Just a stone’s throw from Siyob Bozor, Bibi-Khanym Mosque towers over a tranquil courtyard. Envisioned as the jewel of Amir Temur’s empire, the Turco-Mongol conqueror was unable to complete ...

Bibi-Khanym Mosque – plundered for its marble columns – is another Islamic masterpiece rescued from the ruins and Registan Square is framed by three soaring madrasahs. For decades the trio of ...

When a woman was invited to attend a funeral at a mosque in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, she wasn’t sure how to wear the required headscarf respectfully. So, she went next door for advice.

A series of Israeli air raids have destroyed a mosque and levelled a marketplace in southern Lebanon, in what has been described as “apocalyptic” scenes as Israel intensifies and widens its ...

Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building.

New Zealanders observed the Muslim call to prayer Friday to reflect on the moment one week ago when 50 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques were killed. News Wrap: Dozens die when ferry ...

The decision to build the Grand Mosque of Paris, in the city's fifth arrondissement, was made in around 1920 GODONG/ROBERTHARDING / PHOTONONSTOP / GODONG/ROBERTHARDING / PHOTONONSTOP "When the ...

All mosques have a qiblah wall, which is the wall of the mosque that is closest to Makkah. Worshippers face this wall when they pray so that they are praying towards the holy city of Islam.

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Twelve-year-old Kaisan visits the East London Mosque ("masjid" in Arabic) with his dad. It's a place to pray, study, and learn how to be a good human being from the iman (holy man). It is ...

The impressive remembrance plot is the size of a small village and needs time to explore. Bibi-Khanym Mosque – plundered for its marble columns – is another Islamic masterpiece rescued from the ruins ...