Thousands of ethnic minority Muslims surrounded a mosque in southwestern China over the weekend in a last-ditch effort to prevent what they said was an attempt by authorities to remove its dome ...

Everyone is scared," said imam Abul K. Yahya, who leads the mosque in evening prayer. Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) , or ...

The mosque was built in 1989 for the 100 or so Muslim families living in the area at the time. In the decades since, that community has grown exponentially.

The mosque is considerably more than a house of prayer. The compound includes a library and dormitories for 30 pilgrims, as well as a conference hall equipped with facilities for the latest in ...