Mosque follows Prophet’s mosque model to serve poor and build community of compassion Dresses, scarves, bags, jewelry, shoes and all the festive essentials are available for free for deserving ...

From here to Timbuktu – Alison Healy on a byword for the most remote and distant place imaginable Thanks to globalisation, Timbuktu is not so remote any more Expand ...

Click to read the article in Turkish / Kurdish The director and the model who had been taken into custody after a fashion shoot at a mosque in Ankara were released on probation after appearing in ...

From the age of 13, Ali Nialy began working as a tour guide for the reliable stream of international visitors coming to his hometown, Timbuktu. Straddling the edge of the desert in central Mali, the ...

4. Timbuktu is home to three of western Africa's oldest mosques Three mosques- Djinguereber (Djingareyber), Sankore, and Sidi Yahia- were built in the 14th century.

Several doors of Timbuktu’s Sidi Yahya mosque, founded in the 15th century, reveal the ornate influence of Moroccan style in contrast to the austerity of other buildings in the city.

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The Timbuktu mosque has nine rows of square pillars, providing prayer space for 2,000 people. Cordova’s mosque is supported by similar rows of pillars supporting graceful Moorish arches.