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most-recent When Synagogues Resembled Mosques: A Forgotten Legacy When Synagogues Resembled Mosques: A Forgotten Legacy https://www.islamicity.org/103386/when-synagogues-resembled-mosques-a-forgotten-legacy/ 103386 406 0 Nov 15 2024 November 15, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Mosquue-and-Synagogue.png <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/103386/when-synagogues-resembled-mosques-a-forgotten-legacy/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Mosquue-and-Synagogue.png&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Mosquue-and-Synagogue.png&w=500&h=281&q=100 Spahic Omer By: Spahic Omer   Source: iViews Spahic Omer iViews Europe, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Highlights, World Affairs Architecture, Islam, Jews, Neo-Moorish Architecture, Palestine, Western World, Zionism europe faith featured highlights world-affairs architecture islam jews neo-moorish-architecture palestine western-world zionism It is an astonishing fact that many Jewish synagogues across Europe and America from the early 19th century onwards were built in the intricate and visually striking Islamic Neo-Moorish (Neo-Andalusian) architectural style. According to the online magazine “Mogulesque,” the practice signified the Jewish community’s embrace of Islamic architecture. This was prevalent not just in large… 1 Architecture Architecture 21 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 1 1 1 4 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1
most-recent Islamic Architecture vs. Modernist and Postmodern Styles Islamic Architecture vs. Modernist and Postmodern Styles https://www.islamicity.org/88317/islamic-architecture-vs-modernist-and-postmodern-styles/ 88317 1698 0 Jul 28 2024 September 13, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} Chicago urban skyscrapers along the Chicago River with Trump International Hotel and Tower in the background (photo: iStock by Getty Images). https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/iStock-1300252816.jpg <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/88317/islamic-architecture-vs-modernist-and-postmodern-styles/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/iStock-1300252816.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/iStock-1300252816.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100 Spahic Omer By: Spahic Omer   Source: IslamiCity Spahic Omer IslamiCity Featured, Life & Society Architecture, Islamic Art And Architecture, Islamic Culture And Civilization, Modernity, Post Modernity featured life architecture islamic-art-and-architecture islamic-culture-and-civilization modernity post-modernity Summary: This article discusses why modernist and postmodern architectural styles are problematic as far as the Islamic message and the Muslim religious consciousness are concerned. This is done against the backdrop of the profound meaning of Islamic architecture, both as an idea and a physical reality. The article concludes that modernist architecture and its postmodern… 1 Architecture Architecture 29 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 2 1 4 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1
most-recent Need for Sustainable Architecture Need for Sustainable Architecture https://www.islamicity.org/14225/need-for-sustainable-architecture/ 14225 2485 0 Feb 9 2018 February 8, 2018 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/iStock-875300132Bulding.jpg <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/14225/need-for-sustainable-architecture/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/iStock-875300132Bulding.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/iStock-875300132Bulding.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100 Spahic Omer By: Spahic Omer   Source: IslamiCity Spahic Omer IslamiCity Featured, Life & Society Architecture, Islamic Art And Architecture, Nature And Environment featured life architecture islamic-art-and-architecture nature-and-environment People are both the creators and demolishers of civilizational accomplishments. They are the only beneficiaries of every great civilizational output. Similarly, people are the conceivers, creators and users of architecture -- a physical locus of civilizations. They create architecture and then use and interact with it. They do so either commendably, securing and enjoying the… 1 Architecture Architecture 11 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 3 1 4 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1
most-recent Islam’s emphasis on privacy inspired new genre in architecture Islam’s emphasis on privacy inspired new genre in architecture https://www.islamicity.org/10167/islams-emphasis-privacy-spurned-new-genre-architecture/ 10167 6680 1 Jan 10 2017 May 10, 2016 {wpcf-soft-date engaged} House of Suhaymi, Darb al-Asfar, Al-Gamaliyya, Cairo, Egypt. Photo by Mohamed Nofalovich http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/House_of_Suhaymi.jpg <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/10167/islams-emphasis-privacy-spurned-new-genre-architecture/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/House_of_Suhaymi.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/House_of_Suhaymi.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100 Spahic Omer By: Spahic Omer   Source: IslamiCity Spahic Omer IslamiCity Featured, Life & Society Architecture, Islamic Art And Architecture, Islamic Culture And Civilization featured life architecture islamic-art-and-architecture islamic-culture-and-civilization   Islam on Privacy: Implications for Islamic Housing Islam is very firm in calling for privacy protection. However, as one is required to safeguard his privacy and that of his family, he is likewise required to respect the privacy of others. Deliberate invasion of one’s privacy by whatever means and degree is deemed a serious… 1 Architecture Architecture 56 Warning: Array to string conversion in F:\inetpub\wwwroot\Accounts\IslamiCity.org\wp-content\themes\plain-child\blueprint\shortcode-output\query\system-parts\cell-part-1.php on line 1040 Array 4 1 1 4 cell-cell-owl.php filter 1 same-as-desktop 1