An archaeological site in northern Syria’s Idlib province was seized on Monday by rebel fighters who took control of the historic site, one that dates back to the 12th century, a monitoring group said.The site is a symbol of the ancient Syrian city of Aleppo, which fell to rebels in a four-year civil war.Syria’s antiquities
A Buffalo mosque religious leader has been sentenced to three years in jail for religious hatred speech, local media reported.The Islamic Society of St. Cloud mosque on Buffalo’s west side was fined $50,000 last year after allegedly sending hate mail to local residents.The mosque had previously been cited for violating the state’s anti-discrimination law.In May,
New Scientist is running a special online edition of its monthly magazine called The Pearl Mosque, in honour of the International Day of the World’s Religions on September 4th.The edition will include articles on Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism, and feature the work of renowned British archaeologist, Alan Lomax, who has been a pioneer in
Two US citizens have been killed and two others injured in a terror attack on a mosque in Pakistan’s far north, police and security officials said. Police spokesman Zafar Ahmed said the victims were US citizens, one a female and the other a male, in a “terrorist incident” in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, about 80 kilometres