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Brooklyn, New York

David's Brisket House

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.
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Alternating Currents

The rise and fall of Venezuela, as seen from a Colombia border city, its grand mosque, and the migrants and converts who worship there.
Megan Janetsky September 29, 2019
Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad.
Ahmedabad, India

Jama Masjid

This 15th-century mosque is a beautiful blend of Hindu and Islamic architecture.
Bara Imambara.
Lucknow, India

Bara Imambara

This magnificent 18th-century hall consists of a maze of nearly a thousand interconnected passages.
Gormaz, Spain

Castle of Gormaz

This Arab fortress was once the largest citadel in Western Europe.
Baye Fall women cook the touffé chicken to be gifted to fellow Muslims at the Grand Mosque.
food

The Muslims Who Don't Fast During Ramadan

Members of Baye Fall eat, cook, and deliver food in grand processions.
Katie Jane Fernelius June 4, 2019
A Bangladeshi mosque in a rented apartment in Petralona.
sacred spaces

The Makeshift Mosques of Athens Are About to Disappear

The Greek capital will soon open an official place of worship for the city's 200,000 Muslims.
Demetrios Ioannou May 22, 2019
New York, New York

Timbuktu Islamic Center Food Vendors

These small stands sell Malian snacks to worshippers and passersby after Friday prayers in Harlem.
A man with a pack camel in central Australia, 1926.
deserts

Australia's Growing Camel Meat Trade Reveals a Hidden History of Early Muslim Migrants

Afghan cameleers helped settle Australia's interior.
Reina Gattuso May 16, 2019
In the 1790 painting <em>Bhang Eaters Before Two Huts</em>, by Pemji, a group of men mix and consume bhang.
festivals

This British Colonial Report Offers a Rare Glimpse Into India's Historic Cannabis Cuisine

And a description of some very stoned canines.
Reina Gattuso May 9, 2019
Abbasid Caliph al-Ma'mun was a renowned supporter of the sciences.
objects of intrigue

3 Brothers From Baghdad and Their Remarkable 9th-Century Book of Inventions

A prescient relic of the Islamic Golden Age.
Jonny Keen April 2, 2019
The manuscript bound into the printed text.
medieval

Found: A Medical Manual Linking Medieval Ireland to the Islamic World

Knowledge transcends borders.
Noor Al-Samarrai March 6, 2019
Al-Qal'a, "The Castle."
Es-Salt, Jordan

Es-Salt

This ancient town is full of stunning Ottoman architecture and streets so narrow trash collection is done by donkey.
Acre, Israel

El-Jazzar Mosque

A stunning mosque owes its design to an Ottoman ruler nicknamed "the Butcher."
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Step Inside Iran's Technicolor Mosque

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Portrait of Omar ibn Said, also known as Uncle Moreau.
manuscripts

The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Enslaved Muslim Man Is Now Online

The Library of Congress has digitized the works of Omar ibn Said in both Arabic and English.
Jonathan Carey January 25, 2019
The Mosque of the Divinity in Dakar.
Dakar, Senegal

Mosque of the Divinity

This unique religious structure is an architectural gem with arresting ocean views.
Fatemeh Maasoume Shrine at night.
Qom, Iran

Fatemeh Maasoume Shrine

One of the holiest Shi'i shrines in Iran honors the life and death of a learned noblewoman who became a saint.