From space, Mecca appears as a city of light and contrast, with winding roads threading through rugged mountains. The radiant Great Mosque of Mecca and the Kaaba stand at its heart, a spiritual beacon ...

For some, Africa has an unfortunate reputation. Outdated stereotypes abound of poverty and people living in mud huts while wild animals walk through the dusty streets. While mud huts are certainly ...

The erosion threshold of sand-mud mixtures is investigated by analyzing the momentum balance of a sand particle or a mud parcel in the mixture bed surface, and a formula for the critical shear stress ...

All five ‘sharks’ were amused and intrigued on the latest episode of Shark Tank India by a pitch by four entrepreneurs from Maharashtra. The foursome presented the ‘sharks’ with their paint brand ...

A text from Fisher to the other individual on Dec. 4 described moving up his plans for a mass attack, and changing the location to a mosque, according to the document. The message included a ...

The story of Khawla bint Tha’laba (r.a.), who engaged in a dialogue with Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), is the inspiration behind the name of Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque for Women. The Jadal summit ...

Bees, wasps, and hornets have found unique ways to survive in habitats all around the world. Mud daubers are a type of wasp that has developed a particularly interesting nesting behavior — they ...

The greatness of F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel lies in its details. But they are often overlooked. By Sarah Churchwell On 10 April 1925, the day The Great Gatsby was published, F Scott Fitzgerald wrote ...

Visiting the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque are essential on any Istanbul itinerary—but visiting a mosque for the first time as a non-Muslim can seem a little daunting. You don’t want to commit ...

Now, all that remains of Masjid Al Taqwa — the first mosque in the Altadena-Pasadena area — are soot, ash and charred twisted skeletons of chairs. A sign proclaiming the mosque’s name stands ...

A mosque near the Houston home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who police say carried out the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, has urged its congregation not to respond to media inquiries and to refer ...