Brazilian student shines: Unique Mosque design celebrates cultural harmony in Dubai

Brazilian student shines: Unique Mosque design celebrates cultural harmony in Dubai

DUBAI, Dec 25: In the Dubai mosque design competition, one of the victors is a non-Muslim student. Anna De Sa, hailing from Brazil, secured the third position in the challenge that tasked students with constructing the ‘most beautiful mosque’ on Pearl Jumeirah Island. De Sa’s winning design for an oval-shaped mosque draws inspiration from Prophet …

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DUBAI, Dec 25: In the Dubai mosque design competition, one of the victors is a non-Muslim student. Anna De Sa, hailing from Brazil, secured the third position in the challenge that tasked students with constructing the ‘most beautiful mosque’ on Pearl Jumeirah Island.

De Sa’s winning design for an oval-shaped mosque draws inspiration from Prophet Nooh’s ark, a notable ship featured prominently in both Quranic and Biblical narratives. According to a senior official at the Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities in Dubai (IACAD), this triumph highlights the cultural diversity and values of coexistence prevalent in the UAE.

Anna De Sa

The first-place honor went to Emirati student Fatima Al Sada, whose design will be actualized as a mosque on Pearl Jumeirah with the backing of a