All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘mosques’
Samarkand – part 1: the Registan – Uzbekistan
When it comes to legendary places – like Timbuktu, Shangri-la or Xanadu – Samarkand ranks right up there: the mysterious Silk Road city of the great, medieval Islamic warrior and empire builder, Timur …
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Weekend in Samarra – Iraq
This mosque – or at least the visible Al-Malwiyah spiral minaret, or tower where the calls to pray are sang from – dates back to when the Islamic world was way-more advanced than Europe, around 960 A.D.
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Elusive Peace – Israel & Palestine, Jerusalem
For over 60 years – this conflict still has no ‘solution’ for long term peace. I have seen both sides and met nice people from both sides and hence, remain neutral … Both cultures share super-sacred religious sites near each other, as depicted here, sharing the same surrounds, each with their beautiful and brutal histories barely co-existing.
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Timbuktu – Mali
Once a fabled city of great gold wealth and Islamic scholarship, today Timbuktu is …
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Djenne mosque & market – Mali
The famous, surreal mud mosque of ancient Djenne overlooks the class Monday market ..
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