Inscriptions of verses from the Koran on the Minaret of Jam are rendered in blue-glazed tile calligraphy. They include several verses devoted to Mary, the mother of Jesus.(Jon Arnold Images Ltd ...

Central to the mosque was a leaning minaret called al-Hadba. It was one of the symbols of Mosul. In 2017, as ISIS was about to be defeated in the city, it destroyed the minaret. Now the minaret ...