Rediscovering Cairo's great Islamic architectural treasures
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A United Nations study found the Al-Mu'izz al-Din Illah Street in Cairo, Egypt, to have the greatest concentration of medieval architectural treasures in the Islamic world and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.
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Oct 28, 2014 06:08pm
Quality of pictures isn't great.
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Oct 28, 2014 06:23pm
Not proper way to show the Islamic architectural treasures in Cairo.
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Oct 28, 2014 09:35pm
I went to Cairo some years ago and had great difficulty to cover all the historic areas which numbers many hundreds if not over one thousand sites. The pictures here are too dark and few to even cover the basic and well known sites that falls into "Islamic Cairo". Where is the well known Salahuddin Citadel??
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Oct 28, 2014 09:43pm
Simply Magnificent!!! Islamic architecture is the epitome of elegance and good taste!!!
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Oct 29, 2014 05:25am
Structures are too eye catching and legendary .
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Oct 29, 2014 10:20am
These images should cover the great and historical mosques of Cairo. Some of them are Jamea Anwar, Jamea Azhar, Masjid al Juyushi, Masjid Luluaa. The Islamic Museum counts the history of Fatemid Era. Add more images to this Album "Rediscovering Cairo's great Islamic architectural treasures"
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Oct 29, 2014 11:43am
The greatest contribution of Muslims in the world of art has been its unique architecture. These pictures are a splendid sampling of the same genre. Allama Iqbal has written a lot about this aspect. He stayed for a few days in Cairo on his way back from the second round table conference in London. Much of this heritage exists in the Central Asian Muslim states!
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Oct 29, 2014 02:51pm
Egypt had far superior art , culture and monuments when it was not Islamic. Islam robbed it of it's charm and grandeur. It's true will all the civilizations where islam was forced upon people by brutal invaders.
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Oct 29, 2014 09:01pm
@Debadutta
what about Taj Mahal.
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Oct 31, 2014 01:08am
Nice pictures. Thanks.
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Oct 31, 2014 10:16am
Another interesting and great thing about Al Hussani mosqe is that Muslims of all fiqhs offer prayers together under one roof.
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Oct 31, 2014 07:09pm
@Abbas Ali Hi Abbas are you aware of the monuments destroyed by muslims? Countless people perished and unimaginable amount of resources were spent for construction of Taj Mahal which could have been put to better use. Sahajahan and his empire got bankrupt.
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Nov 01, 2014 07:03am
@Debadutta Irony...now who is destroying peaceful and intelligent discussion...dawn and its readers welcomes commentators for harmonious exchange of ideas and thoughts rather unfortunately some people chose to disrupt this positive process of mutual exchange...
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Nov 02, 2014 02:15pm
Read all the comments and you will find very negative comments from only Indians on everything about muslims or Pakistan.
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Nov 04, 2014 07:37pm
Wow, didn't know that Cairo was sooo beautiful!
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