Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
The Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun Mosque, which is located at the Citadel in Cairo, Egypt, is an early 14th-century mosque. The mosque was built…
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A visit to a historical place/building (Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo)
The Mosque of Ibn Tulun (Arabic: مسجد إبن طولون, romanized: Masjid Ibn Ṭūlūn) in Ciro, Egypt, is thought to be the city’s second-oldest mosque. It is…
Educational Intervention and Photovoice Activities may improve Student Learning
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health discovered that students exposed to Photovoice, an educational intervention, improved their STEM-capacity and environmental awareness scores…
Mosque of al-Hakim, Cairo, Egypt
The Mosque of al-Hakim (Arabic: مسجد الحاكم بأمر الله, romanized: Masjid al-Ḥākim bi Amr Allāh), also known as al-Anwar (Arabic: الانور, lit. ’the Illuminated‘), is located…
Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan, Cairo, Egypt
The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة السلطان حسن) was commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan and built between 1356 and 1363 during the Bahri…
A visit to a historical place/building (Great Mosque of Xi’an, China)
Among China’s early mosques, the Great Mosque of Xi’an (Chinese: 西安大清真寺; pinyin: Xī Ān Dà Qīng Zhēn Sì) is the largest and best-preserved. It is…
A visit to a historical place/building (Tongxin Great Mosque, China)
The Tongxin Great Mosque (Chinese: 同心清真大寺; pinyin: Tóng Xīn Qīng Zhēn Dà Sì) is one of China’s oldest mosques. In Tongxin County, Wuzhong City, Ningxia…
A visit to a historical place/building (Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre, Hong Kong)
The Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre (Chinese: 九龍清真寺暨伊斯蘭中心), also known as the Kowloon Mosque, is the second of Hong Kong’s five major mosques. This mosque,…
A visit to a historical place/building (Huaisheng Mosque, China)
The Huaisheng Mosque (Chinese: 广州怀圣寺), also known as the Lighthouse Mosque and the Great Mosque of Canton, is China’s oldest surviving mosque and has the…
A Visit To A Historical Place/Building (Niujie Mosque, China)
The Niujie Mosque (simplified Chinese: 牛街礼拜寺; traditional Chinese: 牛街禮拜寺; pinyin: Niú Jiē Lǐ Bài Sì; Wade–Giles: Niu-chieh Li-pai-ssu “Oxen Street House of Worship” or Chinese:…
A visit to a historical place/building (Id Kah Mosque, China)
The Id Kah Mosque (Uighur: ھېيتگاھ مەسچىتى, romanized: Hëytgah Meschiti, Хейтгах Месчити; Chinese: 艾提尕尔清真寺; pinyin: Ài Tí Gǎ Ěr Qīng Zhēn Sì; from Persian: عیدگاه,…
A visit to a historical place/building (Baro Shona Mosque, India)
The Baro Shona Mosque (Great Golden Mosque), also known as the Baroduari (12-gate mosque), is the largest mosque in Gaur-Lakhnauti, and it represents the pinnacle…
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