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Spain's Islamic Legacy
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Muslims ruled in Spain and Portugal over a period of 800 years. When the Christians finally forced out the...
Christopher Wren and the Muslim Origin of Gothic Architecture
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Christopher Wren's respect for Muslim architecture is displayed in his adoption of numerous Muslim...
Figure 1. Tunis "View of the City of Tunis the Capital of that Kingdom on the Coast of Barbary", Copper etching by Bankes. Published by C. Cooke in London, ca 1775. Source: www.raremaps.de/printsnorthafrica.html
Tunis in the Islamic Period
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Tunis was rebuilt under the Roman Emperor Augustus in the first century AD, but without the importance of...
The University of Sankore, Timbuktu
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Sankore's achievement in higher education is important to Islamic Civilisation even though it is less known...
Al-Qayrawan Mosque
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The Qayrawan Mosque contributed a great deal to the development of architecture in the Muslim world. With its...
Cordoba, European Jewel of the Middle Ages
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Cordoba used to be the jewel of Europe dazzling visitors from the North. With over 70 public libraries during...
