Vandals spray Muslim prayer hall

Four teenagers have been arrested over an incident in which vandals splashed red paint on a Muslim prayer hall in the Malaysian state of Negri Sembilan and left a broken beer bottle there Monday.

Cologne priest raises funds to build mosque

Cologne priest, Fr Franz Meurer, has led his parish to raise funds for the construction of Germany’s biggest mosque which will be built in a city most famous for its Catholic cathedral.

Pig heads tossed in Kuala Lumpur mosques

Worshippers at two Kuala Lumpur mosques discovered severed pig heads in the buildings Wednesday further raising tensions in Malaysia’s capital.

Mosques ok but no minarets, Swiss decide

Switzerland’s Catholic bishops have said the country’s ban on the construction of minarets, the Muslim prayer towers, represents an obstacle to interreligious harmony.
The ban aggravates interfaith tensions and could have negative repercussions on Christian minorities in Muslim countries, the bishops said in a statement Nov. 29, CNS reports.
The prohibition was adopted by Swiss voters in [...]

Mosque visit for Singapore Catholics

As a stream of about 50 Singaporean Catholics entered a single-story mosque next to a busy road, the muezzin could be heard in the background leading the call to maghrib (sunset) prayers. (UCA News)
“Muhammad is the Prophet of God. Come, let us pray,” said Syed Hassan Al-Attas, briefly translating the prayer call for the mostly Chinese [...]