“It is a head turner. This mosque has elaborate Chinese architectural features inspired by the Great Mosque of Xi’an in China,” he said, adding that Xi’an was the capital of Shaanxi provinc ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Preparations are underway ahead of the visit of UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay to al-Nuri Mosque in ...

Indonesia boasts the world’s biggest Muslim population. Plenty of Japanese use the mosque to pray, officials said. “We hope to make this mosque a place that all Muslims feel free to visit ...