tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2476747269217589827.post8266936331425043748..comments2023-05-18T02:08:58.845-07:00Comments on St. Francis Medical Center: Islamic Town PlanningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2476747269217589827.post-68529018180125127392009-12-12T12:17:34.228-08:002009-12-12T12:17:34.228-08:00This a good example of a Eurocentric and shallow v...This a good example of a Eurocentric and shallow view of Islamic architecture and urban planning; it merely eccos the 18th 19th and early 20th centuries' orientalist views.<br /><br />Narrow winding streets and courtyards have nothing to do with defence - being good for defence is actually a coincedence! The exact same courtyard houses can be found in the ruins of Babylon, many centuries before Islam!<br /><br />Islamic effect on Spain is a little more than "raiders", about 800 years of full fledge rule more!!<br /><br />Moreover, the claim that Islam is an "urban religion" is a very misleading statement - it implies that people in the coutryside and in suburban and rural settings were not affected by Islam!!! It also implies that other relgions did not have capitals at certain periods of time - does Rome ring a bell?<br /><br />Before writing a comment on Islamic urban planning (with claims presented as facts) how about you try to actually read about the subject a little.Mahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105491446355941310noreply@blogger.com