Ancient Mosque

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  Ayodhya Verdict: 1528 To Now, A 10-Point Timeline Of The Case

  Seventy years after the first court case was filed in the dispute post-Independence, the Supreme Court today delivered a landmark verdict in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janambhoomi title suit. The disputed land will be given to a government-run trust for the building a temple and Muslims will be given a five-acre "suitable" plot in Ayodhya, a five-judge c...

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  25 Years Of Babri Masjid Demolition LIVE: Centre Asks States To Be Vigilant

  The central government has asked all states to remain cautious and ensure peace in all districts as December 6 marks 25 years of the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. Just yesterday, the Supreme Court said it will begin the final hearing over the disputed Ayodhya site, claimed by both Hindus and Muslims on February 8 next year. Hindus beli...

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  As Oil Prices Fall, Saudi Arabia Taps Its White Gold - Religious Tourism

  With global oil prices flailing, Saudi Arabia is turning to another natural resource: billions of dollars gained from religious tourism as the kingdom hosts the annual hajj pilgrimage

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  Morocco Expels 2 French Women After Topless Gay Rights Protest

  Morocco expelled two French women activists who bared their breasts and kissed each other outside an ancient mosque on Tuesday in a protest about gay rights in a country where homosexuality is illegal.

• Jihadis Destroy Ancient Mosque in Mosul: Iraqis

  Islamic extremist militants blew up a revered Muslim shrine traditionally said to be the burial place of the Prophet Jonah in Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul, yesterday, residents of the city said.

• Jihadists Destroy Mosques And Shrines in Iraq

  Jihadists who overran Mosul last month have demolished ancient shrines and mosques in and around the historic northern Iraqi city, residents and social media posts said Saturday.

• UNESCO world heritage site in Syria destroyed

  The 11th-century minaret of a famed mosque that towered over the narrow stone alleyways of Aleppo's old quarter collapsed on Wednesday as rebels and government troops fought pitched battles in the streets around it, depriving the ancient Syrian city of one of its most important landmarks.

• Ancient Islamic city of Timbuktu under attack

  Booms from rocket launchers and automatic gunfire crackled on Sunday around Mali's fabled town of Timbuktu, known as an ancient seat of Islamic learning, for its 700-year-old mud mosque and, more recently, as host of the musical Festival in the Desert that attracted Bono in January.