Ajay Sharma and his group at a makeshift shrine, claimed to mark the Shri Krittivaseshwar Mahadev Temple, on the premises of an Aurangzeb-era mosque in Varanasi’s Hartirath area | Shubhangi Misra | ...

Sultan Ahmed I was determined to build a mosque that rivaled the nearby Hagia Sophia, and most would agree that he accomplished this task or, at least, came close. Since the early 1600s ...

A discussion by the Enforcement Authority raised the issue of demolishing illegal mosques - including nine mosques which were constructed illegally. Despite professional opinions that the ...

A mosque near the Houston home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who police say carried out the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, has urged its congregation not to respond to media inquiries and to refer ...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf), represented by the Department of Mosques, inaugurated a new mosque in Rasheeda area. The mosque accommodates 300 worshipers on ...

The Lagos State Government has implemented stricter measures against noise pollution, and now requiring nightclubs, lounges, bars, and worship centres to obtain permits for events involving ...

The Jamaat-ul-Islamiyya Central Mosque, Division 7, Magodo comimissioned by Governor of Lagos State who was represented by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Hon. Ibrahim Layode recently.

A hurriedly executed survey of an ancient masjid, protests leading to the death of five, the finding of several “closed” temples since, and an intensified anti-power theft drive around the contested ...

Meanwhile, work on a former mosque, on the site, is still ongoing and will serve ... Many of its most important Islamic monuments have been given a new polish for this event. Meanwhile Bukhara, ...

Egypt has opened a record-breaking mosque in its new administrative capital city - but has been widely criticised for the costs involved. The government has been building a new city in the desert ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has inaugurated a mosque in Taksim Square, Istanbul - the plans for which sparked a wave of protests in 2013. Thousands attended the ceremony, with some ...