My point was that many of us Muslims can get caught up in the details of the rituals of the religion and trying to pursue excellence in them, and get lost in that. As a result, they end up losing track on what Islam is all about in the first place, glorifying Allah and submitting to Him.

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The Beauty if Islam is the result of a four year research of the myths and cultures of the Islamic world. It’s about city-planning, courtyards with fountains, space and light. Through the pictures Linnea Sellersjö would like to bring forward true beauty. To show a new side, or a different side, of Islam that has not been predominate in media lately. Linnea asks as to think about the state of culture in our western world at the same time as most of these buildings first saw light. Linnea would like to show us that the Islamic culture has much more to offer than fundamentalists and suicide bombers. She wants her The Beauty of Islam project to be an experience of total loveliness.

David Carison talks about the project.