The Omari Mosque in Gaza was largely destroyed by Israeli bombardment on Dec. 8, 2023. It was one of the most ancient mosques in the region and a beloved Gazan landmark. The mosque was first built in ...

Inside the dusty shell of one of the oldest libraries in the Palestinian territories, a group of Gazan volunteers work ...

Iran condemns UNESCO’s silence after Israeli strikes hit cultural and religious sites amid thousands of attacks across Iran.

Coverage of the discovery of an ancient mosque in Rahat has neglected to mention the planned mass relocation of thousands of people to the Bedouin town. Aerial photograph of the Early Islamic mosque ...

Crews were beginning the restoration of the ancient Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City after it was destroyed during the war, Al Jazeera said on Monday, December 1. Footage here, filmed by Mohammed Asad ...

A mysterious inscription sheds light on the issue of whether the Great Mosque of Homs in Syria was constructed over the remains of the Temple of Elagabalus. SHARJAH ...

(The Conversation) — Gaza’s Omari Mosque embodies the history of Gaza – as a site of frequent destruction, but also of renewal, writes a scholar of Islamic architecture and archaeology. The mosque was ...

A recently discovered Greek inscription at the base of a column inside the Great Mosque of Homs in Syria has rekindled a longstanding scholarly debate about the exact location of the Temple of the Sun ...

Inside the dusty shell of one of the oldest libraries in the Palestinian territories, a group of Gazan volunteers work diligently to salvage what remains of their ancient cultural heritage. The Great ...