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Morocco opens Ivory Coast’s largest mosque


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Morocco has opened what is now Ivory Coast’s largest mosque, after seven years of work in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan. Muslims make up around 40 percent of the population in Ivory coast, and are concentrated in the country’s north.…

Ramadan: Bronx mosque provides cultural support for migrant


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Mosques in New York City are struggling to house and feed migrants this holy month of Ramadan. An imam in the Bronx mosque has turned the home that houses his mosque into a makeshift shelter for migrants, many of them men from his…

Algeria inaugurates Africa’s largest mosque after years of political delays


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Algeria inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol of state-sponsored strength and religiosity to one of delays and cost overruns. Built by a…