We explore the history behind the great mosque by following the journey of the renowned Andalusian traveller and poet, Abul Huayn ibn Jubayr The courtyard of the mosque with its mosaics and ...

SARA: 12-year-old Kaisan goes to the East London Mosque with his dad. A mosque or an Arabic masjid is a Muslim place of worship. Every year 1.6 million peoplecome here to pray study or just hang ...

Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, ...

MOMBASA, KENYA: The mosque was built by the family of former Mombasa mayor Ali Taib and after the death of the family patriarch, affairs and running of the mosque was left in the hands of Taib's ...

The star and crescent This is sometimes seen at the top of a mosque, and is a commonly known symbol relating to Islam. The five pointed star reflects the Five Pillars of Islam which are central to ...

For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...

This mosque, dating back to the early 8th century, stands on a site with a rich and varied history of worship. Before the advent of Islam, the site hosted several religious structures. During the ...