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Arabia's Top 15
Encountering Islam
Grand Mosque, Oman
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In Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, faith is a living, breathing reality inextricably en-
twined in the daily lives of Peninsula inhabitants. For a visitor, Islam is encountered in the
haunting call to prayer and in the warmth of welcome enshrined in the Muslim code of con-
duct. Visit the Grand Mosque (
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) in Muscat or the spectacular Museum of Islamic
Art (
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)
in Doha, and see how faith has also been expressed in masterpieces of
ceramic, carpet and furniture design.
