Announcements ‘Pray At Home!’ Houses Of Worship Close Physical Doors, Open Virtual Ones Photo via Makki Masjid.BROOKLYN – Houses of worship serve as safe havens for many people. It’s where they go to feel at peace, to get closer to God, to pray. With the coronavirus spreading very quickly, many houses of worship have shut down to protect their communities. It’s
Announcements Little Pakistan Stands With Jammu & Kashmir A man holding the Azad Kashmir flag. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Makki Masjid has long served as a place for activism and this afternoon was no different. After Jummah prayer, congregants and community members gathered outside the mosque to hold the Azad Kashmir flag, chant, and show their support
Announcements Fight For Accountability At Makki Masjid Goes To Court Makki Masjid located at 1089 Coney Island Avenue. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) MIDWOOD – The fight for accountability at the beloved Makki Masjid in Little Pakistan has found its way out the doors of the mosque and into the court. Makki Masjid, officially the Muslim Community Center of Brooklyn (MCCB), has
Big Story New Zealand Mosque Attack Brings Brooklynites Together Jumaane Williams and others hold hands and chant as a sign of unity. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – “No hate, no fear, Muslims are welcome here. No hate, no fear, everyone is welcome here,” people chanted outside Makki Masjid this afternoon. Last night, a white supremacist [https://www.theguardian.com/
Big Story Fight For Ownership In ‘Little Pakistan’ Continues — This Time Over A Beloved Mosque Makki Masjid. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – An ivory colored structure stands sandwiched between two typical brick-colored three-story buildings between Avenue H and Glenwood Road on Coney Island Avenue. Though the stores next to it have closed and new ones have opened, Makki Masjid has stayed in that very spot
