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Religio‐Governmental Infrastructures: Islam, Infrastructure, and Populist Mobilization in Turkey
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 272-283, June 2026.ABSTRACT Turkish mosques are staffed by state‐appointed imams and callers to prayer whose practices are regulated through a complex bureaucratic network operating on an internet‐based data‐management and communication infrastructure. A centralized mosque loudspeaker network enables the broadcast of calls to prayer and other Islamic recitations across ...
Hikmet Kocamaner
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“It Will Get Crowded, It Will Get Dull!”: Preventive Sensations of Density in Zurich's Future‐Making
City &Society, Volume 38, Issue 1, April 2026.ABSTRACT In Zurich, Switzerland's largest and wealthiest city, future planning around densification has been intensely debated in recent years, spurring referendums and direct democratic votes, and permeating the public discourse through governmental communication, political propaganda, and heightened media coverage.
Sabrina Stallone
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Cult Monuments in the Golden Horde: Origin and Tradition
Поволжская археология, 2016 The author analyzes cult architectural sites of the Golden Horde. She addresses such categories of buildings as mosques, minarets and mausoleums. Objects of monumental architecture quite clearly refl ect the different traditions in development of ...
Zilivinskaya Emma D.
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Experimental Investigations and Seismic Assessment of a Historical Stone Minaret in Mostar
Buildings, 2023 Minarets, tall structures, connected or not to the mosque attract attention due to their specific architectural features. Vulnerability to seismic damage has been witnessed throughout history on tall and slender structures after earthquake ground motions.
Faris Trešnjo +3 more
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Jordanian instability : results of the Syrian civil war and implications for US foreign policy [PDF]
, 2015 textJordan's proximity to neighboring conflicts in Iraq and Syria exacerbates existing social, economic and political tensions within the country already existent between its majority Palestinian diaspora population and its disproportionately ethnic ...
Martin, Wesley Patrick
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Integration Before Multiculturalism
Nations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 354-363, April 2026.ABSTRACT Despite research which shows that, over the last 40 years, most Western states have steadily enhanced their multicultural policies, on the ground, reality tells a different story. Today, Western governments are closing their borders and reversing long‐standing programmes that welcomed newcomers, whereas immigrants continue to be targets of ...
Avigail Eisenberg
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Mosque architecture in Malaysia : classification of styles and possible influence [PDF]
, 2007 The main purpose of the research is to set up an initial framework of architectural description of Muslim architecture in Malaysia within the context of the architectural concern of ‘style’.
Mohamad Rasdi, Mohamad Tajuddin
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Perceived Risks for Chinese Female Tourists' Visits to Islamic Countries
International Journal of Tourism Research, Volume 28, Issue 2, March/April 2026.ABSTRACT Drawing on the CEM (Constraint–Effects–Mitigation) framework, this study uses two complementary methodologies (SEM and scenario‐based experiments) to investigate how Chinese female tourists navigate the interplay of destination‐based motivations (Islamic attributes, novelty, nature & adventure, stereotypes) and perceived constraints (social ...
Yang Zhang +4 more
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Cult Monuments in the Golden Horde (origin, evolution, and tradition) » [PDF]
Золотоордынское обозрение, 2015 The article analyzes the religious monuments of the Golden Horde. It addresses such categories of buildings as mosques, minarets, madrasahs, khanaka and mausoleums.
Emma Zilivinskaya
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Godsdienstvrijheid onder druk?
Religie & Samenleving, 2012 The freedom of religion which exists throughout Europe has not led to equal rights nor equal social acceptance of Muslims. This holds especially true for Islamic rituals and symbols such as the public call to prayer which only in the Netherlands has ...
Gerard Wiegers
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