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Evening prayers ahead of the start of Ramadan
Indonesian Muslims gathered on Wednesday for prayers known as "taraweeh" ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.Muslims follow a lunar calendar and a moon-sighting methodology that can lead to different countries declaring the start of...
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Refugees seek comfort in makeshift churches ++REPLAY++
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4037346LEAD IN:Eritrean migrants in Israel are setting up makeshift Christian churches to continue their religious rituals and pray for a better life. Many of the church goers say they have escaped...
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The Rev. Al Sharpton says his organization is coordinating a national day of prayer after Wednesday night's deadly shooting at a South Carolina church. (June 18)
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus033304The Rev. Al Sharpton says his organization is coordinating a national day of prayer after Wednesday night's deadly shooting at a South Carolina church. Sharpton joined local residents at...
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MIDDLE EAST: ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN CRISIS: PRAYERS
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Baton-wielding Israeli riot police scuffled with angry Muslim worshippers outside a major Jerusalem mosque on Friday, a day that brought a crucial test for the ceasefire agreement.
With a key deadline looming, President...
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Religious Turks pray in Istanbul's Fatih mosque
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Istanbul - 22 July 20161. Various of prayers at the Fatih Mosque2. SOUNDBITE (English) Aslam Gulan, Istanbul resident:"It is a special day, after what happened...
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MidEast artefacts up for auction on display
LEAD IN:A huge array of Middle Eastern art is up for sale in London.Auction house Sotheby's is holding a series of sales which covers a thousand years of the region's culture, including rare chess sets and an example from an 11th century...
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Rohingyas mark Ramadan at refugees camp
Hundreds of Rohingya refugees staying in a camp in Indonesia's northern Aceh province marked the start of Ramadan on Thursday.A temporary mosque was erected in the camp to enable the Rohingya pray there over the holy month.433 Rohingya...
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Friday prayers to be standardised throughout Egypt
LEAD IN:In a move to tighten state control over religious discourse, Egypt has launched a campaign to force Muslim clerics to read standardised government-written sermons at Friday prayers.STORY-LINE:Minister for Religious Endowments,...
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Filipino mud festival to honour John the Baptist
Hundreds of Filipino villagers donning capes of banana leaves covered themselves in mud Friday in a ritual to thank their patron saint, John the Baptist, who they believe saved residents from killings by Japanese invaders in World War...
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Palestinians clash with Israeli police outside Al-Aqsa Mosque
LEAD IN Clashes broke out between young Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Monday. Israeli police say Palestinians threw stones and shot fireworks at police officers. No injuries were...
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People of all religions break Ramadan fast together
LEAD INPeople of all faiths have been breaking the daily fast of Ramadan together at a park in central London.The 'Open Iftar' tent project was created to raise awareness about Islam and connect people from different...
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Prayers in Cairo for EgyptAir plane victims
Special prayers were said in the Sultan Hussein Mosque in Cairo for members of the Abu Laban family who were on EgyptAir Flight 804.The flight crashed on Thursday after disappearing from the radar while carrying 66 passengers and crew...
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Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem
As the sun came down in Jerusalem on Monday, prayers rang out from the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the city's Temple Mount to indicate the end of the first day of fasting in the month of Ramadan.During Ramadan, Muslims refrain from eating,...
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Displaced people in Iraq observe Ramadan
On the first day of Ramadan, displaced people from the middle and south of Iraq, including the war-torn province of Anbar, joined in breaking their fast in a mosque in Zeitoun city, a neighbourhood of Irbil mainly populated by Arab...
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Thousands mourn Muhammad Ali at Muslim prayer service
THOUSANDS MOURN MUHAMMAD ALI AT MUSLIM PRAYER SERVICEThousands of fans and dignitaries from all over the world came together to say goodbye to boxing legend Muhammad Ali at a traditional Muslim prayer service in the US city of Louisville...
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Muslim Community Reflects on Ali's Passing
VOICE-OVER SCRIPT:(Nats, Muslim prayer service)IN LOUISVILLE... MUSLIMS PRAY DURING RAMADAN. THE ISLAMIC HOLY MONTH IS KNOWN TO INSPIRE SPIRITUAL GROWTH IN MUSLIMS.(Nats, prayer)THE DEATH OF BOXING LEGEND MUHAMMAD ALI – ALSO...
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Orlando club hostages describe hours-long ordeal
Two Orlando shooting victims told reporters what it was like to be wounded and trapped for hours inside the Pulse nightclub early Sunday when Omar Mateen gunned down dozens of people and wounded dozens more. Patience Carter and Angel...
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Louisville Muslims reflect on Ali's death
In Louisville, Muslims praying at the mosque during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan are seeing an increase in attendance following the death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali."Well one things for sure, we've been getting a lot more phone...
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Reax at mosque where France attacker worshipped
A Frenchman identified as the killer of two police officials was seen on Monday at a local prayer room in Mantes-La-Jolie, 50 kilometres (31 miles) west of Paris, where his family is said to live. The rector of the small mosque on...
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Long, hot Ramadan for fasting Muslims
LEAD IN:Muslims in Kashmir are coping with a long, hot Ramadan.Temperatures are soaring above 32 degrees Celsius while the faithful are fasting for more than 16 hours a day.STORY-LINE:Muslims across Indian-controlled Kashmir are...
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Quran-themed events at Ramadan evening festivities
LEAD IN:Bosnia's official Islamic Community is organising a series of artistic and religious events throughout the holy month of Ramadan.A group of Iranian singers and artists are in Sarajevo as part of the occasion.STORY-LINE:As the sun...
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Largest Jewish pilgrimage starts in Morocco
LEAD INJews from all over the world have come to a small northern town to honour a saint buried here.The journey to Ouezzane is part of an annual pilgrimage to visit the shrines and saints buried in various parts of...
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Refugees seek comfort in makeshift churches
LEAD IN:Eritrean migrants in Israel are setting up makeshift Christian churches to continue their religious rituals and pray for a better life. Many of the church goers say they have escaped conflict and persecution and only want to be...
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Kabul Muslims prepare for first day of Ramadan
Afghan Muslims marked the start of the holy month of Ramadan on Monday, a time marked by intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts.Religious scholar Mohammad Nabi led prayers at Kabul's Blue Mosque on the first day of...