Books
Reading the Islamic City: Discursive Practices and Legal Judgment
Reading the Islamic City offers insights into the implications the practices of the Maliki school of Islamic law have for the inhabitants of the Islamic city, the madinah. The problematic term madinah fundamentally indicates a phenomenon of building, dwelling, and urban settlement patterns that evolved after the 7th century CE in the Maghrib (North Africa) and al-Andalusia (Spain).
Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centres: Art, Architecture and Worship
The design principles necessary to create functional and dynamic contemporary mosques can be hard to grasp for those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith. Design Criteria for Mosques and Islamic Centers provides an easy-to-use and practical set of guidelines for mosque design, illustrated with 300 line drawings.
Deconstructing the American Mosque: Space, Gender, and Aesthetics
In the United States, the design and interpretation of
The History and Religious Heritage of Old Cairo: Its Fortress, Churches, Synagogue, and Mosque
Just to the south of modern Cairo stands the historic enclave known as Old Cairo, which grew up in and around the Roman fortress of Babylon, and which today hosts a unique collection of monuments that attest to the shared cultural heritage of ancient Egyptians, Christians, Jews, and Muslims.