With a rich history dating back thousands of years, Istanbul is chock-full of architectural marvels. One such wonder is the Blue Mosque, or the Sultan Ahmed Mosque as it is known to locals. The Blue ...

The leaning minaret of Al Nuri Mosque, which stood over the alleyways of Mosul’s Old City for almost 850 years before it was destroyed by ISIS, has risen again as a symbol that the northern Iraqi city ...

Perched nearly 9 meters above ground on the northeastern corner of Luxor Temple, the Sidi Abu Hajjaj Uqsuri Mosque is a striking visual and historical marvel. This “Hanging Mosque” is more than a ...

Mosul, Iraq -- The abuses of authoritarian regimes across the Middle East extend far beyond the displacement and persecution of indigenous communities such as the Assyrian people. These regimes have ...

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The mosque once was headed by Anwar al-Awlaki, who became an al-Qaida radical and was killed in a drone strike in 2011 authorized by President Barack Obama. His death generated controversy because he ...