Islamic architecture

A suicide bomber struck Monday inside a mosque within a police compound in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 28 people and wounding as many as 150 worshippers, most of them policemen, officials said.

Since the conversion of the once Christian Cathedral into a Mosque, it has been vandalised many times

A 440-year-old ancient Turkish bath in Istanbul constructed by Mimar Sinan, known as the "Grand Architect," has been put up for sale for 33 million Turkish Liras ($2 million), daily Milliyet report.

The restoration process of a 516-year-old pavilion at a remarkable Istanbul mosque is nearing its end, waiting for the day it will welcome its visitors again following a devastating fire in 2011.

The 40-month restoration process has begun in the 446-year-old Selimiye Mosque, one of the masterpieces of Mimar Sinan, the chief Ottoman architect, in the northwestern province of Edirne, the provincial directorate for foundations has announced.

"The illuminated minarets [of the mosque] will be seen by the Greek side," Osman Güneren told İhlas News Agency on Nov. 30.

The remains of a 12th-century madrasah have been unearthed in the Harran ruins, which is one of the oldest settlements in the world and on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.

The Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM), a landmark of Istanbul, will reopen its doors on the 98th anniversary of the Turkish Republic on Oct. 29, with the "Mimar Sinan Opera," a two-act work composed by Hasan Uçarsu.

A mosque built near modern day Tel Aviv in the last years of the Ottoman Empire continues to stand strong despite years-long tension and conflict in the region.

Explosions hit a Shiite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday, leaving at least seven dead and 15 wounded.

Germany's largest mosque will be allowed to call on prayer on Friday afternoon through loudspeakers. This came after an agreement between the municipal authorities in Cologne and the Muslim community to ease the restrictions, the municipal authorities said, quoted by Reuters.