The Ottoman Mosque Fallacy: Places of Worship Facing the Kaaba or “Monuments of Jihad”?
A. J. Deus has got it all hopelessly wrong: A…
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The Petra Fallacy: Early Mosques do face the Sacred Kaaba in Mecca
Dan Gibson, a Canadian amateur archaeologist, is the latest of…
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Islamic Sacred Geography and Finding the Qibla by the Sun and Stars
A survey of the historical sources with an appendix on…
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Manuscript Review: ‘The Indica’ or ‘Al-bayruni’s India,’ by Al-Bayruni
Bayruni conducted advanced research and wrote original standard works in…
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Arab Translators of Egypt’s Hieroglyphs
Carved in the 13th century bce, fine bas-reliefs on the…
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When the World was Upside Down: Maps from Muslim Civilisation
Great scholars from Muslim Civilisation, indeed, turned the world upside…
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From Petra back to Makka – From “Pibla” back to Qibla
A critique of Dan Gibson, Early Islamic Qiblas: A Survey…
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Manuscript Review: The Book of Routes and Kingdoms, by Ibn Khordadbeh
[Ibn Khordadbeh] grew up to be a knowledgeable scholar, and…
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The Unpublished Works of Arabic Geography: An Overview and a Classification
Islamic geographical texts are not only valuable in terms of…
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Piri Reis: A Genius 16th-Century Ottoman Cartographer and Navigator
Piri Reis is a well known Ottoman-Turkish admiral, geographer and…
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Al-Muqaddasi and Human Geography: An Early Contribution to Social Sciences
Recent scholarly interest in the genesis of social sciences in…
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1000 Years Amnesia: Environment Tradition in Muslim Heritage
In a seminar organised by the Oxford Centre of Islamic…
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Al-Muqaddasi: The Geographer from Palestine
A notable fact that should be remembered when we talk…
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Knowledge versus Natural Disasters from Arabic Sources
The aim of this paper is to investigate the various…
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Ahmad Ibn Fadhlan in Northern Europe: A Survey of his Account of Russian Vikings in the 10th Century
One of the earliest detailed descriptions of Northern Europe is…
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Mapping and Picturing: Maps as Records of History
A study of historical maps and sea charts indicates that…
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Turkish Contributions to Islamic Geography
Turkish contributions to geography are vast in content and have…
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Echos of What Lies Behind the ‘Ocean of Fogs’ in Muslim Historical Narratives
This article is an edited version of the article originally…
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Better Directions at Sea: The Piri Reis Innovation
The Ottoman Turk Pîrî Reis is truly a great figure…
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The Oldest Map of Japan Drawn by Mahmud of Kashgar
Although the Japanese map was included for the first time…
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Aspects of Mineralogy and Gemology in Muslim Civilisation
Many Muslim scholars dealt with minerals and gems and wrote…
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Abbasid Gardens in Baghdad and Samarra
The love of gardens during the Abbâsid period, whether in…
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The Travels of Ibn Jubair
Born in Valencia, Ibn Jubair (Ibn Jubayr) travelled widely, offering…
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The Travels of Ibn Fadlan
In his Rihla/Risala (travel narrative, account or journal), Ibn Fadlan,…
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Piri Reis and his Place in Ottoman Maritime History
When dealing with Turkish history, whether during the Ottoman period…
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