This is how Allama Muhammad Iqbal described the mosque of Cordoba in his famous poem Masjid-e-Qartaba; written in 1933, about five years before the poet's death. A note under the title of the poem ...

While liberal elites focus on the soon-to-rise Cordoba mosque as a symbol of religious tolerance, liberty and interfaith understanding, other issues have been pushed to the sidelines – issues that may ...

The Mezquita, or Great Mosque of Córdoba, was for centuries a symbol of diversity and tolerance in the southern Spanish city and has long been one of Europe's most admired historical monuments. But ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A massive fire has broken out at the iconic Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba ...

A steady stream of tourists is coming into the courtyard of Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral, passing orange trees and water fountains before entering the dimmed light of the monument itself. Two million ...

Inscriptions from the Qur’an share space with a baroque altarpiece in Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral, hinting at the building’s storied past. But in recent years the word mosque has been removed from the ...

Firefighters have extinguished a massive blaze that was burning in the historic mosque-turned-cathedral in the southern Spanish city of Cordoba. The "rapid and magnificent intervention" of ...

Building does not belong to any individual or organisation, according to council report on long-running row Local authorities in Córdoba have dealt a blow to the Catholic church’s claim of legal ...

A fire broke out at the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba in Spain late Friday but was immediately brought under control, according to media reports. 🔥 A fire at the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba in Spain ...

CORDOBA (AFP) - The Spanish city of Cordoba boasts that different faiths have long co-existed there, but locals are now squabbling over its star tourist attraction: a cathedral that was once a mosque.

CÓRDOBA, Spain The great mosque of Córdoba was begun by the Muslim caliphs in the eighth century, its forest of pillars and red-and-white striped arches meant to convey a powerful sense of the ...

The situation around Ground Zero may be changing somewhat since I wrote my mega-post series on Cordoba House a few weeks ago. There will be, it now seems, no “9/11 mosque,” or even “close to 9/11 ...