Bartlett Muslim Society had requested a special use permit to build a 5,000-square-foot mosque on an 8.2-acre site along ...

Colorful Ortakoy mosque and Bosphorus Bridge in the background. Istanbul is known for its incredible Ottoman-era (and beyond) architecture and that extends to its mosques and other places of worship.

The mosque started as the Altadena-Pasadena Dawah ... For Rahil Siddiqui, 19, some of his best memories at Masjid Al Taqwa were around Eid, the festival marking the end of a month of fasting.