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		<title>Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Calligraphy, from Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey AD 1520–1566 Between about 1350 and 1550 great swathes of the world were occupied by the superpowers of their day – from the Inca in South America to the...]]></description>
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		<title>Coins of Abd al-Malik</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These two dinar coins sum up one of the greatest political and religious upheavals ever – the permanent transformation of the Middle East in the years following the death of the Prophet Muhammad....]]></description>
		<link>http://islamic-arts.org/2012/coins-of-abd-al-malik/</link>
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		<title>Through the arches of Shalamar Bagh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Shalimar Bagh (Garden), was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Lahore, modern day Pakistan. Construction began in 1641 A.D. (1051 A.H.) and was completed the following year. The project management...]]></description>
		<link>http://islamic-arts.org/2012/through-the-arches-of-shalamar-bagh-in-lahore/</link>
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		<title>Wazir Khan Mosque Lahore</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Wazir Khan Mosque  in Lahore, Pakistan, is famous for its extensive tile work and frescos. It was built in seven years starting around 1634–1635 AD during the reign of the Mughal Emperor...]]></description>
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		<title>The Suleymaniye Mosque &#8211; A Virtual Walking Tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This virtual tour is comprised of various spherical panoramic photographs that place you inside the image, as if you were standing in the place where the photo was made. Use your mouse to...]]></description>
		<link>http://islamic-arts.org/2012/the-suleymaniye-mosque-a-virtual-walking-tour/</link>
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		<title>The Magic of Science</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Science in Islam was at its high peak between the ninth and 13th centuries. Charlotte Schriwer of the Nasser D Khalili Collection of Islamic art examines the achievements of the early Islamic scientists;...]]></description>
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		<title>The Farjam Collection of Islamic Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Farjam Collection is one of the most impressive privately-owned collections in the world today. Featuring Islamic and pre-Islamic art, Contemporary Middle-Eastern art and International Modern and Contemporary Art, the Collection is born...]]></description>
		<link>http://islamic-arts.org/2012/the-farjam-collection-of-islamic-art/</link>
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		<title>Bringing the Met Into the 1300s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New York&#8217;s Metropolitan Museum of Art embarked on the most ambitious rethinking and rebuilding of its Islamic art galleries in its history, a $50 million endeavor. Over the course of two months a...]]></description>
		<link>http://islamic-arts.org/2012/bringing-the-met-into-the-1300s/</link>
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		<title>Exploring the Damascus Room</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New York&#8217;s Metropolitan Museum of Art reopened the museum&#8217;s Islamic art galleries to display roughly 1,200 works spanning 13 centuries and dozens of Islamic-influenced cultures. One highlight is the Damascus Room, a 26-foot-long...]]></description>
		<link>http://islamic-arts.org/2012/exploring-the-damascus-room/</link>
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		<title>Arabic Calligraphy and Type Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article presents the Diwani style of Arabic which lead to designing Thuraya, a contemporary yet faithful interpretation of the Diwani style with extensive calligraphic features. Arabic calligraphy is undoubtedly one of the...]]></description>
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