Andalusian philosopher is known for a number of key ideas adopted by later Sufis, including the unity of being, the concept ...

An Israeli airstrike targeted a building in an upscale neighborhood, destroying an apartment that neighbors said had been ...

The Ottoman minaret, which is the standard minaret type in Türkiye and across the Balkans as well as being found in the ...

As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and ...

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa calls for national unity and peace amid violence in coastal regions at a Damascus ...

Some 90,000 Palestinians prayed at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City under tight security by Israeli forces ...

Masjid al-Haram, also known as Masjidil Haram, is the oldest and largest mosque in the world located around the Ka'bah. Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and his son Prophet Ismail (AS) laid the foundations of the ...

It also houses a library and an Islamic center. The Great Mosque of Kano, also called the Kano Central Mosque, dates back to the 15th century and has undergone several reconstructions. The mosque ...

With six soaring minarets and five main domes, it represents the last great mosque of the classical era. Visitors must adhere to specific rules, including women wearing headscarves and no flash ...

A statement issued by Katz’s office said the Damascus suburb was “currently under attack by the forces of the Syrian regime.” According to reports from Syria, authorities from the new Syrian ...

DAMASCUS — If there is a verbal expression of heartache, Rabbi Yusuf Hamra uttered it as he stepped inside the Faranj synagogue in the Syrian capital last week. It was the last place he had said ...

Can Syria keep its promises? After the fall of Bashar al-Assad last December, the new rulers of Damascus are convening a one-day national dialogue conference. On paper, the outcomes sound ...