Tagged With "Islam"

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Re: In Egypt: Islamic Cairo

Marilyn Jones · 2/3/189:11 AM

I'll be in Cairo in April...I learned a lot from your descriptions here...thank you!

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Re: In Egypt: Three Houses

Marilyn Jones · 2/10/189:36 AM

I am traveling to Egypt in April...can't wait!! Thank you for this excellent article!

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Re: Hagia Sophia: Incredible in Every Way (Where Gumbo Was, #103)

Travel Rob · 3/6/159:36 PM

Wow! It's absolutely spectacular! Another great puzzle and reveal!

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Re: Islamic State opens 5-star hotel...do you have reservations about that?

DrFumblefinger · 5/5/152:05 PM

Thanks, but I'll pass on staying at this one. So should anyone who is Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, gay, female, or the "wrong" type of Muslim.

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Islamic State opens 5-star hotel...do you have reservations about that?

Paul Heymont · 5/5/1512:52 PM

The 5-star Ninawa Hotel in Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, has been re-opened by Islamic State officials. The city was seized by ISIS last year. The hotel, which had great TripAdvisor reviews before that, is not for the average traveler. It's...

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In Egypt: Three Houses

PortMoresby · 2/10/185:00 AM

Two in Islamic Cairo, one in the Citadel, PortMoresby visits the city's historic house museums.

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In Egypt: Islamic Cairo

PortMoresby · 2/3/185:00 AM

On the second of 3 days in Cairo, PortMoresby visits Islamic Cairo, led by her knowledgeable guide, Ahmed.

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India's largest mosque, the Jama Masjid, Old Delhi

DrFumblefinger · 2/8/1611:31 AM

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Sweeping the steps of the Jama Jasjid, Old Delhi

DrFumblefinger · 2/8/1611:31 AM

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Jama Masjid, Old Delhi

DrFumblefinger · 2/8/1611:31 AM

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Studying the Koran at Jama Masjid, Old Delhi

DrFumblefinger · 2/8/1611:31 AM

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Interior detail, Jama Masjid, Old Delhi

DrFumblefinger · 2/8/1611:31 AM

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Hagia Sophia: Incredible in Every Way (Where Gumbo Was, #103)

Paul Heymont · 3/6/155:00 AM

Hagia Sophia is surely one of the most widely-recognized buildings on Earth, which is amazing considering that the world is so populated with other buildings modeled on it or even directly copied from it.

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