Historical Dynamics of Muslim Cities
Ahl-e-Hadith: from British India to Britain.
| Studies on Salafism tend to put the spotlight on the Middle East, rendering all other movements as secondary offshoots. In the British context, research typically focuses on British Salafi groups and their close relationship with Arab Salafis; it usually locates the origins of the British Salafi movement in the 1980s with the rise of cohorts |
One Box Many Hearts
| When Lana is forced to leave her home because of conflict, her whole world is turned upside down. Though her new home is safe, she had to leave everything behind. She misses her old friends and her old school. She has nothing. Will Lana ever be able to call this new place home? |
Art is not Created Exnihilo: Order, Space & Form in the Work Sinan & Palladio
The aim of this paper is to discuss the concept of order, space and form in the aesthetic language of two 16th century architects: Sinan Abd al-Mannan (d. 1588) and Andrea di Petro della Gondola aka Andrea Palladio (d. 1580). Sinan and Palladio were both engaged in a lasting search for an aesthetic language firmly grounded in order, space and form.
To Live or Die in New Orleans
In light of today‘s hyper-rationalist perspective about the praxis of architecture, educators, practitioners, and students alike remain confused and troubled about ways to address urban dilemmas, not withstanding a major environmental disaster. The destruction of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast emphasizes once again the difficulty of deciphering the efficacy of architecture and urbanism.