Two doctors who gave first aid to people injured during the Gezi Park demonstrations in Istanbul in 2013 have been given a 10 month prison sentence by a Turkish court. The convictions of Yasemin Erenç and Sercan Yüksel for “denigrating a mosque” while delivering healthcare services have been condemned by human rights organisations and the World Medical Association. The doctors are currently not...

This paper is in two parts; firstly a method of numerical modelling is described that is being used to investigate the performance of masonry strengthening; secondly how more pragmatic approaches are being used for localised masonry repairs with examples taken from the Mosque of al Ghuri, Cairo. Numerical modelling based on a discrete element formulation has been employed to simulate the respon...

Second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure is high among UK Bangladeshi and Pakistani populations, reflecting higher male smoking prevalence and fewer home smoking restrictions than the general population. The Muslim Communities Learning About Second-hand Smoke (MCLASS) study explored the feasibility and acceptability of implementing SHS education in 14 UK mosques. Religious teachers (RTs) in seven inter...

the present paper aims for the most part to prove the fact that religious and spiritual places and above all, mosques play major roles within islamic urban areas. they are in fact the basis of civil infrastructures. a historical analysis focusing on where mosques stand in islamic urban areas reveals that mosques have always been the center of development and growth and that they must be studied...

Purpose: This community service aimed to strengthen human resources for takmir (mosque manager), mosque youth, parents, and the in implementing a child-friendly Covid-19 safe management system. Method: The method used this event was Focus Group Discussion, training, practice. These three methods were accommodate services. Results: results of show that participants understand, know, use faciliti...