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The Times of Israel on MSN2d
In Iraq, restored tomb of biblical prophet Nahum quietly attracts Jewish pilgrimage
Despite geopolitical tensions, dozens of Jews, including Israelis, have journeyed to shrine in Kurdish city of Alqosh since ...
America's first mosque, in Iowa, welcomed neighbors. That spirit still matters. | Opinion
The nation's first purpose-built mosque opened in Cedar Rapids in the 1930s, and its history is still instructive, writes ...
Malay Mail on MSN3d
George Town’s ‘mini Mecca’: Acheen Street Mosque opens its doors for cultural harmony and heritage
G EORGE TOWN, June 30 — Over the past several years, the Acheen Street Mosque here has opened its doors to the general public during Ramadan to host buka puasa with non-Muslims. The historical mosque, ...
Christianity Today5d
One Muslim Sect Confesses a Trinity. It Includes Simon Peter.
However, Alawites follow Muhammad Ibn Nusayr, who was a 10th-century disciple of the 11th imam and declared himself to be the ...
The Invisible City of Tehran
Some parts of it were what you might call “visibly invisible”: Everyone in Tehran knows about Evin Prison, perched on the ...