His Snakeshead carpet pattern is one of several that show ... Again and again his patterns owe debts to Islamic art, examples of which were known, even owned, by Morris himself.

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Nowadays, the carpet weaving women are not only sustaining ... Georgians by their Turkic language and mostly Shi’ite Islamic faith. Concentrated in a string of mostly rural, homogeneous enclaves ...

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Europe has rolled out the red carpet for American buyers. Thanks to European Film Promotion’s Europe! On Demand initiative, ...

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Malaise in Turkey and Iraq; drugs in Albania; poetry in Bangladesh and Uzbek weavers.

One of the most stunning pieces of Islamic art ever sold, a folio from Shah Tahmasp ... At first glance, it may seem surprising that a carpet could sell for tens of millions of dollars.

The carvings offer a window into AlUla’s past, but its present is a story still unfolding. Here, nature and heritage converge, with open-air museums emerging amidst the desert’s timeless expanse — ...

It’s also one of the largest mosques on the planet, designed with 82 domes, over 1,000 columns, 24-carat-gold gilded chandeliers and the world’s largest hand-knotted carpet ... to discovering more ...