Introduction: A day in the life of Damascus -- Palimpsests in stone and layered texts: the multiple histories of the Umayyad Mosque -- Tangled memories: the temple, church, and first mosque -- The ...
Damascus, SANA – The Committee of the Observatory of Architectural and Urban Heritage in Arab Countries, affiliated with the Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization “ALECSO”, included ...
DAMASCUS, Syria, May 6 -- Pope John Paul II Sunday became the first pontiff to set foot in a mosque throughout the history of Islam when he visited the Umayyad Mosque in old Damascus. The Pope was ...
Islam, other than describing a religious belief, is a word that identifies a unique type of architecture that dates back thousands of years. It has been formed by a civilization that transformed the ...
Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. In the Middle Ages, it was the centre of a flourishing craft industry, specializing in swords and lace. The ...
21 August 2006 AMMAN -- The discovery of a centuries-old mosque in the heart of the Roman ruins of Jerash is shedding new light on the city's history and the early relations between Muslims and ...
On September 24, Asia Society New York presents "Culture Under Threat: Antiquities Trafficking and Terrorist Financing", a high-level forum aimed at finding regional solutions to the recent surge in ...
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