A look at fasting for Orthodox Christians in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia which is observed more stringently than Lent in Europe.
World Religions
A brief history on one of the largest Islamic structures in the world, Bibi Khanum Mosque, located in Uzbekistan.
@Shutterstock And they were not commanded but to serve Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, and being upright, and to observe Prayer, and pay...
A collection of quotes from religious scripture on the subject of idolatry, including references in Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Hinduism.
@Shutterstock Location: Salisbury Plan, UKBelief: PaganDate Established: 2,350 BCE Stonehenge is an ancient collection of huge stones formed in concentric...
Shutterstock Location: Teotihuacan, MexicoBelief: Native AmericanDate Established: 100 CE In the plains of Mexico, almost 50 kilometres northeast of the...
@Shutterstock He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods, then He settled Himself on the Throne. He knows what enters the earth and what...
And man asks for evil as he should ask for good; and man is hasty. ISLAM, THE HOLY QUR’AN, 17:12 All human beings are sinners; the best of the...
@Shutterstock Location: Mt Sinai, EgyptDate Opened: 565 CEBelief: Christianity The Monastery of St. Catherine near Mount Sinai in south-east Egypt, is one of...
A brief history of the Dome of the Rock - located in Jerusalem and significant for the three Abrahamic faiths.
So set thy face to the service of religion as one devoted to God. And follow the nature made by Allah – the nature in which He has created mankind. There is no...
Whosoever killed a person – unless it be for killing a person or for creating disorder in the land – it shall be as if he had killed all mankind; and...
A brief history of the Yamoussoukro Basilica, a historical church located in Ivory Coast which is still operational today.
@Shutterstock O ye who believe! Avoid much suspicion; for suspicion in some cases is a sin. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would any of you like to...
The synagogue was constructed from 1874 to 1882, in a location near to Piazza d’Azeglio, and was one of the largest in southern Europe.