TEHRAN - A restoration project for Moshir Mosque, a treasured Qajar-era landmark in the heart of Shiraz, is set to commence in the coming days, the tourism chief of Fars province said on Sunday.

The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Department of Mosques, has opened a new mosque in ...

At the beginning of Al Wasl Road in Dubai, not far from the famous Jumeirah Mosque and close to 2nd December Street, is a striking structure that most residents of the city are familiar with.

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.

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 ...

STOCKHOLM, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Sweden's government on Monday accused a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Stockholm of being a platform for Iranian spying against Sweden and the Iranian diaspora. Sweden's ...

A mosque is among the many buildings destroyed in southern California wildfires that continue to rage this week. The Masjid Al-Taqwa in Altadena is one of thousands of buildings that have been ...

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.

From New York City to Egypt, and then to the 11-year-purgatory spent in Dearborn, I had always lived in a predominantly ...