In addition to the Moshir Mosque, restoration work is also scheduled for other important Shiraz mosques. The Vakil Mosque will undergo repairs with an allocation of 30 billion rials, while the Nasir ...

The enduringly popular colour has been splashed across churches, mosques, shop fronts and even homes while some cities, like ...

Colorful Ortakoy mosque and Bosphorus Bridge in the background. Istanbul is known for its incredible Ottoman-era (and beyond) architecture and that extends to its mosques and other places of worship.

Israel has destroyed 79% of the mosques in the Gaza Strip and completely demolished three churches, the spokesperson for the enclave’s Ministry of Endowments told Anadolu. Ikrami Al-Mudallal ...

The configuration of the mosque, the worshipping place for Muslims, traces its history to the courtyard of the religion's founder. The first mosques were, therefore, simple open spaces marked for ...

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.

Now, all that remains of Masjid Al Taqwa — the first mosque in the Altadena-Pasadena area — are soot, ash and charred twisted skeletons of chairs. A sign proclaiming the mosque’s name stands ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. There are six glasses of shiraz in front of me. One of the wines is pale, almost brick-coloured. The wine in the next glass is ...

The Kebbi Government on Thursday said it has awarded the contract for the repairs and renovation of 97 mosques across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state. The State Commissioner for ...

The Putra Mosque in Putrajaya, also known as the Pink Mosque, was named after Malaysia's first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, and appears to float on water. A staff member separates the ...

I vividly recall my heart pounding as I stood in the famous Big Pink basement and watched him slowly descend the staircase and soak in a room he hadn’t occupied in nearly five decades.