For some, a secular state is the foundation of an open society, which allows both faith and blasphemy. For others, secularism ...

have long been dropped from restaurant menus in Chinese restaurants. An abandoned building in Tangra. The sign says “India Tangra Manufacturers Council”. ST PHOTO: DEBARSHI DASGUPTA Recalling ...

Colorful Ortakoy mosque and Bosphorus Bridge in the background. Istanbul is known for its incredible Ottoman-era (and beyond) architecture and that extends to its mosques and other places of worship.

An illegally constructed mosque is demolished on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar. Bulldozers began tearing down the three-storey Madni mosque at 10 AM on Sunday under strict security.

Special prayers were held at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in memory of Muhammad Deif, the former commander of Hamas's military department, and other senior Hamas figures who were eliminated in the war.

Two mosques in Germany have received threatening and provocative letters, according to a statement from the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) on Friday. One of the letters was ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

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 ...

Israel has destroyed 79% of the mosques in the Gaza Strip and completely demolished three churches, the spokesperson for the enclave’s Ministry of Endowments told Anadolu. Ikrami Al-Mudallal ...

Visiting the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque are essential on any Istanbul itinerary—but visiting a mosque for the first time as a non-Muslim can seem a little daunting. You don’t want to commit ...

The configuration of the mosque, the worshipping place for Muslims, traces its history to the courtyard of the religion's founder. The first mosques were, therefore, simple open spaces marked for ...