From Ghinda to Keren and Asmara, the pattern repeats: historic Islamic schools closed, mosques demolished, and hundreds of scholars and preachers arrested or forcibly disappeared in a society where Muslims make up half the population.

Since the outbreak of the Israeli genocide on October 7, 2023, the Israeli Occupation has made the destruction of Gaza's Islamic landmarks one of its unspoken objectives, causing colossal damage after decades of Jewish religious incitement.

For the second consecutive year, Ramadan descends upon Gaza, shrouded in sorrow and devastation, after 15 months of relentless Israeli aggression that has decimated the very basics of life.

Strikingly, since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Syrians have turned their focus to restoring mosques devastated by the regime’s military and its allied Shiite militias over the years.

The Interior Ministry of Germany has recently escalated steps aimed at combating mosques and Islamic centers across the country, citing the pretext of “fighting extremism, Iran, and its proxies."