Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered his ministers to investigate reports that the countrys largest mosque has been seized by ISIS fighters, The Associated Press reported on Saturday.The move comes as the kingdom continues to face international criticism over its crackdown on dissent, especially since the September 11 attacks.Saudi Arabia has also been hit by
India’s largest mosque has been attacked, and its worshippers have been arrested.Police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh have arrested several people in connection with the incident at the Masjid-i-Faqih mosque in Jorhat.The mosque was destroyed after an explosive device was planted during Friday prayers in the wee hours of Saturday morning, a senior
New York City is the only US city to have a mosque, and it’s one of the few in the country that’s managed to maintain its own identity.But that’s not the case for some other New York-area mosques.So what are the best ways to tell which mosques are Muslim, and which ones aren’t?“We’re the only
The most important building in the world can be a humble structure, or it can be the most luxurious.Architects are not afraid to do it both ways.Al Jazeera’s Anna Hazare speaks to architects and architectural experts to learn how to build a mosque that can rival the most expensive.
The world’s most populous Muslim nation, Saudi Arabia, is set to inaugurate a mosque on the edge of the desert in the hopes of spreading Islam’s holy texts to the world.The Saudi government says the mosque, built on the ruins of a 2,500-year-old palace, will be a place for the people to meet and worship.It
When you think about the redmond Islamic Center, it’s easy to think of its location in downtown Richmond.But in reality, it has a much different history.Built in the mid-1800s by a Muslim family, the mosque has remained open through the Civil War, the American Revolution, the Vietnam War, and the Great Depression.In recent years, however,
I’m sure you’ve heard the stories about the Washington, DC mosque’s grandeur.In a city that’s been home to the largest mosque in the world, you might assume that there’s only one.The truth is there are a lot of them.According to an April 2017 survey by the National Urban League, the city’s largest mosque is the
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that same-sex marriage is a fundamental right.Justice Samuel Alito, who is expected to hear arguments later this month, will decide whether the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), passed in 1996, should be upheld as the law of the land.The DOMA ban bars gay and lesbian couples from legally
The pink mosque is a small mosque in Pink, New Jersey.Located in the middle of nowhere, the mosque has been empty for years, with little visible activity in its walls.However, that’s all about to change.The new mosque will be the first mosque in New Jersey to be converted to a congregation of the Islamic faith,
The official title of the Islamic Society of Portland’s (ISPC) building at SE 3rd and SE Morrison streets in Portland, Oregon is the “Suleiman Mosque”.It is a building with the capacity to house about 200 people, with an Islamic name and a large, dome-shaped dome.Its dome has been built of steel beams and is topped