Posts Tagged ‘mosque’

Mosque Manners

10 May 2013
In: Abu Dhabi, Cultural Norms
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Mitigating Risk

04 Mar 2013
In: Afghanistan, Research Methods
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Except from the research report: In the Hands of God: A Study of Risk & Savings in Afghanistan co-authored with Cara Silver, Mark Rolston and …
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Mosque Proximity

10 Dec 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Today's Office
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When you rent a house/apartment in Kabul or country with a significant muslim population a key consideration, five times a day, is the proximity of …
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Joggers-a-Jogging

09 Dec 2012
In: Herat, Research Methods
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Another wake-up-with-the-city session, this time in Herat. Out and about at six am to take a variety of contexts including the Friday Mosque before breakfast. …
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Mosque Views

09 Dec 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Kabul
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On the roof of the thriving Hawala market after a session ad-hoccing with the team. As you might expect from somewhere with significant volumes …
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Abstracts

12 Apr 2011
In: Cairo, Cultural Norms
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Something very QR barcode about this mosque-entrance text. Thought for today – the ability for certain scripts to be pixelated/barcoded.
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Prayers Answered

05 Nov 2009
In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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A turba (clay prayer stone) available for purchase close to the mosque in Murad Khane, Kabul’s old city. The district has been transformed in the past …
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Moral Authority

16 Apr 2008
In: Cultural Norms, Dubai
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Unclaimed (or spare) shoes outside this Bur Dubai mosque. Looking at the infrastructure and objects around your neighbourhood – what is free to take, what can …
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