Whether it is the colourful marble-tiled mosaic of the Bibi-Khanym Mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the red sandstone carvings on India’s Jama Masjid or the modern wonders of the Sultan Qaboos Grand ...

This region of Anatolia was conquered by the Turks at the beginning of the 11th century. In 1228–29 Emir Ahmet Shah founded a mosque, with its adjoining hospital, at Divrigi. The mosque has a single ...

Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building. The expenses ...