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Revisiting the Frequency Laws for Ottoman Minarets. Analysis of Uncertainties

open access: yes, 2022
The knowledge of frequencies of vibration of the first modes of minarets is essential to anticipate their behaviour under seismic loads. Masonry minarets are very slender structures with an extensive history of many centuries of construction and damages ...
Emrullah Dar (12530702)   +3 more
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I. Rapport sur les minarets du Caire

open access: yes, 1936
I. Rapport sur les minarets du Caire. In: Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe. Fascicule 36, exercice 1930-1932, 1936. pp.

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“It Will Get Crowded, It Will Get Dull!”: Preventive Sensations of Density in Zurich's Future‐Making

open access: yesCity &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
wiley   +1 more source

A morphological and geometrical study of historical minarets in the North of Algeria

open access: yesBudownictwo i Architektura
The 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
doaj   +1 more source

Cult Monuments in the Golden Horde (origin, evolution, and tradition) » [PDF]

open access: yesЗолотоордынское 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
doaj  

Minarets without mosques: limits to the urban politics of neo-liberal islamism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper discusses urban politics in contemporary Turkey through a particular architectural phenomenon: that of minarets without mosques. Local administrations under neo-liberal Islamists propose urban regeneration projects which require extensive ...
Batuman, B.
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Integration Before Multiculturalism

open access: yesNations 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
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived Risks for Chinese Female Tourists' Visits to Islamic Countries

open access: yesInternational 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
wiley   +1 more source

Migration discourses from the radical right: Mapping and testing potential for political mobilization

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Radical right‐wing groups are often linked to conspiratorial beliefs that can fuel political extremism but understanding how these beliefs translate into real‐world action remains a challenge, as these communities tend to operate in insular networks.
Francesco Veri, Franziska Maier
wiley   +1 more source

Alienation, equality, and multifaith establishment

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, Volume 70, Issue 1, Page 272-285, January 2026.
Abstract Religious establishment today often takes a multifaith form, whereby multiple religions are supported in different ways and to different degrees. In order to contribute to the development of a normative framework for assessing practices and regimes of multifaith establishment, this article recommends the concept of “social alienation ...
Andrew Shorten
wiley   +1 more source

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