Imam Shafi’i Mosque: amidst the ruins of Al Zor village sits this historic mosque. I took the first image below in January of 2023 and the second in December of 2024. The third dates to the 1960s and comes from the works of Tareq and Jehan Rajab.

Al Taher: Al Taher Mosque sits close to the sea. The first image below comes from google maps, I took the second in January of 2023. These are followed by three historic images that were taken by Jehan or Tareq Rajab in the 1960s. According to comments on google maps, Al Taher was first built in 1911.

Shuaib Mosque: this mosque is near to Al Taher and right beside the high school. The first four images come from Failaka Island by Jehan Rajab and date to the 1960s. She captions the first, “a newly built mosque. To the left an old wall built with mudbricks and to the right, a house rebuilt in the traditional way but using cement blocks.” She captions the second, “one of the many mosques in Failaka. The Department of Awqaf rebuilt all the mosques on the island and provided for the comfort of the worshippers.” The final image is an aerial shot of Zor seen in the museum on Failaka.

According to a comment by Abdullah Almesbah on google maps, “Shuaib Mosque is one of the oldest mosques on the island. It was rebuilt a few years before the brutal Iraqi invasion, then it was abandoned after the displacement of the people of the island.” It is located near some government housing, which according to this video, was built in the 1970s. As you can see, Shuaib’s minaret was considerably modified before the war and its minaret given a more “modern” style, much like Al Mullah Saleh in Kuwait City. The final two images come from this documentary, entitled “Kuwaiti Islands.” They use stock historic footage showing Shuaib before its renovation and also include a shot of it at the time (maybe the 1980s?).

“Failaka Mosque”: The first image below was taken by Jehan Rajab in the early 1960s, the second in March of 1991. Behind the severely damaged high school, I believe that you can see what the minaret of “Failaka Mosque,” which today is inside of the grounds of the Ikaros Hotel & Heritage Village. Unlike most of the mosques listed on this post, this mosque is active today. The final image comes from this documentary, entitled “Kuwaiti Islands.”

In this image from Jehan Rajab, dating to the early 1960s, you can see the minarets of Al Taher, Shuaib, and “Failaka Mosque” near the shoreline. These mosques are all on google maps today.

AlBannay Mosque: In the same photo from 1991 of the damaged high school, you can also see a mosque with two minarets, which is Al Bannay Mosque. A commenter on google maps wrote in 2021, “Al-Bannai Mosque is the largest mosque currently built on Failaka Island… The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs completely renovated it nearly nine years ago, but a dispute between the contractor and the ministry delayed its opening and it is still pending… But the mere fact that it has not been opened and operated since that fatwa until now has made the mosque deserted and being eaten away by the factors of erosion and time… I wish the island would be revived again soon.” The second image comes from google maps.

Abu Darda Mosque: I haven’t been able to find much information on this mosque. I took the following photos in December of 2024.

Below you can see a screenshot from this documentary showing Abu Darda mosque, as well as a google earth screenshot showing its location on the island.

Fattouh Mosque: one of the only active mosques on Failaka Island today. This image comes from google maps.

Abdullah Khalifa Al-Sabah Mosque: quite a large building, it is part of the touristic resort with its 400+ chalets. I took this photo in December of 2024 and May of 2023.