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I first saw The Suleymaniye Mosque illuminated by a projector’s glow during a lecture on Islamic Architecture. I learned that The Mosque was commissioned by Ottoman ruler Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557 and was designed by his chief architect: Mimar Sinan.  Sinan, responsible for many 16th century mosques, palaces, madrassas (Islamic schools) bathhouses, and bridgesContinue reading “Horse Meat and the Quran”