Mecca and Medina are the Most Important Pilgrimage Cities for all Muslims Including the MediterraneanMozafari Mohammad Hassan(IMS)Mecca: Makkah or Mecca with a population of over two million, is situated approximately 80 kilometers inland from the Red Sea, amidst arid and barren mountains. Mecca is …
The Mediterranean Sea - A Shortcut in Space and TimeSebastian Mueller(HK Professor, Institute for Mediterranean Studies)In astrophysics, there is the theoretical concept of a wormhole, a hypothetical tunnel in spacetime that connects two far-distant points. In science fiction, it is often depicted a…
The Most Important Mediterranean Holy and Pilgrimage CitiesMozafari Mohammad Hassan (Institute for Mediterranean Studies)Holy places and cities are places that have been introduced as a holy land by religions, religious leaders, or religious followers, or from a religious and historical point of vie…
Migrations in the MediterraneanMona Farouk M. Ahmed(HK Professor, Institute for Mediterranean Studies)The Mediterranean Sea witnessed many migrations through its routes linking the surrounding countries. The increase of unsettlement and economic crises in the south compared with the welfare and secu…
Mediterranean Urbanism in the Past and PresentSebastian Mueller(HK Professor, Institute for Mediterranean Studies)https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1_dubrovnik_pano_-_edit1.jpgOne of the essential parts of the Mediterranean cultural landscape are the cities located along the coast and in the n…
Mediterranean Cultural Interactions at a GlanceMohammad Hassan Mozafari(지중해지역원)The geographical location of the Mediterranean region, its location between the three continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe and in the middle of the oceans, is a unique natural identity of the region. Temperate climates,…
A World of MediterraneansSebastian Mueller(HK Professor, Institute for Mediterranean Studies)The Mediterranean Sea, or the ‘Sea between the lands’, has many functions for those who live along its shores and the nearby hinterland. In the past for those who lacked the expertise in building ships and n…
Multiculturalism in the MediterraneanAuthor : Mona Farouk M. Ahmed(Institute for Mediterranean Studies, BUFS)The Mediterranean region is a region distinguished by its cultural diversity through history. The Mediterranean Sea played a linking role between the surrounding different cultures resulting …
Slovenia : From the Alps to the MediterraneanAuthor :Institute for Mediterranean Studies(HK Professor_Sebastian Mueller)Slovenia is one of those countries that are often overlooked in the public and in academic circles in context of the Mediterranean. Compared to other countries of the region, Slove…
