Middle Eastern mosques combine traditional Islamic architecture with modern design elements, reflecting deep-rooted faith, ...
At the start of Dubai's Jumeirah Beach Road, standing tall behind a modest iron fence is one of the UAE’s most celebrated ...
Upon entering through a door that separates the mud-brick wall facing the qibla, visitors are greeted by a large courtyard and the mosque’s distinctive walls and domes. While the walls of the ...
Topping the verandas around the courtyard, for example, are 73 small, blue mosaic domes—similar in design to those on the portico of the Great Mosque in Mecca. But Baharuddin ultimately ...
A typical mosque also includes a minaret, a dome and a place to wash before prayers. Each feature has its own significance. Sunni and Shia Muslims: What is the difference between the two ...
Locals in Nagu town clashed with dozens of police outside a mosque on Saturday Protesters have clashed with large numbers of police over the planned demolition of a mosque's dome in a largely ...
Most purpose-built mosques have a dome and a minaret, but all mosques have somewhere to wash, a Qibla wall to show the direction of Mecca, and space to bow and pray. Pupils could use the ...
The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs has chalked out a plan to refurbish 80 heritage mosques across the country, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported. The plan is implemented in ...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on a mosque in the Gaza Strip early Sunday killed at least 19 people, Palestinian officials said, as Israel intensified its bombardment of ...