Fatima Mosque

According to the book Modern Architecture Kuwait: 1949 – 1989, the Fatima Mosque was built between 1972 and 1976 in the Abdullah Al-Salem neighborhood. Before the completion of the Grand Mosque in 1986, it hosted the largest religious events in the country. Below you can see photos of the mosque: taken by myself in 2020, from the book “Kuwait in Pictures,” a copy of a Holy Qur’an published in 1982 with a depiction of the mosque on the cover, taken in 1972 by the father of Ahmad Alnusfi, and from a piece from Raweco

This wonderful piece of artwork is by Dana Al Rashid, here is her instagram. “What makes the design of this mosque special are the conical dome and candlestick-like minarets, in addition to the existence of many side doors that prevent the crowding of worshippers as they enter and exit the mosque.”

Here are older postcards with aerial shots of the post

These images come from the MIT library, Mark Lowey, Ali al Rais, postcards found on ebay, and here

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