Listicle Topic: Arts & Culture
Architecture, calligraphy, literature, music, and cuisine.
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5 mosques that show how Islamic architecture adapts to place
Medina, Cordoba, Xi’an, Djenne and Istanbul: 5 mosques that show how one simple idea of a house of prayer takes the shape of each land.
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5 ideas behind Islamic art, and what the arabesque is for
Why Islamic art avoids images of God, what stylisation and geometry do, and what the arabesque is for. 5 ideas that explain the look of a mosque.
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7 libraries of the Islamic world, and what happened to each
7 great libraries of the Islamic world, from Baghdad to Timbuktu, and the fate of each. Read what survived and what burned.
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The Dome of the Rock: 6 things its inscriptions tell us about the Quran
Dated 72 AH, the Dome of the Rock quotes the Quran Muslims recite today. 6 things its inscriptions show. Read on.