• Multi-layered documentation of heritage villages: The case of tinbak, qatar 

      Salim Ferwati, M.; Al-Hammadi, Mariam; Marthya, Khalida Lifam; El-Menshawy, Sherine; Althbah, Haya Aidh ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      Heritage settlements have long histories that consist of multiple layers of urban layouts, building forms, and culture. Looking at the first layer that formed the initiation stage of the growth becomes a difficult task ...
    • Re-Evaluating Early Memorization of the Qurʾān in Medieval Muslim Cultures 

      Ayyad, Essam ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)
      In medieval Islam, traditional primary educational practices laid special emphasis on learning the Qurʾān by heart. Ideally, a pupil was primed to memorize the entirety of the Holy Book―a feat known as khatma or ḥadhqa. ...