Islamic Cultures

Turkish Blue Mosque in Istanbul Turkey. Article header with a mosque icon

September 4, 2016

This picture is that of a popular Islamic Poster that shows the popular Blue Mosque of Turkey. The Blue Mosque is located in Istanbul, Turkey and was built in the... Read more...

The Art in the Turkish Prayer Rugs

September 4, 2016

Turkey has been the capital of oriental arts for more than a century. Turkish art can be viewed in many oriental and Middle Eastern products. One of the most popular... Read more...

Somali Americans and Muslims

August 18, 2016

Somali Muslims in USA Somalis are an ethnic group inhabiting the Somali peninsula. Ethnic Somalis are majorly concentrated in Somalia and some parts of Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. ‘Somali’ is... Read more...

Persian American Muslims

August 18, 2016

Persian Muslims in USA (Persian Americans) Persian Americans are also known as Iranian Americans. These are the people possessing either dual nationality of Iran and America or the U.S born... Read more...

Indonesian American Muslims

August 18, 2016

Indonesian Muslims in USA (Indonesian Americans) USA is one of the countries having the biggest Indonesian community. Every year thousands of Indonesians fly to America to pursue their education or... Read more...

Bangladeshi American Muslims

August 18, 2016

Bangladeshi Muslims in USA (Bangladeshi Americans) In 2014, 0.046% of American population was reported Bangladeshi and it was supposed to increase in the coming years because of rapid growth of Bangladeshi... Read more...

Pakistani Americans and Muslims

August 16, 2016

Pakistani Americans Pakistani Americans are the ones who migrated from Pakistan and now live in the United States. Living in America, most Pakistani Americans have adopted to the culture but... Read more...

Turkish Americans and Turkish American Muslims

August 16, 2016

Turkish Americans According to some estimates, United Sates is home to around 350,000 Americans of Turkish descent. Most Turks hail from Muslim and Islamic Sunni background. Amongst them, the biggest... Read more...

Woman in Saudi Arabia Cross Cultural Views

July 3, 2016

Book: The "Woman in Saudi Arabia" Download at the end of this page. Chapters Western Stereotypical Image of Saudi Women Islam Honors Women Saudi Women and Driving Saudi Women’s Ambitions... Read more...

Download The Book on Successful Muslim Marriages

June 29, 2016

Download The Book on Successful Muslim Marriages Download at the end of this page. Topics Islam gave the woman the option of choosing the partner with whom she will spend... Read more...

Understanding the Shia (Shiite) Muslims

May 18, 2016

The following are certain key facts about Shia Muslims - Shias are the second largest denomination of the Islamic faith after Sunni Islam. Shias believe that they adhere to the... Read more...

Muslim Marriage - Marriage in Islam

May 18, 2016

The Muslim marriage process is essentially comprised of some of the following steps - Rules related to Islamic marriage in Quran are also included. Nikah This is the process by... Read more...

Visit / Travel to Morocco

May 17, 2016

Perhaps no other country exhibits a sense of original Islamic Architecture than the country of Morocco. Almost all of Morocco's cities have original displays of ancient Arab culture and architecture.... Read more...

The Rise of the Ottoman Empire

May 17, 2016

The rise of the Ottoman Empire can’t be explained without doubt; however there are 2 main theories that are meant to explain it. The first of these theories is that... Read more...

Islamic Art

May 16, 2016

Islamic Art plays a vital role in the way of life called Islam. Islam, extending from the Africa to Asia creates a unique scope of artistic concepts. This diversity, however,... Read more...

Preserving the Living Heritage of Islamic Cities

May 16, 2016

Toward an Architecture in the Spirit of Islam Yesterday we were theoretical, as if Islam were primarily or solely a system of beliefs. What has always impressed me about Islam is... Read more...

Islamic Architecture

May 16, 2016

Toward an Architecture in the Spirit of Islam The revelations in the Koran, set forth through Prophet Muhammad, make an individual understand the supreme nature of God. Every individual Muslim... Read more...

Libya

May 15, 2016

Libya stretches along the northern coast of Africa and has Tunisia and Algeria on the west and Egypt on the east. To the south of Libya are Sudan, Chad and... Read more...

Lebanon

May 15, 2016

Lebanon, at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, has Israel to its south and Syria to it east. Most of the country is covered by the Lebanon Mountains on... Read more...

Yemen

May 15, 2016

Yemen was unified as a nation in 1990 after decades of hostility between the Marxist south and North Yemen. Previously, it was divided into the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen... Read more...

United Arab Emirates

May 15, 2016

United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a coalition of seven so-called Trucial States, who came together in 1971. They are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Qaiwain.... Read more...

Turkey

May 15, 2016

Turkey straddles Europe and Asia at the northeast end of the Mediterranean Sea. To the north is the Black Sea and to the west is the Aegean Sea. Turkey has... Read more...

Syria

May 15, 2016

Syria has the Mediterranean Sea to its west while the southwest areas border Lebanon and Israel. To the north is Turkey, Iraq on the east and Jordan to its south.... Read more...

Somalia

May 15, 2016

Somalia is on the Horn of Africa along the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. Djibouti lies to the northwest, Ethiopia is in the west and Kenya is to... Read more...

Saudi Arabia

May 15, 2016

Saudi Arabia dominates the Arabian Peninsula with the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba to the west and the Persian Gulf to the east. Saudi Arabia is surrounded by... Read more...

Qatar

May 15, 2016

Qatar is a tiny peninsular that juts out of the eastern part of the greater Arabian Peninsular. To the west is Saudi Arabia, with which it shares a border, and... Read more...

Palestine

May 15, 2016

The Palestine state as forged by various agreements with Israel and Palestinian officials is made up of two parts, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The West Bank is... Read more...

Oman

May 15, 2016

Oman is a slender, long piece of flat land that juts out from the southeast tip of the Arabian Peninsula and into the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman. The... Read more...

Jordan

May 15, 2016

Jordan shares its borders with four territories – Israel in the west, Syria in the north, Iraq in the east and Saudi Arabia in the south. To the west, there... Read more...

Egypt

May 15, 2016

Egypt is the gateway to Africa from the Middle East. It is bordered on the west by Libya and on the south by Sudan. On the east is the Red... Read more...

Afghanistan

May 15, 2016

Afghanistan is a landlocked country located between sub-continental and central Asia. The country shares its borders with six other nations – China to the east, Pakistan to the south, Iran... Read more...

Pakistan

May 15, 2016

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and the Greater Middle East. It has a 1046 kilometer coastline along the Arabian Sea in... Read more...

Morocco

May 15, 2016

Morocco lies across the Strait of Gibraltar on the Mediterranean from the north and the Atlantic Ocean from the northwest. It is bordered by Algeria to the east and Mauritania... Read more...

Malaysia

May 15, 2016

Malaysia or “The Federation of Malaysia” is located in Southeast Asia. Malaysia is divided into two geographical regions, which are divided by the South China Sea. The first region is... Read more...

Islamic World and The Middle East

May 15, 2016

The Islamic world consists of countries in the Middle East, the Pacific Rim, on the gates of Europe and other parts of the world. Although Islam provides Muslims of the... Read more...

Muslim Weddings in Turkey

May 15, 2016

Although the majority of the population of Turkey are Muslim, the country has a long-standing tradition of secularism in many different practices. The bond of marriage is considered one of... Read more...

Muslim Weddings in Tunisia

May 15, 2016

As in most Muslim countries, Tunisian weddings involve several elements that includes regimented aspects before the wedding as well as at the ceremony itself. Prior to the wedding While most... Read more...

Muslim Weddings in Oman

May 15, 2016

Oman is unique amongst Muslim countries as the practicing followers of Islam in the nation subscribe to the Al-Ibadiyyah denomination rather than the Sunni or Shi’a denominations. In marriage, this... Read more...

Moroccan Wedding Customs

May 15, 2016

Morocco, one of the gems of the North Africa, is the country with very rich and active traditions. Like other cultures of the world, a Moroccan wedding is a great... Read more...

Muslim Weddings in Malaysia

May 15, 2016

Meeting Like other Muslim countries, young men and women in Malaysia seldom interact together in public, much less in private. However, Malaysian men have more say about who their future... Read more...

Muslim Weddings in Indonesia

May 15, 2016

Practitioners of Islam are in the overwhelming majority in Indonesia, but the group of islands in fact includes many different ethnic groups, each of which brings their unique style of... Read more...

Muslim Weddings in Egypt

May 15, 2016

The population of Egypt is 94% Sunni Muslim, thus the culture of the country is highly influenced by traditional Muslim practices. This includes areas pertaining to marriage, although Egypt is... Read more...

Muslim Wedding

May 15, 2016

A Muslim marriage and subsequently a Muslim wedding is a weaving together of families, of two souls, and of two destinies. It is considered as a big and very auspicious... Read more...

Muslim Weddings Traditions in Iran

May 10, 2016

Although the majority of the population of Iran subscribe it Islam and it is located in the Middle East, the people of Iran can trace their ancestry back to ancient... Read more...