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Standing Rock Land and Water Protectors Defend Burial Grounds From Desecration by Big Oil
Native American graves excavated for pipeline construction
The standoff on and near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation between indigenous-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline project and security and police forces is currently making global headlines. At issue are the land rights of indigenous people, the human … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged American Indian Burial Rituals, ancestors, Ancient burial, Barack Obama, beloved ancestors, Burial Conservation, Burial ground, Dakota Access Pipeline, DAPL, Energy Transfer Partners, land protector, Missouri River, Native Americans in the United States, North Dakota, Pipeline transport, Protest, Standing Rock Indian Reservation, United States, United States Army Corps of Engineers, water protector
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Friedhof for All: Austria’s Modern Islamic Cemetery
Bernardo Bader Architects integrates traditional Islamic motifs that speak to life and death in their cemetery design
Though Islam may not be one of the most predominant religions in Austria, the presence of the Muslim community holds a special cultural presence in the country. In 2012, a striking Islamischer Friedhof (Islamic cemetery) came to life through the … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Alps, Austria, Bernardo Bader Architects, Burial ground, Cemetery, Death, Islam, Islamic architecture, Islamischer, Islamischer Friedhof, Muslim, Vorarlberg
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