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2017 Oscars: A Win for an Egalitarian America

2017 Oscars: A Win for an Egalitarian America

It was clear early on that this year’s Oscars would offer more than pomp, vanity and fodder for the fashion police...
An excerpt from Sikander

An excerpt from Sikander

Reproduced by permission from Karakoram Press, an imprint of QMarket Corporation. Copyright (C) 2011, QMarket Corporatio...
Contemplating Islamic Geometrical Design

Contemplating Islamic Geometrical Design

[Headnote] Throughout the history of Islamic architecture, craftsmen have adorned buildings with geometrical designs. Th...
Countering Misrepresentations … ARTISTICALLY

Countering Misrepresentations … ARTISTICALLY

[Headnote] The British Museum s Artists-in-Schools Project...
ABRBANDI: IKATS OF CENTRAL ASIA

ABRBANDI: IKATS OF CENTRAL ASIA

Abstract (Summary) IKATS OF CENTRAL ASIA By ISLAMIC ARTS MUSEUM MALAYSIA [IAMM Publications, 192pp., 2006] THERE IS NO ...
WIND OF CHANGE

WIND OF CHANGE

[Headnote] The monsoon winds brought Islam to Southeast Asia. Lucien de Guise wonders when interest in the region's Isla...
SUFI CUISINE

SUFI CUISINE

Abstract (Summary) The book is so heartily endorsed by the grande dame of gastronomy, Claudia Roden, it would be hard t...
THE ART OF RECITING THE QUR’AN

THE ART OF RECITING THE QUR’AN

Abstract (Summary) The book is an intensive and incredibly detailed look at Qpr'anic recitation, particularly as it is ...



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