Mohamed Ali Al Attar mosque in Sharjah - in pictures

  • Martyr Mohamed Ali Al Attar mosque in the Al Nekhailat area of Sharjah was built after an Emirati donated Dh600,000. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
    Martyr Mohamed Ali Al Attar mosque in the Al Nekhailat area of Sharjah was built after an Emirati donated Dh600,000. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
  • The beautiful minaret in the mosque compound
    The beautiful minaret in the mosque compound
  • The mosque officially opened in 1984 and in 1988 was renamed after Martyr Mohamed Ali Al Attar who sacrificed his life for the country
    The mosque officially opened in 1984 and in 1988 was renamed after Martyr Mohamed Ali Al Attar who sacrificed his life for the country
  • Ali Al Shaali, now 71 and retired, donated about Dh600,000 ($163,370) to the construction of the mosque after the municipality allocated land in the early 1980s
    Ali Al Shaali, now 71 and retired, donated about Dh600,000 ($163,370) to the construction of the mosque after the municipality allocated land in the early 1980s
  • Mohammed Saleem, 35, from Pakistan has been the mosque’s imam for the past nine years
    Mohammed Saleem, 35, from Pakistan has been the mosque’s imam for the past nine years