prayers
7. Wide of table with drinks and...
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CHINA: BEIJING: CATHOLIC'S EASTER CELEBRATIONS
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Christians worldwide have been celebrating Easter.
But in China, the majority of the country's 14 (m) million Catholics are still unable to practise their religion freely.
Human rights groups say persecution of Catholics is...
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Bosnia - Holiest Night Of Ramadan
The 27th night of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan was celebrated at
mosques throughout Sarajevo on Thursday night (15/2). The mosques were packed for the observance of Leilat el-Qader, or "Night of Fate", the holiest night of Ramadan. The...