Taksim Meydanı. Partition Square. Although it has taken on potent new resonances in recent days, the name of Istanbul’s throbbing central…
An excursion through the partitions of Taksim Square
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Sacred Spaces in Profane Buildings: closing ceremony and panel discussion
On November 5, 2011, there will be a closing ceremony for the Sacred Spaces in Profane Buildings exhibition curated by…
Summer Institute on Religion & the Urban Environment, Shanghai University
Shanghai University and The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, are holding a Summer…
Exploring the postsecular city
The New York Times reports on Tony Carnes' remarkable efforts to map every place of worship in New York City…
“Religion and the City”
The Urbanophile discusses the vibrant presence of religion in modern metropolises.
In Turkey, religious and secular living side by side
In many large cities around the world, religious people and secular people tend to live in separate neighborhoods. This has…