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Manuscript Review: The Detailed Treatise on Matters Concerning Learners and Guidelines for Teachers and Learners, by Al-Qabisi
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In this well informed article, Dr Geoffrey Roper, an expert in the fie...
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A Treasure of World Heritage: Islamic Manuscripts in the Kandilli Observatory
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A Discovery in Architecture: 15th Century Islamic Architecture Presages 20th Century Mathematics
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Islamic Art as a Means of Cultural Exchange
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Muslim Roots, U.S. Blues
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The World’s First Soft Drink
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Muslim Contribution to Spanish Agriculture
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Ibn Battuta and the 14th Century Muslim World
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Cosmic Motifs & Elements in Seljuk and Ottoman Architecture
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The Scholars of Seville – Artists, Architecture and Government
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The Great Turk Genius Amir Khusraw and his Accomplishments in Music
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Jerusalem: Thriving Trade, Scholars and Magnificant Architectural Works
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Tunis in Islamic Times
Tunis, the green, was the capital of Muslim Caliphate in the Maghreb r...
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The Impact of Islam on Urban Development in North Africa
This paper seeks to remind readers of the contribution of Islam to the...
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The Muslim Influence on Musical Theory
The Muslim influence on musical theory is strongly denied by Western s...
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The Contribution of Muslims to the Development of Music
An insight into the influence of Muslims on the musical revival of Eur...
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The Muslim Carpet
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The Great Ummayad Mosque
The Great Ummayyad Mosque remains one of the great symbols of the glor...
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Ribat of Soussa, Muslim invention of rib vaulting?
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Interior Architecture of Desert Climate
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Pottery, Ceramics and Glass
As in all civilisations, great use was made of pottery, for cooking, l...
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Qarawiyin Mosque
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Abbasid Gardens in Baghdad and Samarra
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Theoretical issues of Islamic Architechture
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Morphological and functional categories of the Mosque
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The Arch That Never Sleeps
Perhaps no culture mastered the design and use of the arch more than t...
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The Palaces of Ukhaidir
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The Abbassid Mosques
Building enthusiasm of the Abbassids took a new dimension in the const...
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Architecture of Muslim Caliphate in North Africa
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The Pointed Arch
The first appearance of the pointed arch in the Muslim World was trace...
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The modern astronomical observatory as a research institute (as oppose...
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The Islamic Historical Literature
The narration of historical events and the reflexion upon their causes...
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Introduction to Muslim Art and Ornaments
Muslim art differs from the art of other cultures in the form and mate...
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Introduction to the Islamic City
Islam is seen by many scholars as an urban religion, which favours com...
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Education in Islam – The Role of the Mosque
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