We could see a proliferation of white towers, minaret answering church spire. |
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One of the best shots in the film is of a church spire which pans up to reveal the minaret of the mosque just behind. |
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The slender minaret of a mosque and the spires of churches rise in sharp relief over the flat roofs of the homes. |
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This minaret is equipped with a lightning conductor and a tropical storm resistant. |
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The minaret on the north end of the west wall of the building is a later addition. |
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But, as with the claims for minaret building in Switzerland, more is being demanded by Muslims. |
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We are in the Fathwat al Arab neighborhood in central Baghdad, within the hearing distance of a muezzin calling from the minaret of the elegant al Gailani Mosque. |
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The square-based tower is at the front of the Evangel Side nave and seems to have been built over the minaret of the former mosque. |
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Of the mosque, only a few wall sections and part of the magnificent minaret remain. |
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Their story continues to unfold, and perhaps the landscape of Halifax will one day include a minaret. |
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The modest one-story building, with its co-located community center, boasts no minaret or dome. |
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By continuing the walk you will come across the church of the Assumption opposite a mosque with a unique minaret. |
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Frequently, a new mosque was seen with a dome and minaret, accompanied by a cluster of houses. |
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The top of the minaret is always the highest point in mosques that have one, and often the highest point in the immediate area. |
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The tallest minaret in the world is located at the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. |
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Before the five required daily prayers, a muezzin calls the worshippers to prayer from the minaret. |
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A postern-gate on the northern side leads to the mosque. The minaret and the cemetery associated with the mosque are believed to be amongst the oldest surviving anywhere. |
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Indeed, many of the older mosques lost nothing more than the odd minaret. |
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One reason, say churchmen, is that a minaret on the skyline might mislead first-time visitors. The Peania centre would be financed by the Saudi government. |
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In Boston in June, the capping of the minaret on a new mosque turned into an emotional celebration by 2,000 Americans, hailing the end of several years of conflict and litigation. |
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The world's third largest mosque will have a 300-metre minaret, the world's tallest after Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and the Hassan 11 mosque in Morocco. |
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Young boys put down their books, put on their white prayer caps and file into the mosque, while girls in blue headscarves take a break in the courtyard, chatting under the shadow of a minaret. |
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I now realize that what Tahir Elci was striving to protect was a kind of courtesy and delicateness, not the actual stones of the minaret. |
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The minaret building projects in Wangen, Langenthal, and Wil,, provoked fierce political debates beyond the communities concerned. |
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And in the background of the picture, just out of focus behind the man, was a soaring minaret outlined against a shockingly blue sky. |
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A common feature in mosques is the minaret, the tall, slender tower that usually is situated at one of the corners of the mosque structure. |
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A Chinese pavilion instead of a minaret at the Great Mosque of Xi'an, one of China's largest mosques. |
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The 70 metre high minaret makes it a stunning floodlit landmark, which you can see coming up the Avenue Mohammed V, or from the roof terrace of the hotel. |
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The mihrab is surmounted by a dome with fluted squinches. At the northeast corner rises an elegant minaret which is reminiscent of that of the Great Mosque at Tlemcen and the Kasbah Mosque in Tunis. |
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A steeple in a church or a minaret in a mosque also serve as connections of earth and heaven. |
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The oldest mosque in town, its minaret was built in the 13th century, and its pillars date back to Ottoman rule. |
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The iqama, which is similar to the adhan and said immediately before the start of prayer, is usually not said from the minaret even if a mosque has one. |
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As we gazed across the courtyard, admiring the minaret with its unusual exterior spiral staircase, I spotted two figures climbing upward, above the crenulated walls. |
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Eventually Congress learned the NSA was also snooping on U.S. citizens through programs code named Minaret and shamrock. |
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