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Gazi Husrev-begova Džamija, SarajevoThe 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 Septembre 2012 09:30

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Méditerranée, l'espace de la rencontre



Président de séance

Enric Juliana

Journaliste et directeur-adjoint de “La Vanguardia”, Espagne


Intervenants

Sayed Hani Fahs

Haut conseil shiite des Affaires religieuses, Liban

Antonio Ferrari

Journaliste et écrivain, Italie

Isak Haleve

Grand Rabbin de Turquie

Maroun Lahham

Archevêque catholique, Patriarcat de Jérusalem

Jean-Claude Petit

Journalist-Writer, France

Franjo Topić

Faculty of Catholic Theology, Sarajevo


10 Septembre 2012 16:30

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La gratuité dans le monde-marché



Président de séance

Jean-Arnold de Clermont

Pasteur de l’Eglise Réformée, France


Intervenants

Gilberto Carvalho

Ministre du Secrétariat Général de la Présidence du Brésil

Michel de Virville

Directeur du “Collège des Bernardins”, France

Armand Puig I Tàrrech

Théologien catholique, Espagne

Raj Kumar Srivastava

Hindu Centre for Developing Societies, India

Joachim Gnilka

Théologien catholique, Allemagne


11 Septembre 2012 09:30

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La valeur de la vie



Président de séance

Franjo Komarica

Vescovo di Banja Luka, Bosnia e Erzegovina


Intervenants

Virgil Bercea

Évêque Grec-Catholique, Roumanie

Tamara Chikunova

Human Rights Activist, Uzbekistan

Ioan

Archevêque orthodoxe, Patriarcat de Roumanie

Mario Marazziti

Communauté de Sant’Egidio, Italie

Siti Musdah Mulia

President of the Indonesian Conference of Religions for Peace, Indonesia

Ugo Vlaisavljevic

Philosopher, University of Sarajevo

Oded Wiener

Grand Rabbinat d'Israël