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Hajj Virtual Reality (VR): Making Islam and Global Pilgrimage Sites Accessible

By Younus Y. Mirza // September 25, 2024September 26, 2024

Westerners have long been fascinated with the Hajj, writing memoirs on their journey to Mecca and describing how they managed to enter the space.[1] For many pilgrims, the Hajj represents an original and primordial state…

Call for Contributions- Thematic Focus on “Islam on the Edges” in Collaboration with the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World (CICW) at Shenandoah University

By Maydan Editors // January 26, 2022January 23, 2023

The Maydan calls for contributions from academics, researchers, artists and others around the theme “Islam on the Edges.” Developed as a research agenda by Ermin Sinanovic at the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World…