Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise vote that put Switzerland at the forefront of a ...

Reporting from Paris — In a sign of latent fears of Islamic influence in Switzerland, voters on Sunday approved a constitutional ban on the construction of minarets on Muslim places of worship ...

Both sides in Syria’s civil war were in rare agreement Wednesday: The minaret at a 12th-century mosque in Aleppo has been obliterated.

The construction of new minarets is banned, but the building of mosques is unaffected, and the vote does not affect the four existing minarets in the country. Nobody's freedom of worship is ...

Referendum Highlights Conflict Over Culture, Integration; Result 'Isn't Worthy of Switzerland,' Says One Muslim Leader ...

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TEHRAN, Iran — A newly built avant-garde mosque in the heart of Iran’s capital would have hard-liners shouting from the minarets — if there were any.

With a minaret towering even higher on the tree-filled skyline, the mosque will be even more visible. That could lead to further growth for ISB, which turns 55 this year.

Both sides in Syria’s civil war were in rare agreement Wednesday: The minaret at a 12th-century mosque in Aleppo has been obliterated.

Both sides in Syria’s civil war were in rare agreement Wednesday: The minaret at a 12th-century mosque in Aleppo has been obliterated.