Monthly Archives: November 2008

Schicksalstag

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Muller

Not 9-11 but rather 11-9 is what Germans still call their Schicksalstag, although few really know the historical events which had happened so often on that particular date. While most people in the world commemorate today the 90th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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A ‘Road to Damascus’ Experience of the Special Kind

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Muller

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. phil. habil. Sven Muhammad Kalisch (42) seeks publicity these days. As may be traced in his rapidly inflated German Wikipedia entry, he had been appointed in 2004 chairman of the Islam Department at the Center for … Continue reading →

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The Mysterious North Dome of Esfahan’s Great Mosque

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Muller

From a mainly architectural point of view, Esfahan contains one of Islam’s most significant buildings, its marvelous Masjed-e Jomeh [1]. As Oleg Grabar puts it in his wonderful book [2], one might rightly consider Esfahan’s Great Mosque as the “Chartres … Continue reading →

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