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Ua1b2/1/9 Oral History Part Ii, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson
Ua1b2/1/9 Oral History Part Ii, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson
WKU Archives Records
Part II of an interview conducted by Paula Trafton with Owen Lawson former WKU Physical Plant director.
Ua1b2/1/8 Oral History Part I, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson
Ua1b2/1/8 Oral History Part I, Paula Trafton, Owen Lawson
WKU Archives Records
Part I of an interview conducted by Paula Trafton with Owen Lawson former WKU Physical Plant director.
The Waqf In Relation To Maintenance And Repair: The Medieval Sources And Their Uses For Contemporary Practices, Dina Ishak Bakhoum
The Waqf In Relation To Maintenance And Repair: The Medieval Sources And Their Uses For Contemporary Practices, Dina Ishak Bakhoum
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The buildings of the different Islamic dynasties in Egypt with their great cultural and aesthetic significance have survived and remained functional despite numerous natural as well as man-made disasters. This was possible not only because of the high structural engineering knowledge and construction techniques with which they were built, but also due to the existence of the waqf system, which was not merely a system of endowments for charitable and pious causes, such as constructing mosques and schools but also a system concerned with maintenance and repair. Its main aim was the upkeep of the charitable act and the benefit …