This paper explores the development of mosques, or masajid in plural, in America after Imam W.D. Mohammed assumed leadership of the then Nation of Islam and named it the World Community of Al-Islam in the West (WCIW). The societal, institutional and culturalchallenges facing the distinct communities of Muslim in America historically stymied mosque development for...Read More

This study describes some of the shrines that contributed to the urban development of Damascus from the emergence of Islam to the middle ages. It also discusses the connection between the existence of holy places which attract pilgrims for religious and spiritual reasons, and the expansion of cities. The main sources for this study are...Read More

The unsuccessful attempt by Nigerian citizen, Mutallab to bomb a Detroid-bound plane from Amsterdam on the eve of Christian in 2008 and the deportation of a group of Nigerian students from Malaysia in 2010 owing to terrorism-related allegation have attracted the attention of the world to Nigeria, which is the Africa’s most populous country. Such...Read More

The main purpose of the research is to set up an initial framework of architectural description of Muslim architecture in Malaysia within the context of the architectural concern of ‘style’. The main concern is to elucidate clearly the different architectural styles of Muslim architecture and suggest hypotheses for future studies in relation to the forces...Read More