Even politics and governance are not untouched by the power of prayer. In times of crisis, African leaders have called for ...

The world’s first openly gay imam has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha in South Africa. The imam ran a ...

The stylized tree carvings of the Sidi Saiyyed mosque also follow the precise system of proportions ... water or simply nonrepresentational shapes, whereas the tree in “Gray Tree” is unmistakable.

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 ...

Efforts also restored the Al-Nuri Mosque and key religious landmarks, symbolizing the city's reclaim of its cultural identity.

Credit: AP/Farid Abdulwahed “This mosque is considered the identity of ... UNESCO’s experience in Mosul will shape its approach to restoring other cultural sites in war-torn areas -- including ...

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 until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017 ...

“This mosque is considered the identity of Mosul ... UNESCO’s experience in Mosul will shape its approach to restoring other cultural sites in war-torn areas -- including neighboring Syria ...

How India's Hindu-Muslim conflict plays out in mosques In India, historic mosques are becoming flashpoints for religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims. Politics 12/16/2024 December 16, 2024 ...