The organisers of the Islamic Arts Biennale have ceased trying to define Islamic art in favour of encouraging full expression ...

In Baghdad, the Abbasid caliph created a centre of learning which was known as the House of Wisdom, or the Grand Library of Baghdad ... from across the world. Mosque design influenced gothic ...

The emperors improved communication across their domain by building new roads and expanding the Grand Canal that snaked 1,000 miles ... including the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the Great Mosque ...

And it does not take long to figure out that his ‘mausoleum’ was not purpose-built as one—a curious anomaly given that he happened to be the heir apparent of a powerful monarch with a penchant for ...

Constructed between 1996 and 2007 at the request of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is by far the most ...

STOCKHOLM, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Sweden's government on Monday accused a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Stockholm of being a platform for Iranian spying against Sweden and the Iranian diaspora. Sweden's ...

Dr. Shina Ansari, Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Head of the Department of Environment, visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, accompanied by Reza Ameri, Iranian ...

The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule.France 24's James André was in Mosul ...

Muscat: The Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science (SQHCCS) has clarified that fees levied for entry to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque are part of the efforts to regulate the entry of ...

Mosque and hospital of Divriği in modern day Turkey. It was built in the 13th century and you can still visit its remains today. During the Abbasid Caliphate (AD750 -1258), Baghdad became the ...

In terms of major releases for 2025, Grand Theft Auto 6 is likely to be the biggest of the year. Concerns around a possible delay remain unfounded, however, as Take-Two has once again doubled down ...