A man raises his prayers beads as he commemorates the birthday of Sayyeda Zeinab, the granddaughter of the Muslim Prophet ...

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Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, is a metropolis embedded in history ... Visitors can explore the hundreds of mosques, tombs, mansions, and madrasas (Islamic schools) in the area.

Courtyard of Ibn Tulun mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It was built in AD876 during the Abbasid dynasty. Muhammad later moved to the city of Medina and built a mosque (Islamic place of worship).

with twisting alleyways and ancient churches that are several centuries older than the ornate mosques of Islamic Cairo. According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt ...

with twisting alleyways and ancient churches that are several centuries older than the ornate mosques of Islamic Cairo. According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt ...

Trump floated the idea on Saturday, saying he would urge the leaders of the two Arab countries to take in Gaza’s now largely ...