TEHRAN - The Jameh Mosque of Qazvin, also known as the Friday Mosque of Qazvin, stands as one of Iran’s oldest and most ...

Kate Otten, the founding architect of Kate Otten Architects, talks about the Houghton Jumu'ah Mosque by Muhammad Mayet Architects + Urban Designers and Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil.

Mahmoud said the mihrab, a niche indicating the direction of Mecca, has been largely repaired using its original stones. But the minbar, from where sermons are delivered, has lost most of its ...

The mihrab was restored using original stonework, whilst the minbar required substantial reconstruction due to missing original components. Former muezzin Imad Zaki observes the restoration daily ...

It replaced the previous “national emblems” on Afghanistan’s banknotes: a mosque containing a minbar (pulpit) and mihrab (the niche indicating the direction of Mecca) under King Zahir, an eagle under ...

The Umayyad Mosque is also distinguished by being the first mosque in which the mihrab and the apse appeared as a result of the building style that was the former Church of John the Baptist.

Mental health professionals no longer diagnose ADD. Instead, they diagnose one of three types of ADHD: inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, or combined. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...

This ancient mosque resembles a fort and was built using stones and burnt mud. It may be small, but its design also boasts four domes supported by a pillar, a mihrab and has plenty of small opening to ...

Muscles are attached to bones by tendons. Muscles contract to move our bones by pulling on them. However, muscles can only pull; they cannot push. This is why they usually work a joint in pairs ...