The Mosques of Britain : how do British Muslims express their identity? / by Mamdouh Sakr.

Main entry:

Sakr, Mamdouh, author.

Title & Author:

The Mosques of Britain : how do British Muslims express their identity? / by Mamdouh Sakr.

Publication:

Saarbrücken : LAP LAMBERT Academic Pub., [2010]
©2010

Description:

125 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
Originally presented as the author's thesis (M.A.)--American University, Cairo, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-125).
History of Islam in Britain -- British Muslims -- The contemporary mosque -- Architectural vocabulary and symbolic meanings -- Classification of contemporary mosques -- Problems facing British Muslims. Social problems ; Aesthetic problems ; Issues affecting mosque designs -- Examples of British mosques. Converted buildings ; Community mosques ; Islamic centres -- Do British Muslims express their identity through mosques? -- British mosques: alien or traditional structures? -- Do British mosques add to the repertoire of Islamic architecture?

Summary:

"This book is concerned with the expression of Muslim identity in the mosque architecture of Britain. Thus the situation of British Muslims will be discussed - as an active minority - to understand their background and structure. Accordingly their social and cultural problems, aspirations and ways of expression are important background material. A number of mosques in different cities of Britain will be analyzed, as examples of how British Muslims use the mosque as a way of expressing their identity and presence. The extent to which British mosques have succeeded in fulfilling their functions and in expressing the character of Islamic architecture remains little studied, as does their integration within the urban fabric, and their role in what can be called "Contemporary Mosque Architecture". The situation of the Muslim community in Britain could be used as an indicator of other similar situations in the West."--Page 4 of cover.

ISBN:

9783843357555
3843357552

Subject:

Mosques Great Britain.
Islamic architecture History.
Architecture islamique Histoire.
Islamic architecture.
Mosques.
Moschee
Islamische Architektur
Great Britain.
Großbritannien

Form/genre:

Theses.
History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 278632
Call No.: BIB 214215
Status: Available

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