The House of the Mosque

Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.'The House of the Mosque' is a captivating novel by Iranian author Kader Abdolah, set against the backdrop of Iran's political upheaval in the 1960s and 70s. This family saga delves into themes of tradition, modernity, and the clash between East and West. Through the lens of the family living in the titular mosque, readers are taken on a journey of love, loss, and resilience. Abdolah's lyrical prose and rich character development make this book a must-read for those interested in historical fiction and Middle Eastern culture.

Part 1

Palmyra Campaign Against Archaeology

Bulldozers (Satellite Images)

Temple Of Baalshamin

Dedicated To The Ancient God Baal (United Nation)

Djeser-Djeseru (Hatshepsut's Temple)

Deir El-Bahri (Knives)

Egyptian Tourist Police (Automatic Firearms)

Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiyya (Red Head Bands)

Karnak Temple Near Luxor

No To Tourist In Egypt (Paper Message)

Khaled Asaad Propaganda

Zenobia (Pickaxes And Sledgehammers)

Antiquities At Palmyra (Torture And Murder)

Mosul Museum (Shrine Attack Squad)

230,000 Dead (New Archaeology)

Khorasan Homeless (Modern Graves)

Destruction Of The Southwest Palace Of Sennacherib

Temple Of Nabu At Nimrud (Asymmetric Explosion)

Nergal Gate At Nineveh (Incendiary)

Zenobia Failed

Part 2

Khaled A-Asaad (Improvised Explosives)

Headless Body From A Column (Those Promises Were Empty)

Leave The Site's Columns And Temples Untouched

Temple Of Baalshamin (Storm God Rubble)

Mar Elian Monastery (Bulldozer's Walls)

Apamea (Artifact Operations)

Dura-Europos (The Call)

Euphrates Cratered Landscape

Mari Ammunition Dump

Damascus Explosions (Declassified)

Destruction Of Sculptures At The Great Iwans Of Hatra (Smoke Column)

Abu Sayyaf Raid

Fighters Using Sledgehammers And Automatic Weapons To Destroy Sculptures

Byzantine Ruins Of Shinshara In Syria From Russian Airstrikes

Nineveh (Gunpowder)

Destruction Of The Tomb Of Mar Behnam And Mart Sarah Near Nimrud

History Surrounding The Site

Destruction Of Graves In Fallujah, Syria

Unidentified Locations (American Airlines)

Part 3

Ancient Assyria

Sennacherib (Crosshairs)

Location On The Outskirts Of Mosul (SAS)

Destruction Of The Al-Khidr Mosque In Mosul

Battle Damage To The Palace Of Ashnas North Of Samarra (Natural)

Destruction Of Saddam Hussein's Tomb In Al-Awja (Conspiracy)

Damage To St. George's Monastery In Mosul

The Sculptures From Hatra (The Dead No Longer Walk)

Destruction Of Statues Of Hatran Kings (Necessary Actions)

Destruction Of Hatra Life-Sized Sculpture

Greco-Roman Style Sculptures From Hatra (Incendiary)

Hatran Sculptures (Islamic Rubble)

Unconfirmed Reports Of Book Burnings In Mosul Libraries

False Reports Of The Destruction Of The Walls Of Nineveh

Unconfirmed Reports Of Church Demolition (UAE)

Destruction Of The Citadel At Tal Afar (Skyscraper)

Unconfirmed Reports Of The Destruction Of The Al-Fatih And Al-Ummawiya Mosques In Mosul (Medina)

Video Of The Destruction Of Two Unidentified Mosques (Lion's Den)

Destruction Of A Small Mausoleum In Mosul (Delta)

Destruction Of Shrine Of Imam Al-Mushin In Mosul (CIA)

Removal Of The Statues Of Othman Al-Muhsin And Abu Tammam (Zarqawi)

Part 4

Reports That Looted Medieval Manuscripts Are Being Sold In Turkey

Destruction Of A Statue Of Mary At Al-Tahira Catholic Church In Mosul

The Modern City Is Built Over Nineveh's Ruins (New State)

Rampage Through The Museum Documented On Video

Fighters Shown Smashing Half-Human, Half-Animal Guardian Lamassus Statue

He Called On Nineveh's Gate

Mosul Museum And Libraries (Conspiracy)

Reports Of Looting At Mosul's Libraries And Universities

Thousands Of Books Disappeared Into The Shadowy International Art Market

The Book Burning Coincided...

Mujahideen Toppling Statues

Masterpieces From Hatra And Nineveh (Death)

Archaeological Institute Iraq (Field Office)

Archaeological Institute Iraq (Death)

A Trained Eye Can Tell That About Half Of The Artifacts Destroyed In The Video Are Copies

The Walls Of Nineveh

An Earthen Wall Surrounds Antiquities Uncovered Remains (War Market)

Protected Hopes

Part 5

Khorsabad (Reliefs And Statues)

Iraqi Antiquities Ministry

Mar Behnam Monastery

Explosives To Destroy The Saint's Tomb And Its Elaborate Carvings And Decorations

Mosque Of The Prophet Yunus (Zarqawi Is Missing)

Veneration Of Prophets Like As Forbidden (Jonah)

Imam Dur Mausoleum Samarra (Mosque Evacuation)

It Was Blown Up Last October

The Mosque At The Grave Of Sayyid Al-Shuhada

The Mosque Of Fatima Zahra

Mosque Of Al-Manaratain

Tomb Of Sayyid Imam Al-Uraidhi Ibn Ja'far Al-Sadiq, Destroyed By Dynamite

Four Mosques At The Site Of The Battle Of The Trench In Madina

Salman Al-Farsi Mosque

Raj'at Ash-Shams Mosque

Jannat Al-Baqi In Medina Leveled (Still Open Access For Men Only)

The Ancient Cemetery At Mecca

Part 6

Grave Of The Mother Of Imam Musa Al-Kazim

Grave Of Amina Bint Wahb, Muhammad's Mother, Bulldozed In 1998

Tombs Of Hamza And Other Casualties Of The Battle Of Uhud Demolished At Mount Uhud

Tomb Of Eve In Jeddah (Sealed With Concrete In 1975)

Grave Of The Father Of Muhammad (Medina)

The House Of Mawlid (The Followers)

Where Muhammad Is Born

Originally Turned Into A Library

It Now Lies Under A Rundown Building

Compromise After Wahhabi Clerics Called For It To Be Demolished

The House Of Khadija

Haram Extensions

Covered Over

Made Into A Library

A Hilton Hotel Stands On The Site

The House Of Islam's First Caliph, Abu Bakr

House Of Madina Where He Lived

Part 7

After The Migration Of Mecca (Bin Laden Group)

Dar E Arqam Now Lies Under The Extension Of The Masjid Alharam Of Mecca

Qubbat' Al-Thanaya Burial Site

Broken Incisor

Battle Of Uhud (Military)

Battle Of Uhud (Civilian)

Mashrubat Umm Ibrahim

Ibrahim Was Born (First Chechen War)

Ibrahim Lives (Second Chechen War)

Dome Which Served As A Canopy Over The Well Of Zamzam

Bayt Al-Ahzan Of Sayyid Fatima (War Room)

House Of Imam (Blind Sheik)

United Nations (Day Of Terror Plot Logistics)

Mahhalla Complex

Banu Hashim (Bin Laden)

Where Hasan And Husayn Were Born (Desert Storm Whimpers)

Bamiyan Statue Stands Over 150 Feet High Prior To Its Destruction

Hindu Kush (Message)

Hindu Kush (Dynamite)

Hindu Kush (Propaganda From The Smoke)

Part 8

Hindu Kush (Failure)

Hindu Kush (The West Is Green)

Hindu Kush (Failing To Destroy)

Hindu Kush (Warning To Crusaders)

Sandstone Statues Of Buddha (Anti-Aircraft)

Sandstone Statues Of Buddha (Tank Fire)

Dynamite From Kabul

A Western Observer

They Drilled Holes Into The Torsos Of The Two Statues

Dynamite Charges Inside The Holes (I Will See You Again)

The Operation To Wreck The Statues Carved Into A Cliff (Bamiyan Valley)

Mountains Of Central Afghanistan (Moveable Statues)

A Dozen Smaller Buddha Statues In The Kabul Museum Had Also Been Destroyed

U.S. Constitution

U.S. Bill Of Rights

U.S. Declaration Of Independence

WTC (North Tower)

WTC (South Tower)

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