Popular historical attractions St. John’s Fort in Malacca Christ Church‚ Malacca Example of a gravestone from St. Francis Xavier Church. Fort A Famosa: Constructed by the Portuguese in 1511‚ it suffered severe structural damage during the Dutch invasion. The plan by the British to destroy it was aborted as a result of the intervention of Sir Stamford Raffles in 1808. St. John’s Fort: Reconstructed by the Dutch in the third quarter of the 18th century‚ the cannons in this fort point
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American Misconception of Islam Recently‚ it has been approved by a community board that a mosque will be constructed by the American Society for Muslim Advancement two blocks from the site of the once prominent World Trade Towers in New York. All over the country‚ there has been exceptional protest against the building of the mosque. Andrea Peyser writes‚ “There are many questions about the mosque. But just one answer: move it away‚” (Peyser). Ever since the tragedy of 9/11‚ nearly all Americans
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Mosques and Kramats Kramats and mosques are an important part of South African heritage as they represent the second oldest religion introduced to the country. The first Muslims brought to the cape arrived as Malay slaves‚ who practiced their faith in secret until the early 19th century. Prisoners who were fighting for freedom in the Dutch East Indies were also brought to the Cape. They included teachers of Islam. Some of these holy men were of noble birth and those who died were buried in shrines
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purposes 6 Figure 2: Interior of the library showing the area of sofas 6 [this can be self generated if you follow carefully the steps in creating the figures / tables in your paper] LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Summary‚ Discussion and Analysis of Mosque Envelope Design Elements 9 [this can be self generated if you follow carefully the steps in creating the figures / tables in your paper] INTRODUCTION Typically your paper is to be written in 28- 40 pages (excluding references and appendices)
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I am writing this reflective dairy for our field trip on 28 October 2012. We were visiting the Kampong Glam‚ joined a guided tour in Malay Heritage Centre‚ have lunch at a Malay Restaurant and I walked along the area. I found this trip builds my knowledge on the Malay historical culture and how Singapore became an independent country. I also explored the taste on Malay food which is mouth-watering with its unique spices. In order to reach the Kampong Glam for our exploration‚ we hop on the MRT
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factors were responsible for events to move in such a direction. The existing Indian styles and the new ideas had many common features‚ which allowed them to adapt to one another. For instance both the temple and mosque had large open courtyards. Also many temples were converted in mosques by the foreign invaders‚ and this created a blend of Indian as well as foreign styles. The Sultanate introduced two new architectural ideas‚ the dome and the pointed arch. The dome was an important decorative structure
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a model known as the Wèisuǒ system. (Each military unit consisted of 5‚600 men divided into five battalions and ten companies) * Hongwu ordered the construction of several mosques in Nanjing‚ Yunnan‚ Guangdong and Fujian‚ and had inscriptions praising Muhammed placed in mosques. * He rebuilt the Jinjue Mosque in Nanjing * Large numbers of Hui people moved to the city during his rule. Rachel Wesley September 29‚ 2012 AP World Period 4 Yongle Emperor Brag Sheet *
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his aide Thara Uddin‚ 64‚ were shot a short stroll from the al-Furqan Jame mosque at around 13:50 neighborhood time (17:50 GMT) on Saturday.
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Location of Mecca | Coordinates: 21°25′0″N 39°49′0″ECoordinates: 21°25′0″N 39°49′0″E | Country | Saudi Arabia | Province | Makkah Province | Founded by | Prophet Ismā’īl‚ son of Abraham (Islamic tradition) | Government | • Mayor | Usama al-Bar | • Provincial Governor | Khalid al-Faisal | Area[1] | • Urban | 850 km2 (330 sq mi) | • Metro | 1‚200 km2 (500 sq mi) | Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) | Population (2012)[citation needed] | • City | 2‚000‚000 | • Density | 4‚200/km2
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Introduction It’s a presentation about the important historical places of ancient Dhaka. There are so many places which are really worthy of drawing our attention. But it is a mammoth task to sort out the important one among the many more. Here we tried to highlight most of the important historical places according to their glorious past and profound impact on the later life of the people living in this arena. Such as‚ the description of Lalbagh Fort reminds us our glorious past when people of Bengal
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