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Kamel Yousef:
Future mosques combine simplicity and robustness

In 2010, it was rebuilt and was later
inaugurated in Ramadan 2011. The
mosque is characterized by its beauty
architectural and decorative design
and its spiritual and cultural commu-
nity message.

Mosques in Sharjah:
The lecturer added: In the fifth
chapter, we go to Sharjah where ar-
chitecture is linked to the concept of
culture.
The Sharjah Mosque, previously
Salah Al-Din Al-Ayyubi Mosque, was
the focal point in the old city of Shar-
jah. Out of the 21 ancient mosques, Jamal bin Huwaireb honoring Kamel Yousef
only five mosques remained, among
them the Sharjah Mosque. The most ical surveys revealed more than 30 Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque, which is
prominent mosques in Sharjah in- mosques dating back to the nine- considered the second largest mosque
clude: Al Noor Mosque on the Sharjah teenth century. built in the country; and also shed light
Corniche (built in 2005), and King Fais- The encyclopedia chapters continue, on Al Bidya Historical Mosque which is
al Mosque. so the reader will embark on a unique said to date back to 500 years ago.
journey with the architecture of the
Ras Al Khaimah: mosques in Ajman in the sixth chapter The future of mosque
In Ras Al Khaimah, archaeolog- including Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi architecture
Mosque and Fatima Bint In the tenth chapter, the lecturer
Ali Al Nuaimi Mosque. sheds light on a detailed study of the
In Chapter Seven, future of mosque architecture in the
Al Noor Mosque on the lecturer mentioned UAE, where he tackled the relation-
the Sharjah Corniche
mosques in Umm al- ship between the mosques architec-
Quwain including Imam ture and the national identity.
Abu Hanifa al-Numan
Mosque, established in Standardized form of Minarets
2003. Kamel Yousef explained that a
Then the lecturer unified minaret was adopted in Dubai
mentioned the mosque for all mosques, with the opportunity
architecture in Fujairah, for architects to adopt the architectur-
with special attention to al style that matches the aesthetics of
the new Sheikh Zayed the region.

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