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Oppositional banality: Watching ordinary Muslims in ‘Little Mosque on the Prairie’ [PDF]
, 2015 This essay interrogates how the globally-syndicated series Little Mosque on the Prairie (2007-2012) mobilises one of the most beloved television formats – the situation comedy – to insert a banal and normalised gaze toward Muslims and contest hostile ...
Chao, Jenifer, Jenifer Chao
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Why do some women choose to submit to their husbands in marriage? In anthropology, the paradox of ‘chosen submission’ has famously been explored by Saba Mahmood. Her work amongst Egyptian women donning the veil in the Islamic da'wa movement spotlights the notion of ‘piety’ to explore how devotion to God can act as a powerful motivator of human ...
Naomi Richman
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, 2013 The act of prostration is a ‘part’ of the Islamic formal prayer service which is known as Salaat. It is curious that the Islamic house of wor-ship is not generally known as Bait us Salaat or Bait ul Ibaadah (re-spectively, house of formal prayer or house of worship) and that the more utilitarian term masjid, derived from the Muslim holy book, the Quran,
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A Comparative Analytical Study of the Conversion Form of Minaret in Contemporary Mosque Architecture
, 2018 Every year many mosques are built around the world which imitate the traditional elements of historical mosque that are repeated everywhere without considering the time and place.
Mustafa Rafea, Taher Taher +3 more
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In this article I dissect the spatial strategies through which the Spanish attempted to orchestrate both racial difference and similarity in the African colonies of Morocco, Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea during the first half of the twentieth century.
Pol Fité Matamoros
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THE ROLES OF MOSQUE LIBRARIES THROUGH HISTORY
Al-Jami'ah: Journal of Islamic Studies, 2007 Since the formation of the Islamic society by prophet Muhammad, mosque libraries fulfilled several important roles that deserve scholarly attention. Therefore, this article elicits the significance of these various roles within Muslim societies through ...
Nurdin Laugu
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The mosque of the Two Qiblahs in Madinah [PDF]
, 2019 This is an important historical mosque. It is one of the earliest mosques in Islam. It was established during the Prophet’s time for an outlying neighbourhood of Madinah.
Omer, Spahic
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the Yeditepe Biennial—Turkey's first Islamic and traditional arts biennial—as a creative festival shaped by the socio‐political and spatial dynamics of Turkish‐Islamist nationalism. Counterposed against the Istanbul Biennial and the Western‐oriented secular cultural legacy of the Turkish Republic, the Yeditepe Biennial ...
Hulya Arik, Sabrien Amrov
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Key Drivers of an Effective Facilities Management Practice for Malaysia State Mosque
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016 The paper discuss on the importance of facilities management (FM) in supporting mosque function and propose the key drivers for an effective FM practice for mosque. Qualitative research design was adopted in this study.
Sapri Maimunah +2 more
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3D Model File Set of Mosque 3, Kua Ruins (kua-mosque-3_and_tombs.ply)
, 2019 This is a 3D Model Mosque 3 and surrounding graves in Kua, Tanzania. The model is not textured. Be aware that this is a large 3D model and requires a high end graphics card to view.The Kua ruins are all that remains of a medieval Swahili town located on ...
Stephen Wessels (7521101) +4 more
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