Muslim Madresa (Gazi Husrev-begova medresa)
Sarajevo
The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque (Bosnian: Gazi Husrev-begova Džamija, Turkish: Gazi Hüsrev Bey Camii), is a mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is considered the most important Islamic structure in the country and one of the world's finest examples of Ottoman architecture. It is located in the Baščaršija neighborhood in the Stari Grad municipality, and remains one of the most popular centers of worship in the city.
History
The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque was built by the famous Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, who would later go on to build the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne for the Sultan Selim I. The mosque was financed in 1531 by Gazi Husrev-beg, the provincial governor of Bosnia. Gazi Husrev-beg is widely considered Sarajevo's greatest patron, as he financed much of Sarajevo's old city at this time.
Magnificent stalactite ornamentation in the angles under the dome and in the place where the imam leads the prayers, as well as other polychromatic decoration, valuable carpets and the light effects through the 51 windows produces a sense of greater space than there is in reality. At every time of prayer in this mosque, the great benefactor Gazi Husrev-beg is remembered.
In his legacy, he stated: "Good deeds drive away evil, and one of the most worthy of good deeds is the act of charity, and the most worthy act of charity is one which lasts forever. Of all charitable deeds, the most beautiful is one that continually renews itself."
Gazi Husrev-beg also built the same mosque called Hüsreviye Mosque in Aleppo, Syria, between 1531 and
Destruction and reconstruction
During the Siege of Sarajevo, Serbian forces purposely targeted many centers of the city's culture, such as museums, libraries, and mosques, and fired on them generally. As the largest and best known, the Beg's mosque was an obvious target.
Heavily damaged in the war, it was renovated in 1996 with foreign help. Haverford College Professor Michael A. Sells has accused the renovators (whose money came in large part from Saudi Arabia) of Wahhabism in the mosque. Prior to reconstruction, the interior was far more intricate, but today the walls are simply white, much of the detail, artistry, and color taken out. Complete restoration and re-painting of the mosque began in 2000. It has been done mainly by Hazim Numanagić, a Bosnian calligrapher.
10 Septiembre 2012 09:30
PANEL 5 - Mediterráneo, el espacio del encuentro
programa
Modera
Enric Juliana
Subdirector de "La Vanguardia", España
Intervienen
Sayed Hani Fahs
Consejo supremo islámico chií, Líbano
Antonio Ferrari
Periodista y ensayista, Italia
Isak Haleve
Rabino jefe de Turquía
Maroun Lahham
Arcivescovo cattolico, Patriarcato di Gerusalemme
Jean-Claude Petit
Periodista y escritor, Francia
Franjo Topić
Facoltà di Teologia cattolica, Sarajevo
10 Septiembre 2012 16:30
PANEL 15
La gratuidad en el mundo-mercado
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Modera
Jean-Arnold de Clermont
Pastor de la Iglesia reformada de Francia
Intervienen
Gilberto Carvalho
Ministro della Segreteria Generale della Presidenza del Brasile
Michel de Virville
Direttore del “Collège des Bernardins”, Francia
Armand Puig I Tàrrech
Teólogo católico, España
Raj Kumar Srivastava
Centro hinduista para las "Sociedades en vías de Desarrollo, India
Joachim Gnilka
Teólogo católico, Alemania
11 Septiembre 2012 09:30
PANEL 24
El valor de la vida
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