A mass iftar at Jakarta’s Istiqlal Grand Mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia, draws thousands every year during the Muslim ...

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, approved today, February 20, 2025, the Saudi riyal symbol; a historic move that will reinforce the Saudi currency's identity.

Andalusian philosopher is known for a number of key ideas adopted by later Sufis, including the unity of being, the concept ...

At dawn on Friday, Israeli occupation soldiers abducted three Palestinians, invaded and ransacked several mosques, and set one ablaze in the Old City of Nab ...

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre in Abu Dhabi welcomed 6,582,993 worshippers and visitors in the past year, marking a 20% ...

My ears pop as our car winds along the scenic A-397 highway in Malaga, Spain, climbing to 1,063 metres above sea level. We're headed to Ronda, a historic cliffside city where Ernest Hemingway spent ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In the buzzing heart of Córdoba, it’s easy to see why the caliphs of Al-Andalus chose the city as the capital of their western European empire in AD 711. The labyrinthine streets – where ...

Special Quran courses will be organised at the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) and the Prophet’s Mosque (Masjid al-Nabwi) where participants will receive instructions on correct recitation ...

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Governorate stated that the Israeli authorities intend to impose a series of provocative and discriminatory measures against Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan.