Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat
Islamic architecture: The impressive Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat – the main mosque in the Sultanate of Oman
Emin Minaret, Turpan
Emin Minaret near Turpan, Xinjiang, China
Ulugbek’s Observatory, Samarkand
Ulugbek – mapping the stars in the 15th century…
Photo of the week: Ceiling of Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran
Every picture tells a story…
Great Mosque of Xi’an… Islamic worship the Chinese way…
Two cultures combine to create a beautiful place of worship for Xi’an’s muslim Hui community…
Giving alms to the poor in Marrakech
The giving of alms to the poor on a Friday outside a mosque in Marrakech, Morocco
Holy wisdom… a look inside Haghia Sofia
Photographs of the stunning Haghia Sofia in Istanbul – once the cathedral of Constantinople, then a mosque from the 15th century…
Photo of the Day: Sufi muslims remove shoes at Omdurman
Sufi muslims remove their shoes in readiness for dancing at the Hamed an-Nilm mosque, Omdurman, Khartoum
Eid al-Adha
A day in Luxor, Egypt experiencing the Islamic traditions of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice celebrated by Muslims around the world…