The dispute over the Gyanvapi Masjid spans several decades. Hindu groups claim that the mosque was built atop the remnants of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, which Mughal emperor Aurangzeb allegedly ...

One such wonder is the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed Mosque as it is known to locals. The Blue Mosque is a striking memento of Istanbul’s nearly 500-year stint as the imperial capital of the ...

Bulldozers being used to demolish an allegedly encroached part of the Noori Jama Masjid in UP. A part of a 185-year-old mosque in Uttar Pradesh was demolished by local authorities on Tuesday.

Thousands of Syrians flooded the Ummayad Mosque in the Old City on Friday for the first Friday prayers held since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad six days ago. Abu Mohammed Golani, the rebel ...

A collage of four images has been shared online, claiming that 1,500-year-old idols were discovered during the survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district. The collage shows ...

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There are over 2.5 million Muslims in the UK and over 1,500 mosques. The mosque is a place to gather for prayers, to study and to celebrate festivals such as Ramadan. It can also be used to house ...

West Bengal BJP's Murshidabad unit has announced plans to construct a Ram temple in Berhampore, days after TMC planned a mosque like the Babri Masjid West Bengal BJP's Murshidabad unit has ...

Footage showed the head of the National Intelligence Organization at the city’s Umayyad Mosque, four days after Syrian rebels led by HTS, or the Organization for the Liberation of the Levant ...

Indonesia boasts the world’s biggest Muslim population. Plenty of Japanese use the mosque to pray, officials said. “We hope to make this mosque a place that all Muslims feel free to visit ...

As the world welcomed 2025, tensions in Israel and Palestine escalated dramatically, with over 600 Israeli settlers storming the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, while Israeli forces launched ...

The northern Indian city of Sambhal is on alert after four people died and dozens were injured in violent clashes over a Centuries-old mosque on Sunday. Clashes broke out between protesters and ...