Mosques and Kramats Kramats and mosques are an important part of South African heritage as they represent the second oldest religion introduced to the country. The first Muslims brought to the cape arrived as Malay slaves‚ who practiced their faith in secret until the early 19th century. Prisoners who were fighting for freedom in the Dutch East Indies were also brought to the Cape. They included teachers of Islam. Some of these holy men were of noble birth and those who died were buried in shrines
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Urbanization and perpetual population growth is a continual social‚ economic and architectural problem that many developing and modernizing cites face. Therefore there is a need for urban housing and there is a lack thereof. Various solutions have been explored and developed over time through the use of different architectural building typologies‚ which consider function and the ever-changing needs of the society of the day. Ultimately‚ all these urban dwellings sever the same purpose and only
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Photo-Narrative Reflective Essay South Africa: Before and After Apartheid INTL 488 Prepared by: Frank S. Monte Date Due: July 18‚ 2013 Race‚ for South Africans‚ includes ones skin tone. Dark skin means ‘true’ African roots‚ milano colored skin are generally a mix of black African and white European‚ or could be Indian or middle-Eastern decent
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