Islamic Arts Feature: Pick of the Week 12/5/09
Welcome to the another edition of MuslimMatters.org’s regular Islamic Art feature. If you want to see your work on MM, then either email us your images to art[@]muslimmatters[.]org or submit them to our Flickr group.
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This manuscripts is volume two (chapters 19-114) of a decorated two-volume set of the Quran produced in sub-Saharan (West) Africa in the 13th century AH / 19th CE. Written in SÅ«dÄnÄ« script on loose leaves, this manuscript is enclosed in two decorated covers and a leather pouch (satchel). Submitted by Walters Art Museum Illuminated Manuscripts
Breeze, by miss_miah
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Mehzabeen (iMuslim) is a UK born n' bred sister of Gujarati Indian descent. She has spent a good chunk of her life trying to scrape together a formal education in the Biological Sciences, and in 2008, was awarded a doctorate for research conducted at Imperial College London, masha'Allah. Her interests include all things Apple Mac, all things chocolate-based, and all things Islam (not necessarily in that particular order). Other online projects include iMuslim.tv, SignLabs.org, and the Muslim Bloggers Directory.
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