The mosque was originally built in the 1820s, but the modern structure, completed in 1981 and renovated in 2012, features a North African-inspired design with a pyramid-shaped structure, golden domes, ...

The ILGA said Hendricks had spoken about how some people were demanding his mosque be shut down, calling it the “gay temple”. The Democratic Alliance, South Africa’s second-largest political ...

As the final 10 nights of Ramadan approach—bringing an especially large influx of Muslims to mosques—La Croix International spoke with imams and worshipers in the Togolese capital about the perception ...

South African police said. The 57-year-old imam ran the Masjidul Ghurbaah mosque, intended as a safe haven for LGBT and other marginalized Muslims. He was shot dead and ambushed in a car he was ...

“He supported and mentored so many people in South Africa and around the world in their journey to reconcile with their faith.” The ILGA said Hendricks had spoken of how some people were calling for ...

Unknown attackers set a mosque ablaze in South Africa's coastal city of Durban in the early hours of Monday, a leading Muslim organization said in a statement. "The Muslim community of South ...

This remarkable initiative is in complete accord with pertinent Qur’anic commandments. Islam’s sacred scripture acknowledges ...

Muhsin Hendricks was credited by some as being the world’s first openly gay imam and helped Muslims reconcile their faith with their sexual orientation. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg A South African ...

including the Mosque of Amr Ibn al-Aas – the oldest mosque in Africa – and Ben Ezra Synagogue – the alleged site where the pharaoh's daugher found Moses floating in his basket. Past visitors ...