Masjid

Architecturally brilliant and historically important, these stunning mosques exude the diversity of the Islamic faith. How many are you familiar with? By Laila Achmad and Patricea Chow-Capodieci. If a Muslim society were a family, the mosque would undoubtedly be their mother. As the centre of a Muslim’s life, mosques provide space for prayer, settling disputes and learning. The Moghuls were …

Are you a Muslim in Moscow? Do you find when it’s time to pray there’s never a minaret in sight? Do you remember that time you had to pray in the filthy fire escape of some business center? Wouldn’t you just prefer it if you could summon a mosque to come to you? Well, your prayers may soon be answered. …

The Women’s Mosque of America has started operations in Los Angeles. It is not a mosque per se, but the name of a non-profit organization. It began with holding female only Jumuah prayers, in an old synagogue with Stars of David etched on the stained glass windows. The decision to use this venue was made to “promote peace.” Creating a …

Few will disagree that dialogue is the most effective way to overcome differences and clarify falsehoods. This simple but often overlooked principle provides the intellectual scaffolding for the Muslim Council of Britain’s “Visit My Mosque” initiative yesterday. A number of mosques across the UK threw open their doors in an effort to promote better understanding over tea and biscuits. The …

Zaiba Omar, left, and Hasna Maznavi, right, hang banners for the Women's Mosque of America’s first service this week. PHOTO: STUART PALLEY FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL LOS ANGELES—When Hasna Maznavi would show up to pray at her Southern California mosque, even during off hours, the few men in the main hall would gently point her upstairs to a separate …

Israeli settlers come to Al-Aqsa every day, but Palestinians don’t like it. They think the Israelis want to take the mosque away from the Muslims, as they did with the Ibrahim Mosque in Hebron. Crying ‘Allahu Akbar’ is their only weapon. Several women put up posters calling for their shrine’s protection in a small yard of Jerusalem’s Old City near …