It is considered disrespectful to make pictures of God or the prophets in Islam, so mosques are decorated with patterns, calligraphy and stained glass. Men and women have separate prayer halls ...

There are over 2.5 million Muslims in the UK and over 1,500 mosques. The mosque is a place to gather for prayers, to study and to celebrate festivals such as Ramadan. It can also be used to house ...

decorated entrance portals and interlaced geometric and floral patterns. Jumeirah Mosque blends these influences seamlessly into the yellow-pink sandstone structure, where the minarets and dome ...

But the mosque's imam Zakir Hussain and their advocate ... 16 are Muslim shrines ("mazaars") and four are temples. "Clearly a pattern is emerging and it sets alarming precedent for a country ...