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Mazher Shah-Khan speaking from the Islamic Center of Chicago.
View ArticleThe Burj Khalifa, the Tallest Building in the World
Dubbed a secular mosque for the Arab world, the Burj Khalifa dominates the Dubai skyline. As it should: it's by far the tallest building in the world. It's so tall that during Ramadan, Muslims living...
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View ArticleFrom the Islamic Center of Chicago
Mazher Shah-Khan speaking from the Islamic Center of Chicago.
View ArticleMosque Architecture in America
Maryam Eskandari is a mosque architect and founder of MIIM Designs. She say most non-Muslims think designing a mosque is full of rules. But it’s not. She told Charles Monroe-Kane that the only rule is...
View ArticleBuilding a Mosque In America
There's more to building a mosque in America than architecture and theology -- there's also politics. Back in 2004, Malik Ali and Dr. Muhamad Krad teamed up to construct a mosque in Orland Park, just...
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Dubbed a secular mosque for the Arab world, the Burj Khalifa dominates the Dubai skyline. As it should: it's by far the tallest building in the world. It's so tall that during Ramadan, Muslims living...
View ArticleThe Architect's Apprentice
Anne Strainchamps sat down with the great Turkish writer Elif Shafak. Her latest novel, “The Architect’s Apprentice,” is an epic tale set in the height of the Ottoman Empire. It has bloodshed. It was...
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Mazher Shah-Khan speaking from the Islamic Center of Chicago.
View ArticleBuilding a Mosque In America
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