A Connecticut family preparing to ring in the new year with their infant daughter had their world shattered by the sudden death of the child’s father. Mohamed Al-Amin Dieng, of Bridgeport, was 25 ...

The Mohammad al-Amin Mosque, also referred to as the Blue Mosque, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon (all photographs courtesy Harout Bastajian, and used with permission) At the center of downtown Beirut is ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The sky-blue dome and towering minarets of Beirut's Mohammad al-Amin mosque, which opened on Friday, are potent symbols of Lebanon's turbulent recent past. The mosque financed by ...