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... height , and the cardinal direc- tion of each of its sides . ” He then detailed its adornments , such as the brocade curtain covering it ( kiswah ) , the entrance , and the black stone surrounded by a silver frame ( al - hajar al ...

This collection of essays provides a timely reassessment of nineteenth-century Islamic art and architecture.

... Masjid alHaram, the Great Mosque, the final stop of the Hajj pilgrimage. And that is in the centre of the holiest ... an-Nabawi, the great Mosque in Medina (see page 66), are known as al-Haramain, or 'the two Sanctuaries'. They are ...

... Masjid al - Harām ) has experienced successive expansions in area , height , and material culture . As of 1951 ... Nabawi mosque in Medina ( ... ) calls for the destruction of the rooms surround- ing the [ Prophet's ] tomb ...

Examines the emergence of Medina as a holy city, focusing on the historical developments of the first three Islamic centuries.

In Terror Capitalism anthropologist Darren Byler theorizes the contemporary Chinese colonization of the Uyghur Muslim minority group in the northwest autonomous region of Xinjiang.

This is a rich and rewarding book which will be invaluable to students, and to all those trying to understand the enigma of Saudi Arabia.

These texts supply evidence crucial to an understanding of the bizarre mix of Quranic scholarship, CIA training, punctual interventions in Gulf politics and messianic anti-imperialism that has formed the programmatic core of Al Qaeda.