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Athens' first official mosque scheduled to open in April
LEAD INAthens, the only European Union capital without an official place of worship for Muslims, will get its first state-funded mosque at the end of April. STORY-LINE:Tzistarakis Mosque sits in the shadow of the Acropolis.But no Muslims...
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Passover faithful re-enact sacrifice of lamb
Jewish activists and faithful recreated the biblical sacrifice of a lamb in on Thursday ahead of the Passover holiday.The event took place overlooking a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem, revered by Jews as the location where the biblical...
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Crucifixion of Jesus re-enacted in Philippines
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYBarangay Cutud, San Fernando city, Pampanga province, Philippines - 14 April 2017 1. Hill with two crucifixes raised2. Ruben Enaje, his right hand being...
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Human Rights Watch criticises US Syria strike
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: PART MANDATORY ON-SCREEN CREDIT SYRIAN CIVIL DEFENCE/DO NOT OBSCURE LOGOSHOTLIST: ++THE SYRIA CIVIL DEFENCE IS A TEAM OF FIRST RESPONDERS OPERATING IN REBEL-HELD AREAS, FUNDED BY THE US AND OTHER WESTERN GOVERNMENTS....
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Unique building held together with nothing but wood
BOSNIA WOODEN MOSQUESOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5:35SHOTLIST:Associated PressBuzim, Bosnia - 29 March 20171. Wide of wooden mosque2. Tilt up from old gravestones in mosque courtyard to wooden minaret3....
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Unique building held together with nothing but wood
BOSNIA WOODEN MOSQUESOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5:35SHOTLIST:Associated PressBuzim, Bosnia - 29 March 20171. Wide of wooden mosque2. Tilt up from old gravestones in mosque courtyard to wooden minaret3....
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Good Friday Mass at Bethlehem's Nativity Church
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYBethlehem - 14 April 20171. Cross being carried into the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem2. Pan of Catholic faithful attending Mass to celebrate Good...
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A look at the enchanting 'green island of Islam'
BOSNIA ISLAND MOSQUESOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESSRESTRICTIONS: AP CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5:20SHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYBosanska Otoka, Bosnia - 5 May 20171. Riverine island with mosque and bridge connecting it to left river...
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Parents on 'miracle' that saved their son’s life
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYFatima - 11 May 20171. Pilgrim arriving on knees at Shrine of Fatima2. Wide of shrine3. Feet of pilgrims walking into shrine4. Faces of pilgrims walking into...
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Archbishop of Canterbury visits Jerusalem
Britain's top cleric, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby laid hopes Wednesday on the US and President Donald Trump to move the region closer to peace.Welby has been touring the region for the last ten days. He urged politicians...
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Early Islamic mosque in need of restoration
LEADIN:The centuries old Al-Ashrafiya mosque and school in Taiz is under threat from the ongoing conflict in Yemen.Its beautiful architecture and decorations have been damaged by neglect and also the fighting that has engulfed the...
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Baghdad markets busy with Ramadan shoppers
LEADIN:Shoppers in Baghdad are getting ready for Ramadan.But as they shop for food for the holy month, they are also thinking about the ongoing battle against the Islamic State group.STORYLINE:Baghdad's markets are busy with shoppers...
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Bosnian Muslims begin holy month of Ramadan
Islamic faithful in Bosnia are marking the holy month of Ramadan with prayers and the beginning of fasting.People in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo bake a special bread called "somun", which they eat to break their Ramadan fast. Muslims...
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Muslims Across Globe Mark Beginning of Ramadan
Muslims around the world marked the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan on Saturday. People in Karachi, Pakistan and Tehran, Iran flocked to markets to get provisions, including some for the feast that is held at sunset to open the...
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Muslims mark Ramadan in the Old City
LEADIN:Muslims mark the holy month of Ramadan in the old city of Jerusalem.STORYLINE:Coloured bulbs light the souks of the old city of Jerusalem, in celebration of the Holy month. There is about one hour to go before breaking the fast....
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CLEAN : Poor turnout for opposition protest against Brazil president
A few hundred protesters of opposition parties and unions gathered in Brazil?s capital Sunday to call for the removal of President Michel Temer who is fighting for survival after the public prosecutor filed obstruction of justice charges...
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Nebraska Priests' Chants Are Best-Selling Album
Dozens of young men clad in black cassocks and white surplices watch two of their brother priests begin a chant.With a gentle wave of the Rev. Zachary Akers' arm, the other priests pick up the song. Their voices float as one to the...
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Eid al-Fitr prayers in Baghdad
Residents of the Iraqi capital Baghdad flocked to mosques on Sunday, the first day of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan.Fasting in the holy month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam, as...
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National Unity March in Ankara
Turks marked the defeat of a coup attempt last year with a march in Ankara early on Sunday.Turkey is commemorating one year since authorities quashed last summer's coup attempt. As on the night of the coup attempt, mosques across Turkey...
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London's Muslim community react to tower blaze
Members of west London's Muslim community have gathered for Friday prayers nearby the Grenfell Tower that was ravaged by fire earlier this week.A special sermon was held at the al-Manaar Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre near Westbourne...
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Friday muslim prayers halted by attack
Prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a major holy site in Jerusalem, were cancelled on Friday after three Palestinians opened fire at the site, killing two officers before being shot dead, police said.Israel's police chief says two officers...
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Hong Kong vigil for Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo
Dozens in Hong Kong held a Christian prayer vigil on Friday to pay tribute to Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, who died on Thursday, aged 61.There were prayers, flowers and candles outside the liaison office of the Beijing government in...
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Prayers near Lion's Gate amid tensions
Several thousand Palestinian Muslims prayed in the streets of Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday evening, in protest at the installation of metal detectors at one of the gates to the Al Aqsa shrine.
Such prayers, with the...
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Life still tough for Muslims in Srebrenica
The muezzin's call to prayer is loud and clear in this eastern Bosnian town.More than two decades after the horrific massacre of Muslims in Srebrenica, life goes on. But the memories are never far from the surface. The main Srebrenica...