The design is gorgeous, a sort of patterned ziggurat that climbs 150 feet in the air, before culminating in a dome-shaped skylight; over the sidewalk, a pair of slender minarets preside. But in a ...

When Istanbul’s Sakirin Mosque opened, Zeynep Fadillioglu became the first woman to design a mosque, drawing on centuries of Turkish artistic tradition ...

In the heart of Istanbul’s Uskudar stands the Sakirin Mosque, widely regarded as the first modern mosque designed by a woman.

MOROCCAN MUSLIMS ARE going modern, thanks to the opening last week of the Grand Hassan II Mosque on the Casablanca shore. The high-tech Mosque, which took seven years and $500 million to complete, has ...

The Mamluki Lancet Mosque, designed by Babnimnim Design Studio, is a modern rendition of classic Egyptian architecture. It provides a spiritual haven for the locals. The studio used modern forms and ...

The celebrated Turkish architect explains how breaking from tradition led to a mosque that redefines spirituality through space, light and context. Celebrated Turkish architect Emre Arolat joined us ...

The whole world is a mosque, the Prophet Muhammad once said. With pious intent, a faithful Muslim can conjure a mosque almost anywhere, transforming a desert sand dune, airport departure lounge or ...

Ancient rammed-earth construction techniques and cutting-edge solar technology might seem an unlikely pairing. But it’s at the core of what’s described as the “world’s first net-zero energy mosque,” ...

Lucknow: The mosque in Ayodhya’s Dhannipur village, announced as part of the Supreme Court’s 2019 verdict, is set to undergo a major transformation. After five years of debate and hesitation, the Indo ...