This site describes the Arabic view of the Crusaders and their struggles they faced. A great look into the less studied realm of the Crusades.

This site offers pictures and descriptions of the famous mosques located in Turkey.

This site has history of Islam in the Middle East.

An extensive description of the accomplishments and reforms brought about by the Abbasid rulers. Discusses many governmental and societal reforms.

This site provides a brief reference to the establishment of Damascus as the capital of the Umayyad dynasty.

The first section offers an extensive look at the history of The Umayyad Dynasty, its first ruler and the concern with secular matters.

The Mosque of Aq-Sunqur consists of four aisles. Its blue tiles at the prayer direction wall distinguish it. Therefore, it was called the Blue Mosque.

The Mosque of Sultan Hassan is a school with a plan based on a cross form. It consists of a central open nave surrounded by four porches, each covered with a vault. The school has two minarets.

The Mosque of Al-Tanbugha Al-Mardani consists of a central nave surrounded by four aisles. The deepest aisle is the prayer direction one.

Abu Al-Haggag's mosque was built on a small square area and has a small dome. It was built in the northeast area of the Luxor Temple and probably dates back to the middle of the Fatimid era. However, changes were made to the mosque in...

This site offers newspaper articles about Pakistan and a series of background articles which help understand Pakistan and its people.

A comprehensive learning module on Islamic Spain that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include the religious tolerance of...

A collection of resources about domes that includes basic facts about domes, challenges faced by dome builders, famous domes from around the world, and a lab that helps you understand different kinds of materials used to construct domes....

Damascus in Syria was founded in the third millennium BC. Its long history reveals the influences of many ancient civilizations, most particularly the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic civilizations. This World Heritage website...

In this sixth unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about the history of architecture, including ancient Greek and Roman works. They will learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and about Islamic architecture. They will also look...

A picture and one-line description of The Great Mosque.

An informative BBC report on the significance of the Islamabad's Red Mosque to Pakistan's Islamic fundamentalist movement. Provides context for understanding the July 2007 siege of the mosque.

Encyclopedia entry that details the important points and history about the holy city of Mecca and briefly refers to the mosque and the Ka'ba.

As Egypt's most ancient Islamic mosque, the Amr Ibn Al-As Mosque was built in the age of the Islamic Conquest of Egypt. It has been subject to many changes in the subsequent Islamic eras.

Sultan Barsbay built this mosque in the area of Al-Khanqa in order to fulfill the vow he made when he left Egypt to conquer the island of Cyprus. The vow was that if God would preserve his life, he would populate the area in which this...

Photograph of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, in Istanbul.

This site offers pictures and descriptions of the famous mosques located in Turkey.

This site offers pictures and descriptions of the famous mosques located in Turkey.

This site offers pictures and descriptions of the famous mosques located in Turkey.