The Bible and the Quran are two significant religious texts followed by the practices of billions of people worldwide. While many believe the Bible predates
A map attached to the secret Sykes - Picot agreement of 1916 divided up the Middle East between Britain & France.
The perfect itinerary through Jordan, taking in Amman, Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea, with the best things to see and places to stay
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Follow the fascinating history of Middle Eastern facial and body tattoos. Found mainly among the Algerian and Moroccan nomadic Berber tribes, although no longer common, the symbols remain in crafts.
From Shamoon Zamir, a literature professor at NYU Abu Dhabi, comes a 'research archive of historical and contemporary photography from the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA),' designed to be fully accessible to the public. We're told: Today, Akkasah:
vintage everyday: Old Photos of Jews in The Middle East and North Africa in The Late 19th Century.
Follow the fascinating history of Middle Eastern facial and body tattoos. Found mainly among the Algerian and Moroccan nomadic Berber tribes, although no longer common, the symbols remain in crafts.
These maps are crucial for understanding the region's history, its present, and some of the most important stories there today.
Fake miniatures depicting Islamic science have found their way into the most august of libraries and history books. How?
Around the midpoint of the 19th century, a young Persian man named Siyyid Ali Mohammad—the Bab—claimed to be the return of the Promised One.
A brief history on the origins of Harem Pants in the East, to the introduction of them in the West, in the 1800's to today, & how to wear Harem Pants today.
Walid Ebeid, b. 1970, Egypt Halal meat Oil on Canvas 120 H x 120 W x 4 in Private collection Walid Ebeid was born in Cairo in 1970 and raised in Yemen during his childhood. Walid graduated with a BFA from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, in 1992. His work has been exhibited internationally, earning him a reputation for his powerful expressive style. The controversial and provocative paintings of Walid Ebeid range from poignant studies of the female figure to People We May Know in the Egyptian society. Tackling difficult issues like sexuality, immigration, politics and oppression, Walid brings attention to the sufferings, struggles, and hopes of humanity. His realistic oil paintings have broken a great deal of social and moral taboos and challenged different customs and traditions imposed by society, to defend women and the oppressed of all categories and social classes. His searches and experiments went through several phases to reach his current phase, which he calls “realistic expressionism.” His artwork resembles him closely. His art reflects reality and the changes taking place around us and mainly focus on strange things that we may quickly lose interest in, but leave a lasting impact. “My art is for the people. And it is why people can relate to my art as if it is their own, and why they sometimes ask me to execute certain images, believing that I can express their feelings.” More on Walid Ebeid Please visit my other blogs: Art Collector, Mythology, Marine Art, Portrait of a Lady, The Orientalist, Art of the Nude and The Canals of Venice, Middle East Artists, 365 Saints and 365 Days, also visit my Boards on Pinterest Images are copyright of their respective owners, assignees or others. Some Images may be subject to copyright I don't own any of these images - credit is always given when due unless it is unknown to me. if I post your images without your permission, please tell me. I do not sell art, art prints, framed posters or reproductions. Ads are shown only to compensate the hosting expenses. If you enjoyed this post, please share with friends and family. Thank you for visiting my blog and also for liking its posts and pages. Please note that the content of this post primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Caravan spice road is the first series of games that based its story-line on the rich history of the century. With… by tasneimahmed30
While many nineteenth-century European artists were known for their “exotic” North African and Middle Eastern subjects, the American expatriate Edwin Lord Weeks was exceptional in also undertaking paintings based on three remarkable extended visits to India (in 1882, 1886, and 1892). In these works, Weeks’s virtuoso talent for the dynamic transcription of brilliant light and colour allowed him to represent subjects that some genteel Western audiences might otherwise have found unacceptable. Here, he offered the brightly colourful, if weathered, tiled façade of a mosque as a diverting counterpoint to the figure subject of two armed men in conversation with an old man in a dhoti (a traditional Indian garment). [Brooklyn Museum, New York - Oil on canvas, 79.6 x 64.8 cm]
So, the Third Crusade. While the First Crusade was undoubtedly the most successful of the numbered Crusades, this is the one I assume most of us envision when we hear the word “Crusades.” After all…
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You’ve probably noted those question marks in the title to this post, and they aren’t there to remind me to go back and check my facts later. The question marks are there because there’s no compell…
Centuries-old sites have been reduced to rubble in the six-year war. Can they be rebuilt?