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drawing

For this man in Istanbul, the pandemic renewed a lifelong passion for drawing 

Coronavirus Art

When the pandemic hit his home city of Istanbul, Ahmet Faruk picked up an old passion: drawing. He wandered around the city, looking for forgotten, underappreciated buildings. Then, he brought them to life on the pages of his sketchbook. Lately, he has been focusing on Islamic architecture, specifically, mosque domes and minarets.

Abderrahmane Ghoul

Marseille’s plans for a Grand Mosque stall

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Mosque in Turkey

This architect says the most important feature of a mosque is its sustainability

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The TaHa Mosque in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The US has a wide variety of mosques, and these two guys have seen a lot of them

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Mosque in Alaska

Alaska’s first mosque prepares to open its doors

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Turkish mosques begin makeovers to accommodate, welcome women

Lifestyle & Belief

In Islam, men and women are expected to pray separately. For a long time, in Turkey at least, that meant men prayed at the mosques and women, well, didn’t. But as Turkey becomes more affluent and Islam plays an important role in the government, there’s an effort underway to change that and welcome them at the mosques.

Latinos Flock to Islam

You may be surprised to learn that in 2011, 12 percent of all converts to Islam in the United States were Latino. That’s double the rate of a decade ago.  Brooke Binkowski  is a freelance reporter at the Fronteras Desk. Amir Carr (left) and imam Muhanna Jamaleddin (right) inside Masjid al-Islam, one of two new mosques in […]

New Inclusive Mosque Outside Paris Welcomes Gays and Lesbians

Conflict & Justice

Mosques don’t usually welcome gay and lesbian worshipers but on Friday a Muslim group just outside Paris held what’s billed as the first “gay-friendly” Islamic worship in Europe. The group also allows men and women to pray together.

Women in Turkey: Out of the Home and Into the Mosque

Conflict & Justice

To encourage women to pray in mosques, Istanbul’s religious authorites have started an ambitious program to make the city’s 3,100 mosques more women-friendly.

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The Boston-Jeddah Connection

Lifestyle & Belief

It was to be an ethereal experience. An opportunity to sit on a roof top garden and watch the sunset with one of Saudi Arabia’s leading intellectuals. It sounded so romantic.

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