Photographer Mehrdad Rasoulifard opens a window into the spectacular architecture of Iran with images of medieval mosques that capture the complex geometry and intricate tiling of the holy sites, specifically their awe-inspiring ceilings. Courtesy of his Instagram account (@m1rasoulifard) , armchair travelers get a front-row seat to spectacular design from one of the world's oldest civilizations. Check out s ome of the most jaw-dropping interior embellishments ever made by man, fantastical compositions that would be missed if you never looked up. And remember, the images only approximate the giddy delights ...

What ever happened to "if you can't say something nice, say nothing at all?" Seems mama's credo goes out the window when it comes to politics and comedy . Donald Trump spews snappy soundbites that shatter standards of political decorum , exhibiting all the tics of Tourette syndrome while purportedly saying what many think. There's a Muslim pundit doing similar on social media, using a sharp wit to expose un-believers to a lighter side of Islam, and encourage Muslims targeted by bad press to keep calm and carry on. Catch ...

Table Tennis player Ibrahim Hamato of Egypt serves with his foot during an exhibition match at the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships at Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam on March 6, 2016. MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP

A picture taken on February 26, 2016 in Nice, southeastern France, shows the "Allianz Riviera" stadium, a venue of the upcoming Euro-2016 European football championships. VALERY HACHE / AFP

Zobahan's Hadi Mohammadi (C) heads the ball clear during their Asian Champions League (AFC) football match against Qatar's Lekhwiya at the Foolad Shahr Stadium on March 1, 2016, in the Iranian city of Isfahan. MEHDI ZARE / AFP

Benjamin Netanyahu is spending US $75m to build a 30 km-long fence along Israel’s Jordanian border "to defend...against the wild beasts," referring to his Arab neighbors. Donald Trump is aiming for a vertical borderline with Mexico, saying of his 30 ft-tall wall, "I want it to be so beautiful...someday they'll call it the Trump Wall." Everyone knows walls are penetrable. Long before Berlin's toppled, the Greeks used a wooden horse to breach the ramparts of Troy. Barbarians bested Hadrian’s Wall, built by the Romans in northern England, and Genghis Khan’s ...

On Jan. 29, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced that France would try to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The negotiations are expected to take place as early as April, and will involve Israel, the Palestinian Authority and their “main partners” in the United States, Europe and the Arab world. In the weeks since the announcement, Fabius has left office, but France is forging ahead with its plan. The French government submitted details of its peace proposal to UN Security Council members this month, according to a recent ...

Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain poses with her trophy after winning against Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia their Qatar Open final tennis match on February 27, 2016 in the Qatari capital Doha. Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro came from a set behind against Latvian teenager Jelena Ostapenko to win the Qatar Open, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.

It isn’t just Lebanese fashion designers whose stunning creations have made it all the way to Hollywood. Arab filmmakers have been making us proud for decades with intriguing productions worthy of international recognition. Luckily for us, the Oscars aren’t exclusive to Western talent; they recognize cinematic achievements by both established and budding international filmmakers. While Jordanian award-winning film Theeb has made more headlines in international media than many of its Arab counterparts since its release in 2014, it isn’t the first regional film to be nominated for a golden statue ...

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Tunisian Malek Jaziri during their ATP tennis match on the third round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on February 24, 2016. World number one Novak Djokovic recorded his 700th career win when he cruised past Tunisia's Malek Jaziri and into the Dubai Tennis Championships quarter-finals. Djokovic won 6-1, 6-2 in 65 minutes and will face Spain's Feliciano Lopez for a spot in the last four. KARIM SAHIB / AFP

Eight Egyptian photographers have taken to Instagram to share shots that capture Egypt as you've likely never seen it, with pictures covering Cairo and Alexandria and everywhere in between. The Facebook-owned platform has passed 400 million monthly active users, according to CNBC, making Instagram more popular than rival Twitter, and creating the w orld's biggest art gallery for amateur and seasoned shutterbugs. Al Bawaba caught up with each of them to ask why they love photographing their country . Come see how eight Instagrammers are capturing a different side of ...