Located in the town of Wukro, 790 kilometers (over 490 miles) north of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, Al-Nejashi is said to be the first mosque in Africa. It is named after Nejashi, who hosted ...

Abu Dhabi is no stranger to breaking records, but its latest project is innovation in every sense. Aldar is behind what will ...

The Auwal Mosque, which is the first mosque established in South Africa, is just ten metres away on the same block as the planned hotel and restaurant to be built on what is currently an empty lot.

The grassy courtyard takes inspiration from North African mosques, with a spouting fountain at its heart. A July 1981 article in The Republic stated Masjid Jauharatul-Islam was the first mosque ...