• DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ð April 28,2011: Some of the designs inside the under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai. (Pawan Singh / The National) For News. Story by James
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ð April 28,2011: Some of the designs inside the under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai. (Pawan Singh / The National) For News. Story by James
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ð May 10, 2011: Laborer working at the under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai. (Pawan Singh / The National) For News. Story by James
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ð May 10, 2011: Laborer working at the under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai. (Pawan Singh / The National) For News. Story by James
  • Under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai. ( All Photos Pawan Singh / The National)
    Under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai. ( All Photos Pawan Singh / The National)
  • Labourer working at the under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    Labourer working at the under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • Under construction Farooq Mosque during the early hours of the morning in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    Under construction Farooq Mosque during the early hours of the morning in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • Minarets of the under construction Farooq Mosque during the sunrise in Al Safa area in Dubai. The Dubai skyline can be seen on the left side.
    Minarets of the under construction Farooq Mosque during the sunrise in Al Safa area in Dubai. The Dubai skyline can be seen on the left side.
  • Workers install the first ring of the chandelier at the Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    Workers install the first ring of the chandelier at the Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • Workers install the first ring of the chandelier at the Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    Workers install the first ring of the chandelier at the Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • A worker paints in the detail of a groove at the Mehrab in the under construction Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    A worker paints in the detail of a groove at the Mehrab in the under construction Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • Qasim Thaesh, a craftsman that has been flown in from Morocco, works on the mosaic in the Mehrab area at the under construction Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    Qasim Thaesh, a craftsman that has been flown in from Morocco, works on the mosaic in the Mehrab area at the under construction Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • Qasim Thaesh, a craftsman that has been flown in from Morocco, fills in a star on the mosaic in the Mehrab area at the under construction Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    Qasim Thaesh, a craftsman that has been flown in from Morocco, fills in a star on the mosaic in the Mehrab area at the under construction Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • Workers carry the carpet roll at the Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    Workers carry the carpet roll at the Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • Workers carry the carpet roll at the Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    Workers carry the carpet roll at the Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • Workers fix parts of the chandelier at the under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    Workers fix parts of the chandelier at the under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • Workers fix parts of the chandelier at the under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    Workers fix parts of the chandelier at the under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • Workers are fix parts of the chandelier at the under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    Workers are fix parts of the chandelier at the under construction Farooq Mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • A labourer prays next to the Mehrab area in the Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    A labourer prays next to the Mehrab area in the Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • The interior of the completed Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    The interior of the completed Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
  • Workers carpet the floor at Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.
    Workers carpet the floor at Al Farooq mosque in Al Safa area in Dubai.

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In Pictures: Al Farooq Umar ibn Al Khattab Mosque

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