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I've Never Seen a Town As Blue As This African One!

H/T: touropia.com 15 Photographs of Chefchaouen, Morocco travel, Africa, amazing places, amazing photography, Jewish, Mosques, islam, Morocco, Chefchaouen, Medina, Kasbah This wonderful little city is famous for one amazing thing: it is painted blue like the heavenly sky.

How to Capture the Beauty of These Religious Buildings...

By using panorama shots and other photography “tricks”, he accentuates the ancient Islamic art used to decorate the inside of mosques and warps it into a whole new style.

Step Inside Some of the World's Most Stunning Mosques

Yet while many are off-limits to non-believers, many of Islam's largest, loveliest and most historic shrines are open to all.

The Incredible Events that Shaped the World in 2014

April 14: Abduction of the Nigerian Schoolgirls Armed terrorists from the Islamic organization Boko Haram attacked an all-girl school in the Nigerian village of Chibok. They gathered 276 teenagers and loaded them onto trucks and drove away to the rural and remote hills on the border with Cameroon.

Take a Look at Jaipur, a City of Beautiful Architecture

It is doubtlessly Hindu while exhibiting very clear Islamic architectural influences. Some people call Jaipur the “Paris of India”, we prefer the “Alhambra of Rajasthan”. 1. ​

How to Face the Fear of Death According to World Religions

Islam The greatest solace Islam provides its practitioners regarding death is certainty, as according to Islam, both death, afterlife and resurrection are certain, but it is only according to our deeds and thoughts in life itself that we are judged and assigned a place in the afterlife.

Witness Persia's Oriental Genius at 'The Pink Mosque'

It also uses traditional Islamic architecture styles, such as iwan arches, a central fountain and others. However, the stained glass windows are a rarity in mosques, with another example being the famous blue mosque in Istanbul.

The 7 Oldest Cities on Earth that Still Stand

As a city considered holy by three major monotheistic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—Jerusalem has always been a focal point for religious and political activity. The Canaanites, who first settled there around 2,000 BC, were the earliest known inhabitants of the city.

This Imam Lives in a Special Kind of Palace. Wow.

Instead, leadership of the country rested on the shoulders of an Imam (Islamic spiritual leader). Yahya Muhammad Hamiddin (1869-1948) became Imam of the Zaydis after his father’s death in 1904, then Imam of Yemen in 1918 and remained in that post until his assassination in 1948.

When Art and Technology Meet: Beautiful-Laser Cut Pieces

Julia Ibbini Image Source: Julia Ibbini / Instagram The United Emirates-based artist Julia Ubbini draws inspiration from Islamic geometry and embroidery for her laser-cut paper designs. 

Why Do Passports Have Different Colors?

When it comes to green passports, these are most common in Islamic countries and some African countries, as the color green plays an important role in Islam, which is also why it’s often featured in the flags of these countries.

The World News Headlines Today, April 13th, 2017

To share this news clip click here Australian Senator Calls for Easter Egg Boycott Leader of the One Nation party Pauline Hanson is encouraging fellow Australians to boycott Cadbury’s halal chocolate eggs, describing them as an ‘Islamic tax.’

15 Photos of Afghanistan Like You've Never Seen It Before

Smoking hasj (hashish) is a very ancient custom in Afghanistan, it even predates Islamic dogma, and is very common in Afghanistan. 15 Revealing Photos of Afghanistan photos of Afghanistan, photos of real Afghanistan, Kabul, Blue mosque in Afghanistan, afghan culture, Herat Mosque These photos shed a

21st Century Architecture is Really Stunning to Behold...

[related_articles] Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar Image Source This beautiful building required coaxing a 90-year-old, world-famous architect out of retirement, waiting for him to tour the Islamic world for six months for inspiration, and the construction of a man-made island.