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Revue musicale OICRM, 2019 L’œuvre du compositeur Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) fait résonner un Orient singulier. Si on y découvre l’ombre scintillante du monde de la pacotille « fin de siècle », on y trouve aussi les couleurs chaudes et rêveuses que la littérature et la peinture ont données à un Orient imaginé depuis plus de deux siècles. Au cours de cet article, nous présenterons
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Seismic fragility curves of a historical brick masonry minaret
Earthquake Spectra, Volume 41, Issue 5, Page 3499-3525, December 2025.Historical minarets are generally vulnerable to earthquakes because of their poor‐quality materials and high slenderness. The objective of this work is to utilize the methodology employed for seismic fragility curves to analyze historical brick minarets, specifically focusing on a specific instance minaret.
Elif Durgut, Medine Ispir, Alper Ilki
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BuildingsSeveral reinforced concrete minarets in Turkey have suffered significant damage during earthquakes, resulting in fatalities and economic losses. These structures might be considered the most frequently built thin structures in Turkey.
Erdem Türkeli
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Muslim Diasporas and the Politics of Belonging: Ibadi and Ismaili Pasts and Presents in East Africa
Religion Compass, Volume 19, Issue 10-12, October-December 2025.ABSTRACT This article examines the Ibadi and Ismaili Muslim communities in East Africa—particularly in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania (including Zanzibar)—and their distinct religious, social, and economic roles. Even as minorities within predominantly Sunni contexts, both groups have shaped the region through migration, commerce, and international ...
Kimberly T. Wortmann
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A morphological and geometrical study of historical minarets in the North of Algeria
Budownictwo i ArchitekturaThe Islamic heritage constitutes a very precious treasure in Algeria, especially the places of worship (mosques), which reflect the symbol of this heritage.
Said Beldjilali +3 more
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The Variety of Muslim Interpretations in Mass Media Public Discourses in German-speaking Switzerland
Swiss Journal of Sociology, 2021 This article examines Muslim interpretations in the mass media public discourses in German-speaking Switzerland. It focuses on the period from the moment of the adoption of the initiative against the construction of minarets untill mid-2017. On the basis
Trucco Noemi
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American Anthropologist, Volume 127, Issue 3, Page 541-551, September 2025.ABSTRACT In recent years, anthropologists and theologians have been engaging in conversation with one another. Building on, and branching out from, that conversation, this article calls for a careful ethnographic engagement with not just “God talk” (the literal meaning of theology) but also with the figure of God itself.
Amira Mittermaier
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 67, Issue 4, Page 451-466, December 2024.ABSTRACT The occurrence of volcanic basanite cobbles in Pleistocene terraces at Galloway and in the upper Clutha valley in Central Otago, in an area devoid of known volcanic edifices, has implications for Cenozoic intraplate volcanism and Pleistocene drainage in the region.
James M. Scott +5 more
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Sufi Warriorism in Muslim Southeast Asia
Sociology Lens, Volume 37, Issue 4, Page 502-516, December 2024.Abstract Sufism (tasawwuf) has been characterized in the extant literature as a pacifist strand in Islam that has shaped the landscapes of Muslim Southeast Asia (also known as the Malay World) since the last five hundred years. This article challenges such historiographical interpretation by examining the multifarious circumstances that motivated Sufis
Khairudin Aljunied
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Left behind: Voters’ reactions to local school and hospital closures
European Journal of Political Research, Volume 63, Issue 3, Page 884-905, August 2024.Abstract Voters in rural and peripheral areas have increasingly turned away from mainstream parties and towards right‐wing populist parties. This paper tests the extent to which political decisions with adverse local effects—such as school and hospital closures—can explain this electoral shift.
NIELS NYHOLT
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