Mahmoud Thannon, 70, a tailor who lives near the mosque and runs a tailor shop overlooking the mosque’s minaret, said his two sons were killed before the al-Hadba minaret was demolished.

Iraqi police say an explosion has damaged one of the most important Islamic architectural monuments. The spiral minaret, in the town of Samarra, is more than 1,000 years old. Police say insurgents ...

A typical mosque also includes a minaret, a dome and a place to wash before prayers. Each feature has its own significance. Sunni and Shia Muslims: What is the difference between the two ...

The minaret, where the muezzin would usually stand ... showed the extent of the destruction of the religious buildings. At Al-Touba, the dome that used to rise above the multi-storey mosque ...

An arc of water hugs the central building, while a delicate crescent is etched into the freestanding conical minaret; inside, a dome of over 1,600 crystal bulbs forms a chandelier over the main ...

The Trinity Road mosque bought the former Albion Street Health Centre in 2015 and turned it into the Jamia Masjid Rizvia. However, mosque elders now want the building to reflect its religious ...

As a result, the mosque proudly boasts a porch, a dome, arched chambers, and a minaret dating back to the 6th century A.H, he said. Saveh’s Seljuk-era Jameh Mosque continues to enthrall the faithful, ...