Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Friday, September 18, 2009,
A few starchitects like Norman foster and Zaha Hadid have been delegated last year to redesign the Masjid Al-Haram in Islam's holiest city, Mecca. The first designs have been revealed and they look very ambitious.
The main concern for the Saudis is understandably the safety of 2.5 millions of pilgrims who flock to Mecca every year. As more Muslims around the world can afford the haj, modernization of the mosque and the area around it is not a luxury. Currently, the mosque holds about 900,000 ... Continue reading ...
I was born and raised in Morocco. My research focuses on the intersections between Islam, Arab popular culture and the media. I'm currently an assistant professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
