| 单词 | minaret |
| 例句 | Birds flew onto dancing treetops below me, and many distant towns flickered on the bright horizon, each with a minaret that pointed to the sky like a pencil pointing to a page. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z As we walked the rest of the way, I lifted my eyes to the minaret that split the sky like the body of a bird between its two wings. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I squint into the light, holding back a gasp as I take in the majestic onion-shaped domes and mustard and terra-cotta walls that connect four minarets, each topped with bright tiles. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We crossed the fountained courtyard, staring up at the minarets and the huge, pointed archway that towered above us. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Above, two slim, fluted minarets rose in the air before a background of soaring coconut trees. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Each minaret is a thermometer with money amounts replacing the temperature marks. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Then the taxi headed into the rural West Bank of orchards and tiny villages, each with its own minaret and perched houses. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Dad and I stayed and watched the sun set, gilding the turquoise minarets of the Jameh Mosque for a few breathtaking moments before plunging Yazd into twilight. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It wasn’t the right shape for a city—no domes, no minarets—and it took them a minute to process the tall geometric forms. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The main hall could accommodate more than five hundred, and its rising minarets announced prayers five times a day. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z More precisely: a former mosque, with minaret torn down and Koranic inscriptions plastered over to provide a fresh canvas for the Christian saints that are, even now, being painted on the interior. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We were so busy, I barely noticed the call to evening prayers from the minaret in the distance or the sun setting outside our window. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z They only stopped when the call from the minaret of a nearby mosque announced the arrival of a new morning. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z We passed the famous Shah Faisal Mosque on the way there, reputedly the biggest mosque in the world, with its giant concrete girders and soaring minarets. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I wish I had a wide-angle lens on my phone as I try to frame the mosque with light glinting off the minarets, and take a few videos instead. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We were astonished, for the minaret was so high. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “It’s a generational contest this year,” Sarah says, pointing at the labels on the minarets. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z They admire its perfect symmetry and pose for photographs beneath the minarets from which tourists used to leap to their deaths. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She could make out the minarets in the distance, like the dusty fingers of giants, and the streets that she imagined were milling with people, carts, mules. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Below the chandeliers spread an indoor city of “gilded domes and glittering minarets, mosques, palaces, kiosks, and brilliant pavilions,” according to the popular Rand, McNally & Co. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z This is the real house of God, this is where those who have lost God will find Him, not the white masjid with its bright diamond lights and towering minarets. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As the weeks went on, the men began to embellish the dogloos into architectural fantasies, adding church spires, minarets, porches, and domes. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The minarets of the Jameh Mosque sparkled in the sunlight as I used my tongue to dig a piece of lettuce out from between my teeth. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It looks like a giant shoe box next to the shiny curved dome of the mosque with two towering minarets. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “The minarets! Oh, what beauty! What a gorgeous city!” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It was simple—a small square with a dome framed by four minarets. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Jalil told her the story of Queen Gauhar Shad, who had raised the famous minarets as her loving ode to Herat back in the fifteenth century. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She would never see the famous minarets up close, and she would never pick fruit from Herat’s orchards or stroll in its fields of wheat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The city, sculpted with flower-filled balconies, leafy streets, mosques and minarets, is an open canvas of art. Cape Town inspires art in all forms 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z There is a great view of Jaffa, an ancient port city of limestone on the sea, surrounded by protective walls and crowned by palm trees, a minaret and a church bell tower. Journeys: Tel Aviv by Bicycle 2011-11-18T16:25:26Z Muezzins, who call Muslims to prayer, have not sounded from the Christianized minarets of Andalusia, Spain’s largest region, for centuries. The Enduring Echoes of Moorish Spain 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Completed in 1993 after many years in construction, the Hassan II Mosque is among Africa's largest, with one of the world's tallest minarets to boot. What to Do in Casablanca 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z The new mosque - a 1,000 square meter building without a minaret, split over two levels - is expected to be ready in April in an old naval base in an industrial, rundown part of Athens. A century in the making, Athens set for first mosque since Ottoman times 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z "It is clear that it is a type of competition - be it positive or negative - with the minarets of the Amin mosque that is next to it," he said. Beirut skyline captures religious rivalry and harmony 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Showing pyramids and pagodas and windmills and camels and sheep and elephants and fishing boats and fruit baskets and minarets and bales of wool and French vineyards and Russia and Venice and Mississippi. Merchandise Mart lobby murals come back to life 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Little minarets of romanesco sat alongside the warm smoked char under chopped green apple and trout roe. Schnitzel and Strudel and Other Favorite Things, at Wallsé 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z They have spent three months clearing and sorting the stones and have no idea when or if the minaret will be rebuilt. Syria's lost heritage stands out in Aleppo's broken minarets 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z But the referendum to ban minarets required a yes vote. 2010-01-15T12:58:00Z The building, once a mosque, was converted to a Greek Orthodox Church in the 1920s, and its minaret dismantled. In Crete, Henry Miller Found His Muse Amid the Ruins 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z I expected hijabs, burqas and beards, calls to prayer from the minarets and other outward signs of Islam. Following the Silk Road: A solo traveler’s journey through the ‘5 stans’ 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Segert added that, instead of the Swiss flag, the Matterhorn was tried, but the mix of minarets with the woman in a niqab and the mountain created confusion. 2010-01-15T12:58:00Z Ritual objects from North Africa and the Middle East have motifs of Moorish arches and domed pillars that resemble minarets and mosque interiors. Showcasing Jewish Antiques and Their Stories 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z One says her conscience is clear — a minaret isn’t holy, after all, only the mosque. Movie Review: ‘Israel: A Home Movie’ Is a Revealing Collage 2013-07-09T20:14:42Z And, now more than ever, together with the minaret and the mournful call to prayer, the idea of a call to arms in this nascent nation felt suddenly, profoundly absurd. The most striking aspect of Europe’s newest nation: Its normalcy 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z A millennium-old minaret towering above Aleppo's Umayyad mosque, an imposing citadel overlooking the old city center, a medieval covered market and a 21st century shopping mall. Pictures of splendors past: Aleppo before the war 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The image of minarets beside the woman in the niqab stirs up a negative feeling among target voters. 2010-01-15T12:58:00Z The muezzin climbs the minaret at prayer time and sings, unamplified, over the Medina. Don’t Sleep on Tunis, a City That’s More Awake Than Ever Before 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Houses of Worship Next door is the late 16th-century Hisar Mosque, the city’s largest, whose single sharp minaret suggests a pencil writing verses in the sky. 36 Hours in Izmir, Turkey 2013-08-21T21:03:40Z Plant once talked about "subliminal flutters passing Beefheart, Son House, Terry Reid and the call to prayer from the minaret of the Koutoubia in Marrakech, all waiting to contribute to the next sound". The showman must go on 2011-01-30T00:03:02Z The sorry state of Aleppo’s Old City, a labyrinthine World Heritage Site and a battlefield from 2012-16, is obvious from a glance across the skyline at its shell-beaten minarets. Syria's lost heritage stands out in Aleppo's broken minarets 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z He recounted the making of the minarets design. 2010-01-15T12:58:00Z The film begins in 1600 with Kane snarling to "kill the putrid heathens" as he leads his band of pirates in a raid on a North African minaret. What to watch instead of "Conan" 2011-09-17T15:01:00Z Sinan artfully modulated the height of the four minarets, enhancing the illusion that the mosque floats above the city. Cultured Traveler: Tracking Turkey’s First Starchitect 2012-06-08T18:10:50Z At the medieval Mehmindar Mosque, the minaret above the door is now a stump. Syria's lost heritage stands out in Aleppo's broken minarets 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Reinvigorating an Artist’s Fantasy A Victorian minaret with a white crescent finial looms over flat-topped brick town houses on a sleepy side street in the Kensington district of London. Antiques: Leighton House Museum Reopens in London With New D?cor 2010-04-08T21:51:00Z Short link for this page: http://gu.com/p/35d3a Jonathan Glancey: 'At Samarra, in northern Iraq, I climbed to the top of the wondrous spiral minaret of what was once the town's Great Mosque. From Babylon to Millau: Jonathan Glancey picks his favourite buildings ? in pictures 2012-02-13T12:12:32Z A voice over the loudspeaker rang out from some nearby minaret. In Indonesia, Many Islands and Many Faces 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z The elements included a colonnade and pool from ancient Rome, a faux woodland mausoleum, a minaret on a mound, an ornamental Italian vineyard and various newly built ruins. An 18th-century Parisian garden of delight can teach us much about what not to do today 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z “No, I don’t want minarets because I will find myself living under Sharia law,” the viewer decides. 2010-01-15T12:58:00Z Just ahead on the opposite bank, we spy the silvery Russian-style minarets of the University of Tampa, once the city’s first luxury hotel. Tampa reinvents itself to show off its shores 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z “All Mujahideen must prevent excavation of antiquities and preserve all historic sites like old fortresses, minarets, towers and other similar sites.” Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z A brief pause takes place as the call for sunset prayers is heard from the nearby minaret, and shortly after, a gallop — then a boom! AP PHOTOS: Horseback show keeps Morocco tradition alive 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z On every shore around us, the domes and minarets of some of Istanbul’s nearly 3,000 mosques delineated the skyline of a city that looks like no other. Cultured Traveler: Tracking Turkey’s First Starchitect 2012-06-08T18:10:50Z The ruins are not much, but the panorama from the ramparts is wonderful, particularly because of the bird’s-eye view of church spires and minarets intermingling across the skyline. The most striking aspect of Europe’s newest nation: Its normalcy 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Just before the ceremony, Paolo locks himself in a minaret to protest his father's imperiousness. 2010-01-07T14:25:00Z We started off in Seville, the capital of the south’s Andalusia region, arriving as a sunset haze made gold silhouettes of church domes and former minarets on the skyline. The Enduring Echoes of Moorish Spain 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Even the local imam gets involved, looking to Islam’s great history of astronomy to justify offering the use of his mosque’s minaret as a launchpad. Drawing on the Past, Living in the Present, Dreaming of the Future 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Drawings in the exhibition show how their design scheme evolved from a theatrical Pan-Asian look, with minarets and murals of Isfahan, to an Islamic-modernist hybrid that emphasized abstract patterns. Art Review: ‘Doris Duke’s Shangri La’ at Museum of Arts and Design 2012-09-06T21:15:21Z At some point during my walk, the muezzin struck up the azan, the evening call to prayer, his syrupy voice reverberating across the valley from the many minarets that dotted the skyline. Sarajevo’s Enduring Optimism 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z To the south and west, the labyrinthine passageways of the medina, the city’s old walled quarter, extend to the vanishing point amid a sea of tightly packed houses and minarets. Tunisia After the Revolution 2012-04-06T18:10:20Z As imposing as it is, the mausoleum is given a lightness by its milky marble skin and the placement of its four minarets at the distant corners of its plinth. The real magic of the Taj Mahal 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z A minaret at sunrise and the soft lament of a Muslim call to prayer. ‘Madam Secretary’ and ‘The Good Wife,’ TV’s Mighty Women 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Last fall, I passed from the domes, minarets and carpeted tearooms of the old Ottoman quarter into the churches, squares and pastry shops of the 19th-century core, with its palpable Austro-Hungarian influences. Spring in Paris, My Adopted City, After the Siege 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Its white marble, with its iconic dome and minarets, looked like spun sugar as we approached it, a confectionary that might rise up. Captivated by the Ganges, a River of Souls 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The call of a muezzin from a minaret. Jordi Savall Evokes the Past by Hearing Its Music 2010-04-30T20:35:00Z Centered on an elegant patio and fountain, the hotel rises like a Moorish castle, with palatial archways, tiled Andalusian frescoes, towering timbered ceilings, ornate iron balconies, and minarets. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Alfonso XIII in Seville, Spain 2013-01-16T17:50:31Z For centuries, condemned criminals were thrown from the top, leading to the minaret’s nickname: the Tower of Death. 12 Days on the Most Storied Highway of Them All: The Silk Road 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z The tower, like that of Seville Cathedral, replaced a long-ago minaret. 36 Hours in Seville 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Instead, low whitewashed buildings skirt the coast of the capital, Muscat, its sole tall edifices the colorful minarets of mosques. This Persian Gulf country may be the anti-Dubai — and that’s a good thing 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The long shadows of minarets fell across the road. A Family Ski Adventure in the Himalayas 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Its famous minaret, which had stood for a thousand years, was toppled. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The mosque, rebuilt over the centuries, is notable for its Chinese architecture — a minaret that strongly resembles a pagoda, and pavilions decorated in bright ornamental ceramics. Cultured Traveler: Feasts for the Eyes, and the Palate, in Xian, China 2014-02-07T19:37:02Z Youssef Barbour, a physician and a spokesman for the center, said the mosque is nearly complete, with only the minaret and an elevator left to add. Where Breaking the Ramadan Fast Includes Caribou 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The rubble of the minaret of Aleppo's Umayyad mosque. Bulldozed Belize Mayan site: the latest in a litany of heritage disasters 2013-05-15T14:47:35Z We couldn’t go to Iraq, so we chose Jordan: the buildings and the minarets looked the same; the extras had the same basic bone structure – Middle Eastern, not North African. The best battle scenes ever shot from Apocalypse Now to Hacksaw Ridge 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z “Amazing,” I murmured to our taxi driver as we approached from the airport at sunset, minarets silhouetted against a peach sky. Back from the brink: new breath for tourism in Istanbul 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z What was the attitude of the cameraman who, just after Israeli independence, filmed a mosque’s minaret being destroyed in a neighborhood so recently shared by Jews and Arabs: Triumphant? Movie Review: ‘Israel: A Home Movie’ Is a Revealing Collage 2013-07-09T20:14:42Z The sand turns dusky pink as our joyful caravan weaves down the valley, the lights of Aswan begin to twinkle and a chorus of calls to prayer bursts from its minarets. Our big exotic sleepover: a single-parent tour of Egypt 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z To one side of us, the Bosphorus Bridge was turning red and blue and yellow again; to the other, the minarets and mosques of Sultanahmet looked more unearthly than ever, illuminated against a blue-black sky. Istanbul: minarets and martinis 2011-02-27T00:05:21Z Some of them take a higher perspective, gazing down from beyond the city wall or up at a thicket of antennas, satellite dishes and a few minarets. Review | In the galleries: Art 101, a sampling event for beginners 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Built in the late 1920s as a Shriners mosque, the Fox is lavishly decorated with minarets, arched doorways and terrazzo flooring. 'Phantom of the Fox' fights to stay in apartment 2010-10-26T13:28:00Z Scaffolding around the outer minarets was prominent in the background of photographs when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited India in April 2016. Taj Mahal gets a facelift – and slaps on a mudpack 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z This was still a young field of study in early colonial France, and his photographs of minarets and mosques in 1842 and 1843 offered an unprecedented record of medieval Islamic architecture. An 1840s Road Trip, Captured on Lustrous Silver 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z From the roof of the restored Saqatiyeh section of the souk, damaged minarets can be seen punctuating the Old City’s skyline. Syria's lost heritage stands out in Aleppo's broken minarets 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Lyrically, there are fewer thistles and minarets and palanquins — and, musically, less digressive excess — than once made up the Decemberists’ trademark style. New Releases From the Decemberists, Hanni El Khatib and Duane Eubanks 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Thanks to its location on the waterfront, and the laser atop the minaret that beams toward Mecca, it’s one of Morocco's most striking buildings. What to Do in Casablanca 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z You might stroll among Easter Island’s moai statues and take an overland tour to visit India’s Taj Mahal, its white marble so luminous that it seems to float in a symphony of domes and minarets. Cruising around the world in 115 days 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Take in the breathtaking views from atop this ruined 11th century minaret, and experience twilight descending over the steppe. 2010-01-28T08:50:00Z Inside was a mixed-media painting of storks nesting on a minaret, made by an artist who had sojourned in Bhalil for a month. In Morocco, 44 hours of lingering in a small village leaves a big impression 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Beyond loomed a skyline of minarets, dwarfed by cranes. Explorer: A Desert Blooms Along China?s Silk Road 2010-10-15T19:26:00Z At Samarra, in northern Iraq, I climbed to the top of the wondrous spiral minaret of what was once the town's Great Mosque. Jonathan Glancey's passport to the planet 2012-02-12T21:31:00Z At the Umayad Mosque, bullet-scarred walls are being refaced and the stones of the fallen minaret are piled ready to be rebuilt under a yellow crane. Syria's lost heritage stands out in Aleppo's broken minarets 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z The minaret of a mosque was tilting to one side. Journalists get glimpse inside Israel’s invasion of Gaza Strip 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z We have verified its location using visual clues such as the minaret of the Grand Mosque in Khan Younis. Strikes on south Gaza: BBC verifies attacks in areas of ‘safety’ 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Many buildings in Herat city were relatively unaffected, but the mediaeval minarets of its famous mosques sustained some damage, photographs on social media showed. Rescuers search for survivors days after deadly quakes hit northwest Afghanistan 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The mediaeval minarets of Herat sustained some damage, photographs on social media showed, with cracks visible and tiles fallen off. Afghan earthquakes kill 2,053, Taliban say, as death toll spikes 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z In Muslim-majority countries, they’re in the minarets defining skylines, the headscarves donned by many women, the omnipresent call to prayer that beckons the faithful five times a day, and the references peppering casual greetings. Fearing ostracism or worse, many nonbelievers hide their views in the Middle East and North Africa 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Hamas had been routed here, the colonel said, forced out from its bases in the mosque with the tilting minaret and the school with the shattered wall. Journalists get glimpse inside Israel’s invasion of Gaza Strip 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z A video posted on social media appeared to show Israeli gunfire hitting the minaret of a mosque from which shots were being fired. Six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank and Gaza 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The earthquake just over a week ago maimed a six-century-old mosque in one Amizmiz's oldest neighbourhoods, taking a bite out of the pinky brown minaret. Morocco earthquake: The scars, the rubble and the spirit to rebuild 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z It overlooks the only beacon of hope that stays standing in Douzrou: The pink minaret of the village mosque. Morocco earthquake turns mountain village to field of boulders 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z “It’s a catastrophe,’’ said survivor Salah Ancheu in the town where mountainside homes and a mosque’s minaret collapsed. Moroccan soldiers and aid teams battle to reach remote, quake-hit towns as toll rises past 2,400 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Two 700-year-old minarets on the list that are in the path of the roadwork are being dismantled and moved to another location. Historic Cairo cemetery faces destruction from new highways as Egypt’s government reshapes the city 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z A mosque minaret collapsed in Jemaa el-Fna Square and many narrow streets in the city's old Medina were filled with rubble. Morocco earthquake death toll rises to over 2,000 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Neighbours were still searching for survivors buried on the slopes, where houses of mud brick, stone and rough wood were cracked open and mosque minarets toppled by the quake that struck late on Friday. Morocco earthquake kills more than 1,300 people, survivors sleep rough 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Two mosque minarets fell, along with many traditional houses. Moroccan village smashed by earthquake 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z However footage shared online, but not verified by Reuters, showed cracks and fallen rubble at a small section of the medieval walls and a collapsed minaret. Morocco's ancient city of Marrakech assesses quake damage 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Dust can be seen around the minaret of the Kutubiyya mosque in Marrakesh after a deadly 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the city. Dust surrounds historic mosque sparking fears of collapse 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z In the vast Xinjiang region, that has led to the demolition of an unknown number of mosques, but in most cases it has meant the removal of domes, minarets and exterior crosses from churches. Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z In Xinjiang province, that has led to the demolition of an unknown number of mosques, but in most cases it has meant the removal of domes, minarets and exterior crosses from churches. Pope makes first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China are again strained 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z BASRA, Iraq — For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret fashioned from weathered bricks and its pinnacle inlaid with blue ceramic tiles, was a distinctive feature of the city of Basra in southern Iraq. Iraqis are furious over their government’s demolition of a minaret that stood for nearly 300 years 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Basra’s governor, Asaad al-Eidani, said in public statements that the local government had received permission from Iraq’s Sunni Endowment Office, which has authority over Sunni religious sites, for the minaret’s demolition. Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra sparks outcry 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Smoke billowed from within the crowded camp, with mosque minarets in the backdrop. Israel targets West Bank militant stronghold with drones and troops, killing 8 Palestinians 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z While Israel described the attack as a pinpoint operation, smoke billowed from within the crowded camp, with mosque minarets nearby. Israel targets West Bank militant stronghold with drones, hundreds of troops, killing 5 Palestinians 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z China is destroying Arabic architectural features of mosques, such as domes and minarets. Your Friday Briefing 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The minaret’s significance “lies not in its religious context, but rather its historical value,” said Adil Sadik, an oil engineer from Basra. Iraqis are furious over their government’s demolition of a minaret that stood for nearly 300 years 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z “The minaret predates the street,” Jotheri said, “and it is one of the oldest sites in Basra. It was not encroaching on the street; rather, they encroached upon it.” Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra sparks outcry 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Officials had said they planned to remove its domes and remake its minarets in a more “Chinese” style. Your Friday Briefing: A Major Ukrainian Offensive 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Towering over it all is the Najiaying Mosque, a white building topped with an emerald dome and four minarets that reach 230 feet into the air. As China Cracks Down on Mosque Domes, One Town Pushes Back 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, Xi’s government has demolished mosques or removed domes, minarets and other distinctive Muslim features to transform them into nondescript, Chinese-style buildings. Crowd in China clashes with police over plans to demolish mosque 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z The signature 400-year-old minaret underwent an extensive restoration to preserve its structural integrity. Jerusalem’s redesigned Tower of David museum opens after 3-year renovation 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z The minaret’s significance “lies not in its religious context, but rather its historical value,” said Adil Sadik, an architect from Basra. Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra sparks outcry 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z It was built in a garden at one end of a reflecting pool and features a large dome surrounded by four free-standing minarets, towers from which the Muslim faithful are called to prayer. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The party has systematically closed, demolished or forcibly redesigned mosques in Hui enclaves across the country, condemning Arabic architectural features, such as domes and minarets, as proof of unwanted foreign influence over Islam in China. As China Cracks Down on Mosque Domes, One Town Pushes Back 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Hagia Sophia has four tall minarets, which were added a thousand years after its initial construction. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He served jail time in 1999 over a poem he recited in 1997 comparing mosques to barracks, minarets to bayonets and the faithful to an army. In Turkey vote, Erdogan defies forecasts of demise 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z “This minaret does not belong to any individual or particular group; rather, it is the collective property of the city and a cherished part of its collective memory.” Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra sparks outcry 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Huwara, like some other Palestinian towns, has set up neighborhood watch groups to give early warnings of potential trouble from the minarets of local mosques. After Settler Attacks, a Palestinian Town Fears for Its Survival 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z But when local officials announced plans to remove both mosques’ domes and remake their minarets in a purportedly more “Chinese” style, people in Nagu fought back. As China Cracks Down on Mosque Domes, One Town Pushes Back 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, a mob of Sunni Muslims demolished a minaret at a mosque belonging to the minority Ahmadis in Sargodha district in Punjab, the minority’s spokesman said. Chinese national arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Herat’s famous sunsets and tall, slender minarets form the backdrop of scenes set there. Seattle Opera’s ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’: How a new opera is born 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z The minaret’s destruction has drawn attention to the gaps in Iraq’s legal framework for heritage preservation. Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra sparks outcry 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Reminders of the earthquake are visible in many places: cracks through storefronts, fractures along buildings of the city’s main drag, debris from a mosque minaret, crumbled on the sidewalk. Why Did a Turkish City Withstand the Quake When Others Crumbled? 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z His family, like many in town, had helped fund the mosque’s most recent renovations in the early 2000s, when the minarets were added. As China Cracks Down on Mosque Domes, One Town Pushes Back 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Parts of an Ottoman-era mill had collapsed, walls had cracked and some of the dome of a mosque's minaret had fallen off. Aleppo's war-scarred citadel damaged in earthquake 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The only mammals that cross easily from the Hindu to Muslim worlds, as if to mock the stubborn divisions of humankind, are the lithe gray monkeys that scamper over barriers from shikhara to minaret. Russia’s War Could Make It India’s World 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z He said that the ministry had previously submitted proposals to the Basra government for the minaret to be dismantled and relocated away from the street. Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra sparks outcry 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z U.S. forces converged on the mosque and eventually fired a Hellfire missile at the base of its minaret, and an F-16 fighter jet dropped a 500-pound bomb, killing dozens and fueling anti-American sentiment. Navy to name ship after Marine battles in Fallujah, Iraq 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Modeled after the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, the building can hold 10,000 people, and its minarets are visible from miles away. As China Cracks Down on Mosque Domes, One Town Pushes Back 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z But his mosque made sure to build a minaret “for the cultural meaning,” he said, to remind immigrants of their birth countries and to make a statement: This neighborhood is your home. A Look Inside New York’s Swirling Kaleidoscope of Faiths 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Our favorite was Sanjay Van because its ample tree cover provided shade, and its dirt paths led to an ancient city wall with a spectacular view of Qutub Minar, the world’s tallest brick minaret. A Failed Romance, Long Lockdowns and a Friend’s Suicide in India 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z After the uproar, the Basra governor said a Turkish company specialized in heritage preservation might take charge of rebuilding the minaret from the rubble. Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra sparks outcry 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z At the Ibrahim al-Khalil Mosque in Doha's West Bay, with its towering minaret and carved wooden doors, they gathered for the weekly congregational prayer that many Muslims believe is obligatory. Fans pause action for Friday prayers during first World Cup in a Muslim country 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z A town billboard shows a rendering of the government’s plan: the dome gone, the minarets decorated with pagoda-like tiers. As China Cracks Down on Mosque Domes, One Town Pushes Back 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Even the minaret is buried in the belfry of the church. The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The Ahmadis are moving forward with the construction of their minaret, which they expect will be completed next year. Two prophets, century-old prayer duel inspire Zion mosque 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z In recent years, it was one of the few tourist attractions in the oil-rich but neglected city, although locals complained that the minaret jutted out into the street, snarling traffic. Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra sparks outcry 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The only evidence of the immense devastation below the surface are occasional slivers of a rooftop, mosque minarets, power lines, treetops and traffic signals half-obscured by the swampy waters. Tens of thousands refuse to flee submerged Pakistani villages 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The hulking mass of the Hagia Sophia, the sixth-century church that became the enduring symbol of Christendom, seemed like a basilica to me again, surrounded by a copse of slim, tapered minarets. Returning to Istanbul, a Place of Competing Identities 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z As he spoke he pointed to loudspeakers attached to the minarets of the ornate, sand-coloured Juma Masjid in Mumbai’s old trading quarters. Mumbai mosques turn volume down on call to prayer after Hindu's demands 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z The minaret is a global symbol of Islam and the faith’s call to prayer five times a day. Two prophets, century-old prayer duel inspire Zion mosque 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z He noted that the bricks of the minaret were not numbered to allow for reassembly, and the use of a bulldozer damaged the unique features of the bricks. Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra sparks outcry 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z In his new apartment in Fort Worth, the call to prayer now comes from an app, not a minaret. Afghan evacuees mark first US Ramadan with gratitude, agony 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z The neighborhood of Fatih, with its beautiful 15th-century Ottoman mosque of low domes and pointed minarets sheathed in bluish lead, and its delicate linden and plane trees, had turned into a little Syria. Returning to Istanbul, a Place of Competing Identities 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z His voice thundering through loudspeakers mounted on the minarets, he railed against the bans as an attack on Islam. Hijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in Indian state 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Soon, towering 70 feet above the ground, the mosque’s minaret will be the tallest structure in the city that Dowie built. Two prophets, century-old prayer duel inspire Zion mosque 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Its towering marble dome and slender minaret towers look like lace and seem to change color as the sun moves across the sky. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Le Pen, once best known for her anti-immigration portrayals of a France with minarets dotting the countryside where church steeples once stood, has softened her image to broaden her voter base. Far-right French candidate makes taboo term his mantra 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The silhouette of low domes and pencil-thin minarets piercing a nimbus of pale sky above was the continent of Asia. Returning to Istanbul, a Place of Competing Identities 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z While we humans scramble around the ridges and crevices of the park, California condors, turkey vultures, eagles and assorted other raptors ride the breezes all around, some nesting among the highest minarets. Why are so many people heading to California’s newest national park? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z His program includes banning women from wearing Muslim headscarves in public and prohibiting construction of any “imposing” mosques or minarets. French far-right presidential candidates fight for limelight 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z The minaret towers are about 130 feet high. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There are Phoenician forts, Celtic castles, Moorish minarets, Roman ramparts, granite Greek graves — all left by bygone civilizations that came here conquering, all bent on leaving something for posterity. A Spanish Mystery: Is a ‘Masked Restorer’ to Blame for a Church’s Botched Repair? 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Constructed with white marble from the same city in Rajasthan state that provided the Taj Mahal’s stone, the imitation includes the real monument’s large dome, intricate minarets and even some of its artwork. Indian man builds one-third sized Taj Mahal replica for wife 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Not just any river of ice, but a tidewater glacier that descended all the way from tall, snowy mountains down to the sea where it calved blue minarets into a rock-ribbed fjord. ‘The Whole Place Feels Wrong’: Voices Across America on What the Climate Crisis Stole 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The new masjid and community center are still under construction, though its new minaret, more than 70 feet tall, towers over the street. Black Muslims: Finding community and faith in South L.A. 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The call to prayer sometimes is given from a minaret and even over public address systems or the radio in large cities. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The mosque, also known as The Great Mosque of al-Nuri, and its iconic leaning minaret were built in the 12th century. France’s Macron visits Iraq’s Mosul destroyed by IS war 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z Certain members of the team, far from the minarets of home and the strictures of canonical law … overindulged, to say it gently. The Getaway 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z “All Mujahideen must prevent excavation of antiquities and preserve all historic sites like old fortresses, minarets, towers and other similar sites,” it continued, “to safeguard them from damage, destruction and decay.” Taliban Vows to Protect Afghan Cultural Heritage, but Fears Persist 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z The expanded mosque complex will include a public park, a religious high school and a cultural center, while the mosque and minaret will be restored and architecturally unchanged. ‘A Fiasco’: Redesign Around Mosul Landmark Prompts Outcry 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z The mosque complex, with two towering minarets, will be able to host as many as 4,000 worshippers and includes an exhibition hall, a library, car park and soup kitchen, state-owned Anadolu news agency said. Erdogan inaugurates major new mosque in heart of Istanbul 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Then they cut the cables to the loudspeakers that broadcast prayers to the faithful from four medieval minarets. Why, after years of quiet, did Israeli-Palestinian conflict explode now? 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z In Changji, about 40 km west of the regional capital, Urumqi, green and red minarets of the city's Xinqu Mosque lay broken below a Chinese flag flying over the deserted building's courtyard. Mosques disappear as China strives to 'build a beautiful Xinjiang' 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z The tower is shaped like a minaret and offers views across the Kathmandu Valley. Nepal opens replica Dharahara Tower in Kathmandu 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z It has called for border controls and a ban on minarets. German far-right AfD bids to win back voters with anti-lockdown campaign 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z Until the Ever Given showed up, the minarets of the unimposing mosques were the tallest structures around. At the Suez Canal, hoping a rising tide will lift a boat 4 football fields long 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z It also wants to ban the public wearing of the Muslim veil and limit the “presence of ostentatious elements” outside religious buildings if they clash with the environment, in an apparent reference to minarets. Can France’s Far Right Rise to Power? One Mayor Shows How. 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z A total of 31 minarets and 12 green or gold domes had been removed within a period of two months after April 2018, according to dated images. Mosques disappear as China strives to 'build a beautiful Xinjiang' 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z The initiative evoked memories of a successful 2009 campaign by the SVP to ban the construction of minarets, the towers from which mosques traditionally broadcast the call to prayer. Swiss Voters Narrowly Approve a Ban on Face Coverings 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z In 2009 citizens went against government advice and voted to ban the building of minarets - a proposal also put forward by the SVP which said minarets were a sign of Islamisation. Switzerland referendum: Voters projected to ban face coverings in public 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z The proposal compounded Switzerland’s tense relationship with Islam after citizens voted in 2009 to ban building any new minarets. Swiss voters to decide ban on facial coverings 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Backers include the nationalist Swiss People’s Party, which is the strongest in parliament and backed previous measures such as a ban on the construction of new minarets that voters approved in 2009. Swiss vote on proposal to ban face coverings in public 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Three hundred yards to the east of the largest minaret, the archaeologists discovered the remains of a complex built around a courtyard, with pillars and vaulted passageways. How One Looted Artifact Tells the Story of Modern Afghanistan 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Iraq’s foreign minister described the visit as a historic meeting between the “minaret and the bells,” saying Iraqis were eager to welcome Francis’ “message of peace and tolerance.” The Latest: AP poll: Americans back Biden’s virus response 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said Iraqis were eager to welcome Francis’ “message of peace and tolerance” and described the visit as a historic meeting between the “minaret and the bells.” Amid pandemic, pope goes to Iraq to rally fading Christians 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z The proposal compounds Switzerland’s tense relationship with Islam after citizens voted to ban building any new minarets in 2009. Swiss to vote on banning face veils in referendum criticised as Islamophobic 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The bar takes its name from the minaret of the Great Mosque that now serves as the bell tower of Seville's Cathedral. Builders at Seville bar uncover '12th Century bathhouse' 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z The only visible traces that remained were two elaborate brick minarets that dominated the arid plain below the town. How One Looted Artifact Tells the Story of Modern Afghanistan 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z At the center of the Nankai Mosque’s courtyard, a red Chinese flag flies at nearly the same height as the tops of the minarets. China’s Crackdown on Muslims Extends to a Resort Island 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z The Masjid Ghousia mosque on Gladstone Street in Peterborough applied to the city council to install the speakers on one of its minarets. Peterborough mosque's call to prayer loudspeakers plan rejected 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z In 2009 Swiss voters backed a proposal to ban the construction of new minarets. Swiss government urges voters to reject burqa ban in March referendum 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z They are reshaping a land of red mountains and minarets, filled with minority languages and faiths born of ancient mingling on the Silk Road. In an attempt at social engineering, China steers its minorities toward a secular future 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z The mosque is a wooden structure with a single minaret. Fire damages historic mosque on Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z They started building domes and minarets for their mosques, shifting away from the traditional Chinese architectural style. China’s Crackdown on Muslims Extends to a Resort Island 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z Another goal is the addition of a minaret to the building. It Took a Century to Open a Mosque in Athens. Then Came the Pandemic. 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Supporters of the 2009 proposal saw the minarets as alien to Swiss traditions and values at a time of growing unease over the activities of Islamist militants in Europe and the Middle East. Swiss government urges voters to reject burqa ban in March referendum 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z The domes and minarets built in “Arab” or “Saudi” style were to be replaced with Chinese-style roofs meant to promote a more “Sinicized” version of Islam. In an attempt at social engineering, China steers its minorities toward a secular future 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z The timeline for completion of the minaret depends the weather. Minaret rising high above mosque north of Des Moines 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Abdelaziz Djerad was to open the Great Mosque of Algiers - that boasts the tallest minaret in the world - in the evening with a ceremony in the the large prayer room, and a call to prayer. Algeria’s PM to inaugurate landmark mosque in Algiers 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Following the controversial conversion of Istanbul’s Byzantine-era landmark Hagia Sophia back into a mosque, worshippers held the first Muslim prayers inside in 86 years, its needlelike minarets framing a luminous, rising full moon. AP PHOTOS: From memorial to protest, the power of prayer 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Its minaret, which collapsed in 2013, is rising from the ground again, its 2,000 fragments having been surveyed and catalogued and laid out like an unmade jigsaw puzzle in the courtyard. How Syria's blasted landmarks are starting to rise from the ruins 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z He would walk past the minaret stumps at noon and pray again. In an attempt at social engineering, China steers its minorities toward a secular future 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Work started this summer on the minaret, an Islamic tower akin to a bell tower in Christianity and focal point for many mosques around the world. Minaret rising high above mosque north of Des Moines 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Days later, a mournful recitation of the Quran emanated from its minaret and residents prayed on carpets on the asphalt outside. Beirut Blast Hit 3 Disparate Neighborhoods. Now They’re United in Rage. 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z Large Mamluk mortuary complexes create a skyline of domes and minarets over a landscape densely packed with graves and tombs from many eras. Highways raise alarm in Cairo’s historic City of the Dead 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Four minarets were added to the exterior, while ornate Christian icons and gold mosaics were covered with panels of Arabic religious calligraphy. Hagia Sophia to welcome Muslims for Friday prayers 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The Ottomans built four minarets, covered Hagia Sophia’s Christian icons and luminous gold mosaics, and installed huge black panels embellished with the names of God, the prophet Mohammad and Muslim caliphs in Arabic calligraphy. Factbox: Hagia Sophia to host first Muslim prayers since reverting to a mosque 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z A Bosnian newspaper reported in September that the Islamic and Cultural Center’s minaret would be the largest in North America. Minaret rising high above mosque north of Des Moines 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z The structure served as an imperial mosque and subsequent sultans added minarets, a school, library and a fountain, completing its transformation into a mosque complex. AP Explains: Hagia Sophia’s history of conflict and faith 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The structure served as an imperial mosque and subsequent sultans added minarets, a school, library and a fountain, completing its transformation into a mosque complex. AP Explains: Hagia Sophia’s history of conflict and faith 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z It was converted into a mosque in 1453, when the Ottomans conquered Istanbul, with minarets placed around its perimeter, its Byzantine mosaics covered in whitewash. Turkey’s Erdogan announces Hagia Sophia museum will become a mosque again 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z There was jubilation outside the terracotta-hued structure with its cascading domes and four minarets. Turkey's president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Work on the mosque, which features a dome 40 feet in diameter, and the minaret has caught the attention of both member families and passers-by. Minaret rising high above mosque north of Des Moines 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z The Ottomans built minarets alongside the vast domed structure, while inside they added huge calligraphic panels bearing the Arabic names of the early Muslim caliphs alongside the monument’s ancient Christian iconography. Turkish court paves way to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Four minarets were added to the terracotta-hued structure with cascading domes and the building was turned into an imperial mosque following the 1453 Ottoman conquest of Constantinople - the city that is now Istanbul. Museum or mosque? Turkey debates iconic Hagia Sofia’s status 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Among his first stops were the Mosul Museum, its collection hacked to pieces by ISIS, and Al Nuri Grand Mosque, a renowned Iraqi landmark with an intricately carved leaning minaret. In Iraq, a New Prime Minister Takes Stock of His Bloodied Land 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z The timeless skyline of mosques and minarets seems to grow in stature in the silence. In Istanbul Under Lockdown, Baklava Makers Are Essential Workers 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z The light faded from the clear desert sky, and though the green domes and blue minarets of Khiva were beautiful, I was beginning to tire of these museum cities. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z "They will drive around in vehicles mounted with loudspeakers, and transmit messages from the minarets of mosques," he adds. Fighting al-Shabab propaganda over coronavirus 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Some climbed the minaret of a mosque, broke off a loudspeaker and hoisted a Hindu nationalist saffron flag. Death toll passes 30 in Delhi violence as Modi issues plea for calm 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Widely shared footage showed men trying to rip the crescent from the top of the minaret. Delhi sees third day of deadly religious riots 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Anti-tank guided missiles and heavy guns were then employed to dislodge the rebels from the minarets, and armoured personnel carriers were sent in to breach the gates. The mosque siege that changed the course of Saudi history 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z The squarish Kufic script, its hard angles a counterpoint to the floral excesses of the rest of the design, snaked its way up in bright blue over the two minarets. In Uzbekistan, Coming to Terms With the Country’s Dazzling History 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z The call to prayer rings out from a minaret and worshippers start to descend on a nearby mosque. The transgender volunteers on the trail of Pakistan’s missing children | Thaslima Begum 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Domes and minarets are lopped off mosques and replaced with curving Chinese roofs. China's Muslim clampdown creeps into the heartland, targeting Hui minority 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Party members distributed flyers promoting increased border controls and a ban on the construction of mosques with minarets. Far-right party eyes big gains in German state elections 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z A brief pause takes place as the call for sunset prayers is heard from the nearby minaret, and shortly after, a gallop - then a boom! AP PHOTOS: Horseback show keeps Morocco tradition alive 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z Off Sikh Temple Way, the three-story concrete building with three white minarets is open daily for prayers yet rarely full. Behind the Story: On a search for Sikh truckers 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z The town is dotted with colourful domes and minarets. The family networks behind the Sri Lanka bombings 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Along the highway approaching the city, a wall of black tarp perfectly blocks drivers from seeing the Jiajianan mosque’s minarets being pruned in the distance. China's Muslim clampdown creeps into the heartland, targeting Hui minority 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z I am still haunted by chorus of the different muezzins resonating from the minarets to mark the end of the daily fast. Feasting and fasting: The meaning of the rituals of Ramadan 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z While Istanbul’s fabled skyline of domes and minarets may be its global signature, Taksim Square is the popular center of city life and a symbol of the modern republic founded nearly 100 years ago. In Istanbul, Erdogan Remakes Taksim Square, a Symbol of Secular Turkey 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z June 21 — IS destroys Mosul's iconic al-Nuri Mosque and its 12th century leaning minaret as Iraqi forces close in, according to Iraqi and coalition officials. Timeline of the rise and fall of the Islamic State group 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z June 21 — IS destroys Mosul’s iconic al-Nuri Mosque and its 12th century leaning minaret as Iraqi forces close in, according to Iraqi and coalition officials. Timeline of the rise and fall of the Islamic State group 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z June 21 - IS destroys Mosul’s iconic al-Nuri Mosque and its 12th century leaning minaret as Iraqi forces close in, according to Iraqi and coalition officials. Timeline of the rise and fall of the Islamic State group 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z As they ran past Elci and the historic minaret, a hail of gunfire followed. Turkish human rights lawyer may have been killed by a cop, high-tech independent investigation shows 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z He also pushed for a ban of the burqa, and mosque minarets. Dutch politician, once a Muslim critic, announces conversion to Islam 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z It could be Vicenza, were it not for the clusters of minarets rising out of the sprawling city in the valley below – or the fact that the distant hill towns are in fact Israeli settlements. House of Palestine: the architectural wonder built by a West Bank oil tycoon 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z There are no bells that toll to mark the start of services, though loudspeakers on minarets proclaim the call to prayers, like at the mosque across the street from St. Mary’s. Diverse, international flock awaits Pope Francis’ UAE trip 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z The renovation reimagines the rectangular red building into a contemporary edifice with classical Islamic features: arches, arabesque designs, and a minaret inspired by the cathedral’s partial bell tower. Mosques from Quebec to Texas seek to balance security with openness 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z A mosque has appeared on the far corner of the plot with a minaret so tall and narrow it should topple. “Philosophy of the Foot” 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z The town's pride and joy is a gleaming white mosque with four minarets and nine domes tipped with crescent moons that dwarfs a surrounding warren of brick and concrete homes. Poet fears for his people as China 'Sinicizes' religion 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z The town’s pride and joy is a gleaming white mosque with four minarets and nine domes tipped with crescent moons that dwarfs a surrounding warren of brick and concrete homes. Poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z The next four years will see the rebuilding of the minaret, the prayer hall, and adjacent buildings. Iraq begins rebuilding of Mosul mosque 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The minaret, with steel spires fashioned after the neighbouring cathedral tower, was conceived as a harmonious gesture between faiths. Mosques from Quebec to Texas seek to balance security with openness 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z The mosque and its iconic leaning minaret were built in the 12th century. Iraq lays cornerstone to rebuild iconic Mosul mosque 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z In World War I, for instance, locals climbed the minarets of mosques in Istanbul to sound the alarm as European forces advanced on the city. Call to prayer is a daily reminder of Turkey's religious and political shift 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z In 2009 Swiss voters defied predictions and backed a ban on the construction of minarets, violating, some argue, Switzerland's obligations to freedom of religious expression. Swiss vote on going it alone in sovereignty referendum 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z They exuded a gaudy opulence — elevators, minarets, gilded gates, fountains with Greek gods. Scandals Catch Up to Private Chinese Hospitals, After Fortunes Are Made 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z For more than 800 years, a minaret dominated the skyline of Mosul, Iraq. Ancient cities rescued from rubble, bit by bit 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z The minaret of a mosque, leaning precariously to one side, is one of the few structures still standing. A Tsunami Didn’t Destroy These 1,747 Homes. It Was the Ground Itself, Flowing 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Feigning mental illness, men climbed the minarets of mosques and chanted the Arabic adhan. Call to prayer is a daily reminder of Turkey's religious and political shift 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z Upon completion it would be the largest in Ningxia, built in what locals called the Arabic style: glistening white domes, archways, and towering minarets with crescent moon spires. Mosque demolition stokes unease in Muslim China 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Pictures circulating on Chinese social media showed large crowds gathering outside the large white building, which has several soaring minarets and domes. Standoff over China mosque demolition 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z On Istanbul’s highest hill above the Bosporus, Mr. Erdogan is building the white marble Camlica mosque, appointing it with six minarets, the insignia of greatness. A Canal Through Turkey? Presidential Vote Is a Test of Erdogan’s Building Spree 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z With its glistening dome and twin minarets topped with golden baubles, the mosque of the mayor’s clan appeared to be winning so far. Israelis Play Tourists in a Bedouin Town in the Negev 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z The mosque was built from a Soviet boiler room and its minaret was fashioned from a 72ft brick chimney. Mother of all rivers: how the Volga links a divided Russia 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z From a distance, the Taj Mahal still enchants: On a recent weekday, throngs of selfie-snapping visitors braved 105-degree heat to marvel at the stately crypt, flanked by soaring minarets and wide lawns. How air pollution, a dying river and swarms of defecating insects threaten the Taj Mahal 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z It’s one of the many scars etched throughout the city’s ancient walls, domes and minarets that serve as a reminder of the earthquakes that continuously rattle Turkey and the surrounding region. Gassy Earthquakes Near Istanbul May Pose New Risks to Region 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z But now, thanks to a donation of $50 million from the United Arab Emirates, one of the ancient city’s most renowned landmarks will rise from the rubble: Al Nuri Grand Mosque and its storied minaret. Mosul’s Renowned Religious Complex Will Rise From the Rubble 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The UN's cultural agency said a five-year project would restore and reconstruct faithfully the Great Mosque of al-Nuri and its leaning minaret. Mosul's landmark great mosque to be rebuilt 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z He was the one who repaired the minaret, climbing the 22 metres and cementing down the loose bricks in two rows. Mother of all rivers: how the Volga links a divided Russia 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z One of the destroyed minarets was located at the royal gate where tourists often get their first glimpse of the monument. Thunderstorm destroys Taj Mahal minarets 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Although Sunnis are rebuilding their homes in Falluja, the minarets and domes in the city once known as “the mother of mosques” lie abandoned and ruined. Fifteen bloody years after America’s invasion, Iraq is getting back on its feet 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Built in 1172, the minaret was approximately 145 feet tall and decorated with ornamental brickwork that was renowned during that period, widely considered a golden age of Islamic architecture and art. Mosul’s Renowned Religious Complex Will Rise From the Rubble 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z All that was left was the base of the minaret and a dome supported by a few pillars. Mosul's landmark great mosque to be rebuilt 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The mosque was condemned as unsafe and the brick minaret torn down. Mother of all rivers: how the Volga links a divided Russia 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Now, its monumental domes and minarets are by far the biggest in the eastern Mediterranean. 'We're not Muslim enough' fear Turkish Cypriots as poll looms 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z But the minaret was not from the mosque in Sinai. Reality Check: Fake Sinai photos on social media 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Medieval travelers wrote glowing descriptions of Mosul, especially the leaning minaret that local residents nicknamed Al Hudba, or the hunchback. Mosul’s Renowned Religious Complex Will Rise From the Rubble 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The next four years will focus on the restoration and rebuilding of the famous leaning minaret, the prayer hall, and adjacent buildings. Mosul's landmark great mosque to be rebuilt 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z As to the minaret, he sighed, “They tore it down for nothing.” Mother of all rivers: how the Volga links a divided Russia 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The medieval al-Hadba minaret, which had long been a symbol of the city, with its elegant design and familiar leaning shape, lay in heaps of 800-year-old bricks. After the liberation of Mosul, an orgy of killing 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z And suddenly at noon the call to prayer arises, whose plangent cadence, relayed from minaret to minaret, had entranced me all those years ago. Back in the city I loved a lifetime ago 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Al Hudba was so firmly etched into the city’s identity that in the early 20th century, when the Iraqi antiquities authority decided to renovate the Nuri complex, they left the minaret as it was. Mosul’s Renowned Religious Complex Will Rise From the Rubble 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Bombs that struck Mosul during the Iran-Iraq War also broke underground sewage pipes near the base of the minaret, weakening the foundations. Mosul's landmark great mosque to be rebuilt 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Some fell at the hands of extremists who demolished infrastructure as the Iraqi military moved in, including the iconic Al Nuri mosque and its leaning minaret, and some were casualties of coalition airstrikes. In Syria and Iraq, this is what victory over ISIS looks like 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Some fell at the hands of militants who demolished infrastructure as the Iraqi military moved in, including the iconic Al Nuri mosque and its leaning minaret, and some were casualties of coalition airstrikes. This Is What Victory Over ISIS Looks Like 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Fighting between U.S.-backed militias and Islamic State in the jihadist group’s former Syria stronghold has peppered mosques and minarets with machine-gun fire while air strikes flattened houses. Debris and dust: Raqqa 'sacrificed' to defeat Islamic State 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The minaret was later chosen to adorn Iraq’s 10,000 dinar note, cementing its place as one of the country’s best-known landmarks. Mosul’s Renowned Religious Complex Will Rise From the Rubble 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z It called for a ban on minarets and declared Islam incompatible with German culture. Germany's AfD to fight 'foreign invasion' 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Its manifesto calls for all mosques and minarets to be banned, Muslim calls to prayer to stop and and people wearing the veil to be criminalised. German elections 2017: Angela Merkel wins fourth term but AfD makes gains, exit poll says – live updates 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Arabian-style minarets adorn the tops of buildings, and loudspeakers from mosques bleat out calls to prayer five times a day. First was the armed showdown at the mosque over sharia. Then came the sit-down at Dairy Queen over the future of America. 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Fighting between U.S.-backed militias and Islamic State in the jihadist group’s former Syria stronghold has peppered mosques and minarets with machine-gun fire while air strikes flattened houses. Debris and dust: Raqqa 'sacrificed' to defeat Islamic State 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The first year of the project will be devoted to clearing rubble from the site of the mosque and minaret and to completing architectural studies of the site. Mosul’s Renowned Religious Complex Will Rise From the Rubble 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z But warnings about the impact of Muslim immigration, burqas and mosque minarets have become, even for many mainstream politicians, a way to classify Muslims as outsiders. Myanmar Follows Global Pattern in How Ethnic Cleansing Begins 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z He also says the party wants a ban on minarets and public calls to prayer from mosques, a ban on headscarves for teachers and students, and for imams to lead prayers only in German. German nationalist party presents anti-Islam platform 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The justice minister said some of the AfD’s program like its demand to ban minarets is unconstitutional. Far-right party likened to Nazis to shake up German parliament 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z It calls for a ban on minarets and considers Islam incompatible with German culture. German election: Why this vote matters 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Artillery punched a gaping hole in the minaret of the city’s main mosque. Tal Afar After Liberation From ISIS: Battered but Still Standing 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The earthquake toppled the minaret of an 18th-century mosque and knocked boulders off the fortifications. Greece and Turkey struggle in aftermath of quake that killed two 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Not even the al-Nuri mosque, famed for its "hunchbacked" medieval minaret, survived the conflict. Analysis | Before and after images reveal the huge destruction in Mosul 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z The justice minister said some of the AfD’s program like its demand to ban minarets is unconstitutional. Far-right party likened to Nazis to shake up German parliament 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z "Rumi keeps breaking the mosque and the minaret and the school," Barks told National Public Radio last year. Beyoncé and Jay-Z Named Their Child Rumi. Here's What to Know About the History Behind the Name 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z The mosque’s famous minaret was recently razed by Islamic State fighters engaged in a bitter-end fight in the Iraqi city. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death not confirmed by Pentagon 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Last month, as Iraqi troops closed in on the Old City, the militants destroyed the al-Nuri Mosque and its famous leaning minaret to deny the forces a symbolic triumph. Iraqi leader congratulates troops in Mosul; fight goes on 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z This past week, as fighting raged nearby, Iraqi soldiers took selfies in front of the stump of the minaret and posed at the spot where Mr. Baghdadi made his speech. Iraqi Prime Minister Arrives in Mosul to Declare Victory Over ISIS 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z In Marawi, minarets rather than spires stretch toward the sky, and pork — a staple in most of the country — is not openly sold. Filipinos watch in horror as their city is destroyed in fight with Islamic State affiliate 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z The Hadba minaret, whose tilt begs comparisons to Italy's Tower of Pisa, was built with seven bands of decorative brickwork in complex geometric patterns also found in Persia and Central Asia. Mosul mosque where Islamic State took world stage lies in rubble 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z The mosque and its famed 12th century minaret were blown up by IS last week. Iraqi troops in mop-up operations in Mosul after key gains 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z The Iraqi military released video footage that it said showed the moment that the militants detonated explosive charges in the building and its minaret — nicknamed the hadba, or hunchback, for its distinctive tilt. Iraqi forces recapture historic Mosul mosque, now little more than rubble 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z But IS destroyed the mosque and its iconic leaning minaret last week, Iraqi and coalition officials said. Iraq Declares Victory Over ISIS But Fighting Continues 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The militants viewed that same minaret with suspicion. A Mosul mosque in rubble, victim of militants’ destruction 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The mosque grounds are covered in stone and concrete, and a segment of a secondary minaret is one of the only discernable objects in the rubble. Mosul mosque where Islamic State took world stage lies in rubble 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z Isis last week toppled the Hadba minaret adjoining the mosque, causing extensive damage to the surrounding compound. Mosul mosque where Isis declared caliphate 'has been recaptured' 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Yet while al-Hadba' was part of an Islamic religious complex, the minaret was the imperfect, beloved embodiment of Mosul to all residents of a remarkably diverse city, including Assyrian Christians, Yazidis, and Kurds. Exclusive: Satellite Images Reveal Mosul's Cultural Destruction 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The minaret was built with seven bands of decorative brickwork in complex geometric patterns also found in Persia and Central Asia. Shock and anger in Mosul after Islamic State destroys historic mosque 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z IS fighters tried in the summer of 2014 to destroy the minaret, but residents protected it by forming a human chain around it. A Mosul mosque in rubble, victim of militants’ destruction 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Islamic State fighters blew up the Al Nuri Grand Mosque and its distinctive leaning minaret in Mosul on Wednesday, another strike to the city’s cultural heritage. Senate, Mosul, N.B.A. Draft: Your Thursday Briefing 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Some say the minaret bowed in reverence as the prophet Muhammad passed overhead as he ascended to heaven. ISIS blows up historic mosque in Mosul, Iraqi military says 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z "The idea of modifying it in any way was very challenging," says Gabriel, who notes that Mosulis took enormous pride in the the resilience of their crooked minaret. Exclusive: Satellite Images Reveal Mosul's Cultural Destruction 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z For many, the destruction of the minaret marked the final collapse of Islamic State rule in Mosul and augured its demise across Iraq. Shock and anger in Mosul after Islamic State destroys historic mosque 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Still, despite qualms over the minaret, the militants used the mosque as a key center during their rule. A Mosul mosque in rubble, victim of militants’ destruction 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z A video seen on social media showed the minaret collapsing vertically in a belch of sand and dust, as a woman lamented in the background, "The minaret, the minaret, the minaret." Islamic State blows up historic Mosul mosque where it declared 'caliphate' 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Late Wednesday, the al-Nuri Mosque and iconic leaning minaret in the Old City were destroyed. UN says IS targets children to hold Mosul civilians hostage 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z The quirky tilt of the minaret led it to be dubbed "al-Hadba'" or "the Hunchback" as least as early as the 14th century. Exclusive: Satellite Images Reveal Mosul's Cultural Destruction 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Militants destroyed the Grand al-Nuri Mosque on Wednesday evening along with its famous minaret, affectionately called al-Hadba, or "the hunchback" by Iraqis. Shock and anger in Mosul after Islamic State destroys historic mosque 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z The mosque’s distinctive minaret, which once leaned like the Tower of Pisa, was reduced to a broken stump. A Mosul mosque in rubble, victim of militants’ destruction 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Nabeel Nouriddin, a historian and archaeologist specialising in Mosul and its Nineveh region, said the minaret had not been renovated since 1970, making it particularly vulnerable to blasts even if it was not directly hit. Islamic State blows up historic Mosul mosque where it declared 'caliphate' 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z The mosque and its minaret are pictured on Iraq’s 10,000 dinar note. Karen Handel, Uber, Sean Spicer: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Concerns over the stability of al-Hadba' increased after the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, when shelling of the city weakened the foundation of the minaret. Exclusive: Satellite Images Reveal Mosul's Cultural Destruction 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z A video on social media showed the minaret collapsing vertically, throwing up a pall of sand and dust. Shock and anger in Mosul after Islamic State destroys historic mosque 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z The U.S. denied any warplane struck it, and footage shows the mosque and minaret collapsing from a detonation beneath it, not from above. A Mosul mosque in rubble, victim of militants’ destruction 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The Great Mosque of Al-Nuri and the leaning minaret the Hadbaa in the Iraqi city of Mosul were destroyed by Islamic State extremists Wednesday, government officials said. Iraqi officials say Islamic State destroyed historic mosque in Mosul 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Visitors looking for a minaret or trying to follow the call of the muezzin will be searching in vain. Germany set to open its first liberal mosque in Berlin 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Like the elegant Eiffel Tower or Seattle's forward-looking Space Needle, Mosul's al-Hadba' minaret not only commanded the city's skyline, but also captured the spirit of its residents: unique, resilient, dignified in its deep history. Exclusive: Satellite Images Reveal Mosul's Cultural Destruction 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z "By bombing the minaret, they proved the are the worst of all barbarian groups in history." Shock and anger in Mosul after Islamic State destroys historic mosque 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Splendid mosaics are everywhere, along with the domes and minarets ornately decorated to crown the mosques throughout the locale. TRAVEL: Uzbekistan: Where religious tolerance prevails 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The mosque’s signature minaret, nearly 150 tall, had survived since 1090. A sad pilgrimage: Returning to Aleppo's once-gleaming mosque, now ravaged by war 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Mr Ahmed said when he said "there are issues" he was referring to the height of the proposed minaret. Councillor denies 'feeding lie' over mosque to committee - BBC News 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z With its twin minarets the mosque used to act as a landmark for ships at sea guiding them to land in the 14th century. Safeguarding Islam's past for future generations - BBC News 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Hard Rock, which is owned by Florida's Seminole Indian tribe, plans to reopen the Taj Mahal in 2018 after scrubbing it of its minarets and its ubiquitous mentions of Trump. Trump Taj Mahal casino sold for 4 cents on the dollar 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Now, the mosque’s stubby minaret is damaged, and its stones bear graffiti painted over in black. Amid the rubble, Aleppo tries to return to normal life 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z But in April 2013, clashes reduced the minaret to a pile of rubble and also collapsed the mosque complex’s northwest wall. A sad pilgrimage: Returning to Aleppo's once-gleaming mosque, now ravaged by war 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z In the district that includes Padanna, the oldest mosque — a humble structure in the local style — is being obscured by new domes and minarets. Five families slipped away from southern India, moving to ISIS territory in Afghanistan 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z COLOGNE, Germany — The impressive Islamic complex here, Germany’s largest, boasts towering minarets and a soaring prayer hall. Referendum Inflames Concerns Over Turkey’s Grip in Germany 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Local media outlets reported that Islamic State militants had already mined the structure and were about to blow it up when residents gathered around the minaret while others remained bunkered inside the building. Islamic forces close in on historic mosque where Islamic State declared its 'caliphate' 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z At Forward Operating Base Sierra, there is a mock-up of an Afghan qalat, a kind of fortified village, made up of plywood and converted Conex shipping containers, complete with fabricated minarets and a fake pharmacy. Afghanistan redeployment leaves Marines wary of past mistakes 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z When they were last able to come here, before the war, the vast courtyard’s patterned floor was beautifully polished, and the pile of bricks in a corner was a millennium-old minaret. 'Everything we built for 20 years, gone in a blink' – life in the ruins of Aleppo 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z The black Islamic State flag still flew from the mosque's minaret on Sunday. Iraqi forces close in on Mosul mosque as residents flee 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z A helicopter fired rockets into the area and heavy gunfire and mortar blasts echoed as troops fought in districts near the Nuri mosque, where Islamic State's black jihadist flag hangs from its leaning minaret. Iraqi forces advance into Mosul's Old City, Nuri mosque in sight 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The main mosque of the town was destroyed except for the battle-scarred minaret, still standing and in possession of its crescent moon. Desecrated but still majestic: inside Palmyra after second Isis occupation 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z For instance, the minaret of the Koutoubia mosque in Marrakech is identical to the former minaret that is Seville’s cathedral bell tower. The beauty of art can counter Islamophobia – but it won't be easy 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z The mosque won’t sport minarets, and government officials will appoint an imam. Mosque project in Athens heightens tensions over Muslims 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Peeking over the windowsill, we could glimpse dense blocks of identical-looking houses with water tanks on their roofs, the domes and minarets of mosques scattered here and there. The Desperate Battle to Destroy ISIS 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z A muezzin, a Muslim cleric, traditionally climbed the steps of the mosque’s minaret five times a day to call the faithful to prayer. Israel’s Muslims fear worst as Netanyahu eyes curbs on mosque prayer calls 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z I needed to find someone who might recognise the minaret in the photo. Searching for the man in the rubble: the shocking photograph that led me to the West Bank 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The 4,400-square-foot mosque, the size of a large house, would forgo the traditional dome and would include minarets that mimic the chimneys on neighboring houses. The Mosque Next Door: City Law vs. Houses of Faith 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Someone remarked, “Wasn’t this the minaret that was installed with American snipers fighting Iraqi rebels in 2005, and blown up later?” It’s harder than ever to teach Islamic art — but never more important 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Sections of the citadel, the minaret of the city’s storied Umayyad Mosque, and large sections of its medieval souk have either been destroyed or sustained heavy damage. All Roads Lead to Aleppo 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z This includes more than half the area of the old markets and parts of the facade of the Great Mosque, whose minaret was destroyed in 2012. Aleppo confronts vast destruction left by 4 years of war 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z In 2009, a nationwide vote backed a constitutional ban on new minarets. Three injured in gun attack on Zurich mosque 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Or they would sing from the minaret without amplification. Israel wants mosques to turn the volume way down 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The 14th-century Old Souk has burned, and at the Umayyad Mosque, metal spikes twist out where a minaret once stood. Syrian army retakes Aleppo’s Old City as rebels discuss exit 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Isis was broadcasting its takeover message from the minarets, visible from the family’s courtyard. After Isis: the families returning home in Iraq 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z In an area of high-rise apartment buildings clustered around a mosque with spindly, futuristic minarets, a pudgy boy of 10 or 11 called over to us. ‘We Are Orphans Here’ 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z The mosque's architect endeavored to create a building that would comport with the surrounding residential neighborhood, forgoing the traditional dome and fashioning minarets to look like small chimneys, the lawsuit said. U.S. sues New Jersey town for rejecting proposed mosque out of bias 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z The mosque, believed to be the burial place of Jonah, is missing its iconic minaret in the satellite images. Mosul: Satellite images reveal city damage - BBC News 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z There were multiple airstrikes around the town at the time, as the Kurdish peshmerga tried to clear nests of fighters, including one using a minaret as a sniper post. US airstrike that killed Iraqi family deepens fears for civilians in Mosul 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z The capital of the United Arab Emirates is an oil-exporting powerhouse with a skyline that combines modern towers with minarets of the country’s largest mosque. Where to Vacation in 2017? You’ll Never Guess 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Some of the icebergs had smaller icebergs perched on top of them, like minarets. When a Country Melts 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Beirut is to get a new modern art museum with a design inspired by Italian campaniles and Arabic minarets. Beirut to build new modern art museum 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z In April, the Party said that head scarves should be banned in schools and universities, and minarets prohibited. The New Star of Germany’s Far Right 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Though rebuilt throughout the centuries, the minarets, like much of the city, are now relics of a pre-modern Mecca. After the hajj: Mecca residents grow hostile to changes in the holy city 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z One video shared on social media shows a minaret from which the music is blasting. Palestinian authorities investigate mosque music mix-up - BBC News 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z He sings of minarets and church bells “calling for peace.” A ‘Good Refugee,’ His Song Suffused With Sorrow, Hopes to Touch Germany’s Heart 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z “Our minarets are our bayonets, our domes are our helmets, our mosques are our barracks,” the incriminating lines went. The Crisis of Political Islam 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z At a rally in 1997, he read a poem: “The minarets are our bayonets. The faithful are our soldiers. God is great. God is great.” How Turkey's Erdogan First Came to Power 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Behind them were the minarets and steeples of Jerusalem’s Old City and the golden Dome of the Rock. For Palestinians, Raising Arabian Horses Is ‘the Hobby of the Poor’ 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z For a week this year, the campers practiced paper marbling, created watercolor sunsets with a foreground of a domed mosque and minarets and took pictures of one another with rented cameras on the school’s playground. Muslim camps are spreading in the U.S. to help kids ‘be proud of who they are’ 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z In 2009, Swiss voters approved a ban on minarets at the nation’s mosques. Switzerland denies citizenship to Muslim immigrant girls who refused to swim with boys: report 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z When Johnson talked about Turkey, they circulated pictures of a church with a minaret photoshopped on top. After a campaign scarred by bigotry, it’s become OK to be racist in Britain | Aditya Chakrabortty 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z An elaborate steel minaret abuts a facade still decorated with the sundial that French Protestants installed in the 18th century. What Brexit might mean for Europe’s most cosmopolitan city 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z A new “mega-mosque” perched atop Istanbul’s highest hill – replete with the world’s tallest minarets – and modeled on Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque is due to open next month. Turkey's president vows to pursue project that sparked deadly protests 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z In its new manifesto, the party recently called for a ban on minarets, Muslim calls to prayer, headscarves and halal slaughter. Frauke Petry: the acceptable face of Germany’s new right? 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Known as the City of Mosques, with its skyline punctuated by minarets, Fallujah is of significance to Sunni Muslims, the branch of Islam the militants claim to represent. Inside Fallujah, Iraqi forces dodge snipers and car bombs in final fight for the city 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z The Ottomans converted the building to a mosque by adding four minarets at its corners. The most prominent landmark in this Istanbul photo was not mentioned 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z In May, the party backed a manifesto pledge that says Islam is not compatible with the German constitution and calls for a ban on minarets and the burqa. German deputy chancellor compares AfD party to Nazis 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z The party wants a ban on minarets and the burka, the body-covering Islamic veil. Nationalist Austria-Germany summit held on Zugspitze summit - BBC News 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Today, all a visitor would recognize from older images of Mecca are the Ottoman domes of the Grand Mosque, its minarets and the Kaaba. Mecca Goes Mega 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z But AfD officials are outraged by the thought of minarets rising only a few tram stops away from the steeples of Erfurt’s ancient Christian churches. ‘This reminds us of the times of Hitler’: In the heart of Europe, anti-Islam politics are on the rise 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The AfD maintains that Islam violates the constitution and wants a ban on minarets and face veils. German anti-immigrant leader criticizes Muslim soccer star Ozil 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Public announcements asking women and men to beat back the troops had already gone out from the minarets of various mosques, and the troops were met by a hail of rocks. Kashmir villagers rise up, foil rebel-hunting Indian troops 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Some opened fire at a military barracks from the minaret of a mosque, attracting return fire that left it pocked with large holes. Islamic State, growing stronger in Libya, sets its sights on fragile neighbor Tunisia 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Then, on 1 May, an AfD conference adopted a ban on minarets, the Muslim call to prayer and the full-face veil, with a motion that said Islam was "not part of Germany". German court tells Munich Hofbraeukeller to host right-wing AfD - BBC News 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The manifesto as adopted Sunday states that the party respects freedom of religion but declares minarets, the towers of mosques from which the Muslim call to prayer is made, an “Islamic symbol of power.” Germany’s AfD Adopts Anti-Islam Stance at Party Conference 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Delegates at a party conference adopted a ban on minarets, the call to prayer and the full-face veil, saying Islam was "not part of Germany". Germany AfD conference: party adopts anti-Islam policy - BBC News 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z The manifesto demands a ban on minarets and the burqa. German far-right party calls for ban on minarets and burqa 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z The manifesto demands a ban to minarets - the towers of a mosque from where the call to Muslim prayer is made - and the burqa, the all-encompassing body garment worn by some conservative Muslim women. Anti-immigrant AfD says Muslims not welcome in Germany 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z The party wants to ban the burqa and minarets in Germany. German police arrest 400 protesters outside far-right party meeting 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z The AfD wants to ban the burqa and outlaw minarets in Germany. Germany AdF meeting: Clashes before far-right conference - BBC News 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z The old Skopje is centred around the Old Bazaar, a series of winding, cobbled streets with a skyline of domes and minarets. Story of cities #31: Skopje plans for the future by fixating on its ancient past 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z One line of narration in particular drew the attention of religious minorities: “The call to prayer that rises from Diyarbakir’s minarets will not be quieted down.” Turkey’s Seizure of Churches and Land Alarms Armenians 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z The tower will be slender, evoking the image of a minaret, and will be anchored to the ground with sturdy cables, Emaar said. Dubai plans skyscraper taller than Burj Khalifa 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z The Fox, built in the late 1920s as a Shriners mosque, is lavishly decorated with minarets, arched doorways and terrazzo floors. Joe Patten, who lived above Atlanta's Fox Theatre and is credited with twice helping to save the landmark, has died 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Western media said that it had hit a mosque, destroying a minaret and killing two, but Moscow said the claim was a hoax. Russian claims on Syria airstrikes 'inaccurate on grand scale', says report 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z The minarets of the Old Bazaar are screened off by ludicrously tall monuments; the international, modern buildings of the socialist era are given mock-classical dressings. Story of cities #31: Skopje plans for the future by fixating on its ancient past 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Down by the Umayyad Mosque, men, women and children enjoy the sun and the sight of swifts flying over the minarets. Why a 70s disco anthem is popular in Damascus - BBC News 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z For Nasser Rabat the minaret is "one of the victims of this blind, crazy violent, totally irrational war". Museum of Lost Objects: Aleppo's minaret - BBC News 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Many ancient objects destroyed or badly damaged in Iraq and Syria since 2003 are things of beauty - sculptures, tombs and temples, monasteries and minarets. Museum of Lost Objects: Tell of Qarqur - BBC News 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z They crested peaks of detritus until, soon, they were at eye level with the minarets of a nearby mosque, looking down on the rooftops of two- and three-story buildings. The Burning Garbage Heap That Choked Mumbai 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z When IS turned up, the skyline of Mosul changed forever with the detonation of shrines, minarets, mosques. Museum of Lost Objects: The Winged Bull of Nineveh - BBC News 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z A chandelier fit for a minaret hangs from a gold ceiling. In Little Egypt, Pyramids of Couscous 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Through the souk the rebels also had access to the minaret - and this too was fiercely fought over. Museum of Lost Objects: Aleppo's minaret - BBC News 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z They call it "Little Mecca": a city of prayer caps and hijab, minarets and oxidized green domes. In China, rise of Salafism fosters suspicion and division among Muslims 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z I will never show Palmyra’s temples or Aleppo’s Umawi mosque minaret to my children – these monuments that survived earthquakes and Mongol invasions are now razed, and the complex social fabric of the country irreparably torn. ‘I was terribly wrong’ - writers look back at the Arab spring five years on 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z The bombing took place just yards from the city’s Blue Mosque, whose nine domes and six minarets are one of the most recognizable features of the city’s skyline. Istanbul attack signals Islamic State’s apparent pivot toward tourism sector 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Like Dubai over the last decades, the glowing projected backdrop gradually morphs from a few stone minarets and candle-lit windows to a tidy high rise cityscape. Song and dance celebrating Gulf stability takes to Dubai stage 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z "We have more than 250,000 documented dead individuals in Syria and the destruction of the country. Not just a minaret," he says. Museum of Lost Objects: Aleppo's minaret - BBC News 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z It's a panorama of devastation; mosque minarets and church domes are interspersed amid the apocalyptic spectacle. Syrian rebels in the historic city of Homs are leaving behind a panorama of destruction 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Armed soldiers were also perched in the mosque’s three minarets. Pope Calls for End to Religious Violence at Central African Republic Mosque 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z In France, minarets are controversial, and girls are banned from wearing headscarves in public schools. Religious liberties under strain for Muslims in France 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z The mosque’s leaders plan to put a minaret — a spire — on the building and use it to continue broadcasting a call to prayer five times a day. In the first majority-Muslim U.S. city, residents tense about its future 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The minaret was nearly 1,000 years old when it was turned to rubble in the spring of 2013 - Syrian government forces and rebels blame each other for the destruction. Museum of Lost Objects: Aleppo's minaret - BBC News 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z It’s not necessary, for instance, for a mosque to have a minaret. The 'mega-mosque' and the 'mega-church': the battle over London's sacred sites 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Its Moorish minaret was the second-highest tower in the city, and its auditorium was the largest in the world. How New York City Made The Modern Marathon 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Its main golden dome and tall minaret reflected the style of many Orthodox churches, except for the Islamic crescents atop them. Putin opens Moscow's largest mosque, warns against extremists 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The 5-dirham coin weighs 10 grams and shows on its reverse side the minaret of Damascus, the place where Islam says Christ will return to Earth. ISIS Has Big Plans for Gold Currency 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z "I think the mosque has lost its bearing by losing that minaret." Museum of Lost Objects: Aleppo's minaret - BBC News 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The curfew was announced from mosque minarets 40 minutes before it was imposed and lasted longer than previous operations in the campaign against the PKK. Turkey’s PKK Conflict Takes Toll on Kurdish City 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Then, somebody’s brother called a friend, who called his cousin, who called the Muslim preacher, who rushed to the mosque, flicked on a megaphone rigged to the minaret and shouted: Palestinian Vigilante Effort Marks Stark Change in West Bank 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z In Zabul province are remnants of a fortress built by Alexander the Great, and in Herat and Ghowr, ancient minarets erected by Persian kings grace the landscape. Years after invasion, the U.S. leaves a cultural imprint on Afghanistan 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z The pair were jailed earlier this month after holding each other for a photograph near Hassan tower, Rabat’s famous minaret, and a popular tourist spot. Moroccan gay men to serve four months for posing close together for photograph 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The mosque and its minaret were surrounded by the constant thrum of activity. Museum of Lost Objects: Aleppo's minaret - BBC News 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z In Mosul townsfolk rushed to the defence of a famous leaning medieval minaret when IS tried to destroy it. Save our stones 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z In a village just upland from Rize, I sipped rabbit blood on a balcony, while a soft drizzle fell and partly shrouded an elegant minaret across the hills. Turkish Eastern Black Sea: The Other Alps (Part Two) 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z I stepped out onto the fire escape, where I bummed a cigarette and took in the Istanbul skyline, a picket of minarets mingling with the neon glow of rooftop discos. Searching for a True Story of the Syrian Civil War 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z The new fence is rising on a rocky ridge, below which a pencil-thin minaret pokes through the rooftops of Hamzabeyli village in a gentle elbow of northern Turkey’s green hills. Bulgaria Puts Up a New Wall, but This One Keeps People Out 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z For nearly 1,000 years the minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo soared above Syria's largest city. Museum of Lost Objects: Aleppo's minaret - BBC News 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z A rooftop pool, flanked by yellow-and-white striped beds and with a sweeping view of the Golden Horn waterway and the minarets of the old city, is a fresh touch. Old Haunt of U.S. Spies Becomes a Playground for Istanbul’s Elite 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Sheikhan is a religiously mixed town whose skyline features the minarets of mosques, the crosses of Christian churches and the conical temples of the Yazidi sect, the majority here. Syrian Christian refugees feel fortunate to have fled Islamic State 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Last year residents confronted IS members when an ancient leaning minaret was targeted. Destroying history’s treasures 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Local media footage showed huge waves slamming into the shore, and a mosque's stone minaret being blown down. At least eight killed as huge storm batters Turkey 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The minaret of Aleppo's Great Mosque was unusual - unlike traditional cylindrical minarets, it was square in cross-section. Museum of Lost Objects: Aleppo's minaret - BBC News 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The white-capped minarets of Birmingham Central Mosque tower high in the air. Birmingham, England, a 'no-go zone'? The diverse city says go on! 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z The Algiers mosque will slightly surpass the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca both in its overall size and in the height of its minaret. Building the world's tallest minaret 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Sapp wrote that the chapel is “a symbol of faith of the school’s founders, but the use of it as a minaret allows for the interreligious re-imagining of a university icon.” Duke University cancels Muslim call to prayer from its famed chapel 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The reconstruction of its golden dome and minarets is almost complete and many believe IS wants to destroy it again. IS launches assault on Iraqi city 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z The minaret "seems to have been some sort of a monument that was planted in the mosque in order to assert the coming of a new age". Museum of Lost Objects: Aleppo's minaret - BBC News 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z In Egypt, a sandstorm engulfed Cairo for a second day, followed by a brief rainfall Wednesday while in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, gusty winds toppled a minaret. Heavy snowfall, strong winter storm hits Middle East 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z It is also reflected in the new mosque's distinctively North African architecture, with a single, square minaret. Building the world's tallest minaret 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z A year later, another bomb destroyed the site’s minarets, deepening sectarian division. U.S.-led warplanes hit militants in Syria and Iraq 27 times this week 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z He wrote that its towers looked “as mysterious to me as the minarets of Constantinople” to the invading Russian forces in 1878. No more parachuting in 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Residing within the walls is a city in miniature, a concentric circle of streets around the modest minaret of the Mulla Effendi Mosque. How Strong Is the U.S. Friendship with the Kurds? 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z The track ends at Jam, and in spring and summer the river is too high to cross to the side where the minaret is. A Call to Save a 12th-Century Minaret, Heard Far and Wide 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Within silver, three coins: one dirham symbolized with a spear and shield, five dirhams with a white minaret of Damascus and 10 dirhams with the al-Aqsa mosque. ISIS Introduces New Currency They were being used as insurgent bases, the minarets sniper positions. Iraq's hardest fight: The US battle for Falluja 2004 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Rachline’s website depicted it as an ominous black silhouette of dome and minarets dominating the beach front. Special Report: In France, the discreet charm of a far-right mayor 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Switzerland barred the construction of new mosque minarets. Europe’s Muslims feel under siege Except, that is, for that tilt, which a recent Afghan report warned was so serious that the minaret was in imminent danger of collapse. A Call to Save a 12th-Century Minaret, Heard Far and Wide 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z A matching perfumed minaret necklace is also infused in the same fragrance and metals, $3,500 or $390. These perfumed jewelry pieces entice multiple senses 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z His proposals to block arrivals from Islamic countries, tax Islamic headscarves and impose a Swiss-style ban on new minarets at mosques failed, but he made his mark in other ways. Dutch battle surge of desperate, violent Muslim refugees 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z Clinging to antiquated urban notions, the District’s building height regulations imagine a skyline filled with spires, domes and minarets. Rescuing Washington’s skyline A large crater gapes in the road near the main mosque, distinguished by its turquoise-tipped minaret. In Iraqi town of Thuluyah, the Islamic State has no friends Two mountain gorges intersect at the site of the minaret, where the River Jam tumbles into the Hari River. A Call to Save a 12th-Century Minaret, Heard Far and Wide 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Mr McCoy, the architect, regretted that his elderly clients often wanted to stick a minaret on their mosques to make them look like something from back home. Islamic, yet integrated 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The biggest threat to the Jam minaret is posed by its position in a river valley among high mountains. Historic Afghan minaret 'threatened' 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z In February, leaders there raised a black Shabab flag on its minaret and held a widely publicized conference on Islamic militancy. As Kenya fights terrorism, its tactics come under fire 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z A little more than a minute long, the earlier video focuses on a large tan building with a graceful minaret rising into the day’s haze. The Islamic State isn’t just killing people. It’s destroying a culture. "I had a vision of a dark city with all these minarets, towers, mountains and skyscrapers sticking up, and the sun coming out to light one after another," he says. Christian Louboutin steps ahead with beauty collection 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z In the three-week 2008-2009 war with Hamas, Israel shelled 17 mosques and toppled 20 minarets, saying they were used as Hamas military antennas. Israel targeting mosques hurts Gaza social fabric 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Cultural activists in Ghor say they want the next Afghan president to visit the minaret and step up efforts to preserve it. Historic Afghan minaret 'threatened' 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The minarets of the mosque next door, which Mr. Telbani paid to build six years ago and named Al Awda, were also hit. Conflict Leaves Industry in Ashes and Gaza Reeling From Economic Toll 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z The militants took their extreme doctrine a step further when they rigged the ancient Hadba minaret with explosives Saturday, residents said. Razing of Mosul’s shrines sparks first signs of resistance against Islamic State Residents gathered at the minaret and, according to witnesses, angrily confronted the group’s fighters. Iraqi Anger Rises as Militants Attack Mosul’s Cultural History 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Moreover, local legends surround the minaret, and extremists generally see such stories as un-Islamic inventions. In Iraq's Mosul, radicals unleash their vision 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z One of Afghanistan's architectural marvels, the minaret of Jam, is in danger of collapse, officials warn. Historic Afghan minaret 'threatened' 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The minaret, whose height made it a useful rebel lookout and sniper position, collapsed as a result of shelling in March 2013. The ancient sites targeted by high-tech guns 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z The gold dome and slender minarets shimmered in the heat. Iraq's Shiites fight for their shrines and their creed 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z They are all Muslims, in a country which very recently voted to ban minarets. Unlikely heroes of Switzerland 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z For those looking to get a little closer to the city’s legendary souks and minarets, we recommend the following. The Road To Marrakech: Three Can't-Miss Hotels In Morocco's Most Magical City 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z The circular minaret is famous for its intricate brick work and geometric decorations and inscriptions. Historic Afghan minaret 'threatened' 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Its 50m-tall Seljuk minaret, a masterpiece of elegance dating from 1095, was considered one of the most important monuments of medieval Syria. The ancient sites targeted by high-tech guns 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Even today, if the mosque’s minaret needs repairs, someone steps forward to sell a sheep or goat to pay for them. After Mine Disaster, a Painful Awareness of What Has Been Lost 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z And while many Swiss publicly expressed shame at such open prejudice, in the privacy of the polling booth, many support the party, voting in favour of limiting immigration, and even banning minarets. Unlikely heroes of Switzerland 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z At the shrine, a shell chipped the minaret, and last month another clattered into the courtyard during prayers. Sayeda Zeinab Journal: Muslim Shrine Stands as a Crossroads in Syria’s Unrest 2014-04-09T03:27:32Z In the outskirts of Istanbul, a mosque eschews the traditionally prescriptive symmetry of domes and minarets, opting instead for a return to simplicity and humility. Real Architects From Superstars to Neophytes Explain Their Work in the Top Forum of the Year 2014-03-27T21:07:00Z Perched in the mosque’s minarets and throughout its 75 rooms, the militants fought for 10 hours. What Pakistan Knew About Bin Laden 2014-03-19T09:00:02Z "The minarets are our bayonets, the domes our helmets, the mosques our barracks and the faithful our army," he said at the rally in Isparta. Turkey's Erdogan rallies popular support in power struggle 2014-03-05T10:00:08Z Standing below the minarets of the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia, his name is greeted with adulation. Why dreamer Drogba is still in love with Chelsea 2014-02-25T06:40:17Z And at sunset in the Algerian capital, Algiers, on Sunday, birds are pictured as they fly past the minaret of a mosque. Africa in pictures: 29 November-5 December 2013 2013-12-07T15:18:44Z The minaret of it's own Umayyad Mosque - the name refers to one of the early dynasties of Muslim history - was destroyed in April, adding to earlier fire damage to the mosque itself. Three killed near Damascus mosque 2013-11-29T15:57:35Z "Some of them passed the information on the loudspeakers from mosque minarets, saying towns like Ain Tarma and others were claiming chemical strikes." Syrians retrieve 'sleeping' dead after alleged chemical attack 2013-08-21T16:37:16Z On a corner where the main street meets a side road he points to the buildings where the snipers are stationed, in a government-owned tower block, in an apartment building, in a minaret. A city where snipers shoot children 2013-08-18T00:23:55Z Television pictures showed security forces firing up towards the main minaret. Gunfire heard at Cairo mosque siege 2013-08-17T12:00:14Z As dusk settled over the dusty minarets and rooftop satellite dishes of Cairo yesterday, the city was in mourning. Egypt: Shocked, Scared, and Still Divided 2013-08-15T16:52:18Z Amnesty also released comparison pictures of the Great Mosque of Aleppo, whose minaret was destroyed by a government strike. The Lede: Satellite Images Show Destruction in Aleppo 2013-08-07T21:26:07Z Famous for its nine domes and two minarets, the mosque has been a focal point for anti-government protests. In pictures: Syrian troops in devastated Khalidiya 2013-07-29T11:27:41Z On Mr. Lotof’s nighttime tour, five bodyguards flanked him, eyeing the minarets and balconies above the narrow streets. Enlisting Damascus Residents to Answer Assad’s Call 2013-07-20T23:21:10Z Photos of God Bless America posters are cheek by jowl with minarets. Can you teach the intolerant to be tolerant? 2013-07-02T23:12:45Z "The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets." Insight: Turkish troubles highlight cultural divide 2013-06-10T12:01:39Z They walked to the mosque at their corner, its red-and-white minarets distinct from the surrounding buildings. Jhumpa Lahiri: “Brotherly Love.” 2013-06-03T04:00:00Z The destruction in the Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo follows a similar incident in the southern city of Daraa, where the minaret of the historic Omari Mosque, shown here in 2011, was destroyed on April 13. Syria's Historical Sites Under Attack 2013-04-30T15:27:43Z |
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