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Gun Registration in Canada: a Crucial Issue
Horse and Groom by Haydar Ali, early 16th century (Photo credit: mesosyn.com) I converted a few pale lines in the post I published on 24 October 2014, into bold letters. I wanted to re-examine the...
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“There are limits,” says Pope Francis
The Old man and the Youth, painting by Reza-ye Abbasi (ca. 1565 – 1635) (Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY) “There are limits…” Pope Francis was in the Philippines recently and commented on the concept...
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On Freedom of Speech: from Pope Francis to Raif Badawi
Page of Calligraphy with Stenciled and Painted Borders from a Subhat al-Abrar (Rosary of the Devout) of Jami Author: Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami (1414–92) Calligrapher: Sultan `Ali Mashhadi...
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Islamic Art
Prince Riding an Elephant, painting by Khem Karan, 16th–17th century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY This is such a cheerful painting. It’s a watercolour, but an opaque watercolour. After...
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Venice & Islam at the MMA, NY
Madonna and Child by Stefano Veneziano Venice and the Islamic World, 828 – 1797 In 2007, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York exhibited works displaying “the exchange of art objects and...
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