World History
Mud Mosques of Mali - A photographic survey of 515 mosques of the Niger Inner Delta, an area which played a significant role in the early expansion of Islam into West Africa.
The photographs are in alphabetical order by location and include thumbnails available for quick viewing.
From the site:
As a photography student, traveling by bicycle for several months in 1996 and 1997 through the inlands of Mali, I was working on a series of portraits. On my way, the beauty of small adobe mosques in remote villages astonished me as they revealed themselves as the living tissue of an age-old architecture.
Back in Europe, I found that this vernacular architecture is largely un-documented. Although the highlights of this 'Sudanese' style are cherished by cultural actors such as UNESCO as well as by international book editors and documentary makers, no one seems to bother about unnamed village mosques. Not even tourists, who simply step over them en route to 'discovering' Djenné and Timbuktu.
So I decided to make an extensive photographic survey of the mosques of the Niger Inner Delta. This area harbors a multitude of village mosques -- there are close to 2300 villages -- in a wide variety of styles.
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World History
Mud Mosques of Mali
Mud Mosques of Mali - A photographic survey of 515 mosques of the Niger Inner Delta, an area which played a significant role in the early expansion of Islam into West Africa.
The photographs are in alphabetical order by location and include thumbnails available for quick viewing.
From the site:
As a photography student, traveling by bicycle for several months in 1996 and 1997 through the inlands of Mali, I was working on a series of portraits. On my way, the beauty of small adobe mosques in remote villages astonished me as they revealed themselves as the living tissue of an age-old architecture.
Back in Europe, I found that this vernacular architecture is largely un-documented. Although the highlights of this 'Sudanese' style are cherished by cultural actors such as UNESCO as well as by international book editors and documentary makers, no one seems to bother about unnamed village mosques. Not even tourists, who simply step over them en route to 'discovering' Djenné and Timbuktu.
So I decided to make an extensive photographic survey of the mosques of the Niger Inner Delta. This area harbors a multitude of village mosques -- there are close to 2300 villages -- in a wide variety of styles.
- Sundiata - King Of Mali
Sundiata - King of MaliSundiata is remembered as the first of the kings of Mali. A mythic figure in West African history, he is known as the Lion King. He was born to a Mandingo chief, Nara Fe Maghan, and his second wife, Sogolon. After the death of...
- History Of Mali
History of Mali. This is a brief history of the African nation of Mali. Much of essay deals with more recent political activity. The Encyclopædia Britannica notes, "Officially Republic of Mali, French République du Mali, landlocked state in central...
- Teachers Drop The Holocaust To Avoid Offending Muslims
Although News of the Weird is not the best place to find out about the state of history education, I was still alarmed to read this from the current edition: "According to a report commissioned by Britain's Department of Education and Skills, some...
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Studying or reviewing Islam? Saudi Aramco Magazine is an excellent resource. You can read it online and you can also order a print subscription for free. Articles feature all aspects of historical Islam. You can take walking tours (virtual tours) of...