The Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan is right across the street from the 19th Century Al-Rifa'i Mosque in Salah Al-Din ...

Cairo - Egypt's military-installed authorities are tightening their grip on mosques by laying down the theme for the weekly Friday sermons, in the latest move to curb Islamist dissent. The ...

Its centerpiece, a 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk ... rivaled the great mosque in Mecca — the holiest in all Islam. More than 20,000 ceramic tiles with exquisite floral and geometric motifs ...

Built in 876AD, it is the oldest and arguably the most beautiful mosque in Egypt, with 2.5 acres of pointed ... The house is a treasure trove of furniture, tiles, antiques and textiles.

Cairo - Egyptian authorities decided on Tuesday to take control of independent mosques, state news agency MENA reported, in a move aimed at curbing Islamist dissent. The measure aims to further ...