The memories that I have of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, especially the atmosphere in its courtyard, are ones that I shall always cherish. The tragic events of the past four years have only served ...

Introduction: A day in the life of Damascus -- Palimpsests in stone and layered texts: the multiple histories of the Umayyad Mosque -- Tangled memories: the temple, church, and first mosque -- The ...

The Great Umayyad Mosque of Damascus, one of the oldest and most important religious monuments in the Islamic world, embodies ...

BEIRUT – The 11th-century minaret of a famed mosque that towered over the narrow stone alleyways of Aleppo's old quarter collapsed Wednesday as rebels and government troops fought pitched battles in ...

ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - The remains of the medieval Umayyad Mosque's felled minaret lie in its once-elegant courtyard along with discarded mattresses, fragments of rockets and antique doors, but, ...

We explore the history behind the great mosque by following the journey of the renowned Andalusian traveller and poet, Abul Huayn ibn Jubayr The courtyard of the mosque with its mosaics and ...

Damascus, SANA-The administration of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus issued a clarification and apology regarding the recent incident in which a person filmed an inappropriate video inside the mosque’s ...

Stampede Kills Four People, Injures 16 in Umayyad Mosque in Damascus (Reuters) -Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian ...

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