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The art of orientation : an exploration of the mosque through objects
\"The art of orientation explores the origin, meaning and functions of the mosque through 116 selected artifacts from across the Islamic world. It employs an original and contemporary approach by incorporating essays from leading Arab and international authors, who provide fresh insights into the fascinating cultural history behind each of the objects. The contributors also illuminate the progression of the mosque from the humble mud-brick enclosure of the original Prophet's Mosque in Medina to the imposing stone structures of Cairo and Istanbul.\"-- Back cover.
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Alexander defied Blair on Section 28
WENDY Alexander, the minister at the centre of the Section 28 controversy, defied a personal plea from Tony Blair to drop her campaign to make its repeal a high-profile priority for the Scottish Executive, Scotland on Sunday can reveal. The Prime Minister tried to persuade her to downgrade the commitment after a Downing Street summit to plot the Executive's future programme last autumn, according to a senior Labour source. Although Executive sources insist Alexander has now \"disengaged\" from the issue she once championed, the revelation that she ignored Blair's warnings amount to a body blow to her chances of succeeding First Minister Donald Dewar.
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The art of orientation : an exploration of the mosque through objects
\"The art of orientation explores the origin, meaning and functions of the mosque through 116 selected artifacts from across the Islamic world. It employs an original and contemporary approach by incorporating essays from leading Arab and international authors, who provide fresh insights into the fascinating cultural history behind each of the objects. The contributors also illuminate the progression of the mosque from the humble mud-brick enclosure of the original Prophet's Mosque in Medina to the imposing stone structures of Cairo and Istanbul.\"-- Back cover.
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MSP fury at Straw's secret Tyson talks
HOME Secretary Jack Straw held a secret meeting with Mike Tyson's management 12 days before the Scottish parliament learned that the boxer was planning to fight in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday can reveal. Last night MP Jimmy Wray, who organised the meeting in Straw's private office and was accompanied by Lord Brooks, a steward of the British Boxing Board of Control, admitted: \"We were very pleased with the meeting - Jack Straw gave us a fair hearing.\" But the revelation has provoked further fury from MSPs, who believe the Home Secretary's decision personally to meet Tyson's supporters on May 3 has undermined his claims to have made an even- handed judgment on Thursday, when he announced that Tyson, a convicted rapist, could enter Britain.
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