The height of the minaret was reduced from 34 metres to 25 metres as a goodwill gesture. One thing to change Those who run Jam’e Masjid Markham have no qualms about its appearance.

Erbil’s historic Choli Minaret will soon be renovated to preserve the 900-year-old landmark and boost tourism. The project, ...

“The minaret does not bother me at all and I will vote no on November 29,” he said. “If there was a muezzin [calling Muslims to prayer] that would be a different matter.” ...

The minaret’s destruction has drawn attention to the gaps in Iraq’s legal framework for heritage preservation. The country has two separate laws, the Antique and Heritage Protection Law and ...

Earlier this year local authorities blocked the construction of a minaret in Wangen in northern Switzerland and in Langenthal in canton Bern. Minarets already exist in Zurich and Geneva.

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, has been renovated in a boost for Iraq's ...

The minaret of a landmark 12th century mosque in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo was destroyed Wednesday, leaving the once-soaring stone tower a pile of rubble a… ...

A video is circulating on social media with the false claim that it shows a mosque being demolished by the Chinese government. In the footage, which has been shared on Facebook and X (formerly known ...

Installation view of A Minaret for the General’s Wife by Erdem Taşdelen, on view at the Richmond Art Gallery through July 31, 2022. Photo by Michael Love, courtesy of the artist.