Other plans included building an enormous new mosque in adjoining Taksim Square ... In 1908, they did, pressuring the reactionary Sultan Abdul Hamid II to hold parliamentary elections and embrace ...

STOCKHOLM, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Sweden's government on Monday accused a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Stockholm of being a platform for Iranian spying against Sweden and the Iranian diaspora. Sweden's ...

Special prayers were held at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in memory of Muhammad Deif, the former commander of Hamas's military department, and other senior Hamas figures who were eliminated in the war.

The bench said in the meanwhile the interim order of the Allahabad High Court staying the court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah mosque complex will continue to operate. The top court ...

Now, all that remains of Masjid Al Taqwa — the first mosque in the Altadena-Pasadena area — are soot, ash and charred twisted skeletons of chairs. A sign proclaiming the mosque’s name stands ...

The configuration of the mosque, the worshipping place for Muslims, traces its history to the courtyard of the religion's founder. The first mosques were, therefore, simple open spaces marked for ...

A Muslim convert has been found guilty of preparing for terrorist acts after threatening to “flatten” a mosque and plotting to attack an Islamic cleric who was an outspoken critic of terrorism.

Eighteen years after the passing of legendary playwright Natyacharya Selim Al Deen, his influence on Bangladeshi theatre remains profound. Originally intended for release on his death ...

Renowned filmmaker Gias Uddin Selim, known for "Monpura", has garnered widespread acclaim for his latest directorial venture, "Kajolrekha". The film has now been showcased at the International ...

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 ...

A petition to support the preservation of the Auwal Mosque in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, has garnered more than 4,000 signatures. This comes as a decision is awaited on whether a hotel development next to ...