Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Ayhan Altun/Getty Images With a rich history dating back thousands of years, Istanbul is chock-full of architectural ...

Turkey has converted the ancient Chora church in Istanbul into a mosque, following a similar move with Hagia Sophia. Chora, originally a church dating back to the 4th century, became a mosque under ...

At only 7 years old, Harris Zafar was already saving up his spare change to help his parents fundraise for the construction of Portland’s first mosque. “When this project started and we were raising ...

Mosul, Iraq -- The abuses of authoritarian regimes across the Middle East extend far beyond the displacement and persecution of indigenous communities such as the Assyrian people. These regimes have ...

Tucked between narrow medieval lanes in historic Jeddah, the Othman bin Affan Mosque is offering a rare, layered look into the city’s past. Fresh excavations at the site have uncovered more than 1,300 ...

History may never cease to ink its stories on our minds and hearts, but there is no history more precious and fascinating than the history of Umm Al-Qura (Makkah) and its holy valley by the Grand ...

Following a 40-day closure, Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, dating back over a millennium, has reopened to worshippers, where ...