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Until recently, the famous Sultan Ahmet Mosque in Istanbul held the title of the largest mosque in Turkey with a capacity of 10,000 people. However, things have now changed and with splendid architectural designs by two female architects, Bahar Mızrak and Hayriye Gül Totu, the newly built Camlica Mosque in Uskudar, Istanbul holds the title […]
Beyond the skyscrapers and glamour of modern Singapore lies an area that dates back to the country’s colonial era. Kampong Gelam is one of Singapore’s oldest districts and was once dedicated to the Bugis, Arab and Malay communities. Back then it was known as the Muslim quarter as it was also home to the Sultan […]
The newly-launched SPAB Heritage Awards championing built heritage are welcoming entrants from across the UK and Ireland. Three new awards – Best Loved Building, Sustainable Heritage and Building Craftsperson of the Year – will join the SPAB’s established awards, Philip Webb and the John Betjeman Awards. In November 2022, SPAB Heritage Award winners will receive […]
If you have never been inside a mosque, your missing out! Cambridge Central Mosque This mosque is Europe’s first eco friendly mosque. Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain This mosque was first a church. Islamic centre of Rijeka, Croatia Opened 2013, this was the first and third mosque built in Croatia. Prophet Muhammad Mosque, Russia Opened […]
2015 marks Churchill’s 50th anniversary. Winston Churchill began his career as a colonial policeman in the North-West borderlands of India, and this experience was the beginning of his long relationship with the Islamic world. Overturning the widely-accepted consensus that Churchill was indifferent to, and even contemptuous of, matters concerning the Middle East, this book unravels […]
Morocco is situated in Africa with quite some African heritage, but its common history with Al Andalus (Islamic Spain), its climate and its varied topography, its Arabic name (Maghred Al Aqsa = the West of the Muslim world) and its proximity to Europe and the Middle East, all give this country a special position. Its population is […]
