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World-renowned architect Abdel Wahed El-Wakil discusses the significance of Islamic architecture and its impact on modern urban living.

Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim World-renowned architect Abdel Wahed El-Wakil joins The Thinking Muslim to discuss Islamic architecture, modern architecture and what traditional Muslim cities understood about the way we live. We explore sacred spaces, mosque design, urban planning, the loss of traditional Islamic architecture and whether modern cities have made us more anxious, isolated and disconnected from beauty and spirituality. What can Islamic architecture teach us about building better cities today? Become a member here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membership Or give your one-off donation here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/donate Listen to the audio version of the podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjVFnhNI3T9Gkw636a Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thinking-muslim/id1471798762 Purchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merch Find us on: WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDYCfV5PO199ImLqZ34 X: https://x.com/thinking_muslim LinkedIn…

People in this episode

Host: Muhammad Jalal

Guest: Abdel Wahed El-Wakil

Topics covered

• Islamic architecture
• modern architecture
• urban planning
• sacred spaces
• traditional Islamic architecture

Keywords

• Islamic architecture
• modern architecture
• mosque design
• urban planning
• traditional cities

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Organizations: Baitulmaal

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