Konya as a Turkish city with a history stretching back to the early Seljuk era has a wide variety of striking minaret styles, examples of which can ...

Seven years after it was destroyed by ISIS, the iconic Al-Hadba minaret in Mosul, Iraq, has finally been restored. Last week, ...

At the time of writing this report, the World Heritage Center has not received a state of conservation report, nor a proposal for a Minor Boundary Modification, both of which were requested by the ...

Guang (Light) Minaret had a different role from that of pagodas and was used to call Muslims to prayer. The minaret had been called Bangke, which was changed to Guang because the Chinese ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

The Ministry of Information and Culture of the Taliban administration announced the successful completion and operation of ...

This photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows the reconstruction site of the Grand al-Nuri Mosque in the old city of Mosul, Iraq. The Grand al-Nuri Mosque was built in 1172 with its famous leaning minaret, ...

The Trinity Road mosque bought the former Albion Street Health Centre in 2015 and turned it into the Jamia Masjid Rizvia. However, mosque elders now want the building to reflect its religious ...

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