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Article Title:   Hassan Bek Mosque
Article Source:   Trade Federation
Article Author:   Kailani and edited by the Trade Federation Information Team
Date Article Published:   6/28/2007
 
Mosque Article

Hassan Bek Mosque

 
  .The Hassan Bek Mosque was built in 1916 by the Arab-Turkish governor, Hassan Bek of Jaffa. This religious mosque was built in Israel. The mosque is a famous mosque in Jaffa. Hassan Bek Mosque was originally built spread non Jewish religious beliefs in the region. This is a very beautiful mosque.
 
    More about Israel
  This mosque has a beautiful design. It has an ottoman style that uses a white limestone instead of the average yellow-brown colored limestone. The walls are full of complex designs and have narrow piers that divide the frontage into thinner sections. The minaret, near the square hall, has a shadow dome that can be seen from the outside of the mosque. The walls are glazed, and it has a low concrete roof. Hassan Bek Mosque was a very precisely built mosque. People pray in mosques.  
     
  In 1948, this mosque was used in the Arab-Israeli war. It served as an outpost for Arab snipers. These snipers shot at surrounding Jewish centers. The Hassan Bek Mosque was also intended to offset Jewish development in Tel Aviv, which had begun to grow towards the Mediterranean. The Hassan Bek mosque has held a lot of importance through history.  
  . More about Religion
  Recently, an anti- Arab protest occurred.  In this protest there where 1000 Israelis contributing to a firebomb attack. This happened on June 3, 2001. Another incident, which befell on August of 2005, was when the mosque was the scene of a hate crime. A pig’s head was flung over the wall of the mosque, wrapped in keffiyeh. A keffiyeh was a square cloth that men wore around their heads. On the keffiyeh was written the words Muhammad, the prophet.  Suspects were arrested for taking part in this crime.  
     
  Hassan Bek mosque is a beautiful structure. This mosque has been through a lot since it was erected in 1916.  
    More about Current Events
     
  Sources  
  http://en.wiki pedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Bek_Mosque  
  http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl? site_id=7222  
  http://www.answers.com/topic/hassan-bek-mosque  
     
 

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