A country too dangerous to visit is one I can’t wait to return to
As Mark Twain wrote, Damascus “measures time not by days and months and years, but by the empires she has seen rise and ...
Daily Sabah2d
The Ottoman minaret: An architectural marvel in stone
The Ottoman minaret, which is the standard minaret type in Türkiye and across the Balkans as well as being found in the ...
Thousands of Syrians take to streets to mark civil war's 14th anniversary and celebrate ousting Assad - amid spiralling violence meted out against toppled dictator's follow…
Crowds waved flags and chanted in rallies in cities including Damascus and Aleppo to celebrate the victory of rebels in ...
Religion Unplugged3d
‘Islamesque’: The Story Of The Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe’s Religious Monuments
Researcher and author Diana Darke argues that the connections between Islamic and Christian cultures during the medieval period were stronger than commonly believed. This cross-fertilization of ...
The Gazette3d
Canada announces plan to ease Syria sanctions
(Reuters) - The Canadian government on Wednesday announced plans to ease sanctions on Syria during what it called a period of transition. Many Western nations, including Canada, had put a range of ...
Gulf News5d
Saudi Arabia announces new rules to manage Ramadan crowds at Mecca’s Grand Mosque
Ministry bans collection of donations, entry of motorcycles and bicycles into Haram area Umrah pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. AFP file Dubai: As millions of pilgrims begin to converge on ...
Zebun Nessa Mosque
A bout 700 feet from Zambezi National Park and less than a 10-minute drive to Mosi-oa-Tunya, a.k.a. Victoria Falls, one of ...