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Shahporan Masjid and Islamic Centre Trust on Hackney Road, designed by Shahed Saleem and nominated for the Aga Khan Award 2016. Shahed Saleem – Buzzfeed


Tehran’s Multiplying Minarets

Despite Iran’s official title as an Islamic Republic, its capital is not, unlike its large, Islamic counterparts, filled with the domes and minarets of mosques, nor do most of its citizens adhere to the restrictions of Shari’a law. Perhaps this is why the mayor of...