Pope John Paul II has become the first Pontiff to enter a mosque during his groundbreaking pilgrimage to Syria. The country's top Muslim clerics are escorting the Pope through Damascus' Omayyad Mosque ...

Damascus was surprising ... on the richly decorated eighth-century Umayyad Mosque: a Christian basilica in a previous life, a Roman temple to Jupiter before that. Somewhat disconcertingly ...

The mosque's imam, Abdurrahman Hadada, pointed out that such aggressions had occurred a couple of times before. "All this is happening because the Damascus ... of the Muslim temple are also ...

The suggested relocation of a Hindu temple in Malaysia’s capital to make way for a mosque has drawn public backlash, highlighting long-standing grievances over religious equity and urban ...

Urimai chairman P Ramasamy said allowing the proposed mosque and the Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman Temple to coexist side by side could prevent unnecessary religious and ethnic tensions. Urimai ...

To make way for the mosque, the 130-year-old Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman temple - which currently occupies part of a piece of land owned by a private firm - will be relocated some 50m away on a site ...

KUALA LUMPUR – A Hindu temple in Malaysia’s capital will be relocated to a site just 50m away following a heated debate over its fate, as a new mosque will be built on its site. Prime Minister ...

“We are all familiar with the Damascus Gate ... Romans destroyed the Jewish Temple, killing, enslaving, or expelling all Jewish residents of the city in 70 CE– Roman Emperor Hadrian toured ...

DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL)—The response to Hurricane Helene has been incredible all around the Tri-Cities region, especially in Damascus, Virginia. Damascus is an example of the power of neighbors ...

An advocate for the preservation of the Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman temple in Kuala Lumpur has reiterated a proposal to retain the structure at its current location, and for the proposed mosque to be ...

From the early morning hours, crowds of men, women and children flocked to pray at Damascus's historic Umayyad Mosque for Eid — Bakr ALKASEM Eid al-Fitr in Syria was charged with newfound joy this ...