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The crescent appears to have been adopted as an emblem on Islamic military flags from the medieval period, possibly in response to the Crusaders' cross. The Red Crescent has been used as a replacement of the Red Cross as early as in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 and was officially adopted in 1929. In Unicode: (U+263D ☽ FIRST QUARTER MOON)
Islamic calligraphy developed from two major styles: Kufic and Naskh. There are several variations of each, as well as regionally specific styles. Arabic or Persian calligraphy has also been incorporated into modern art, beginning with the post-colonial period in the Middle East, as well as the more recent style of calligraffiti. [8]
In 2013 the Istanbul Center of Design and the Ensar Foundation ran what they claimed was the first ever symposium of Islamic Arts and Geometric Patterns, in Istanbul. The panel included the experts on Islamic geometric pattern Carol Bier, [g] Jay Bonner, [h] [66] Eric Broug, [i] Hacali Necefoğlu [j] and Reza Sarhangi.
Islamic countries have developed modern and contemporary art, with very vigorous art scenes, but the degree to which these should be grouped in a special category as "Islamic art" is questionable, although many artists deal with Islam-related themes, and use traditional elements such as calligraphy.
English: Flag of the Islamic State. This flag is also used by al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and Boko Haram. The design shows the shahada in an arrangement that includes the image of the historical "seal of Muhammad" (more precisely, the "seal" design is based on a 1980s facsimile ...
"f" logo for Facebook as acquired from the HTML+SVG source of a page on facebook.com. 2021 date in filename is not suggestive of when logo first came to be used, merely the year the logo was acquired and uploaded (a more definitive date may be possible by checking on archive.org). Author Facebook Source www.facebook.com License
Ajnad Foundation logo 2014-15 Ajnad Foundation logo 2016-Present. It began to expand its media presence in 2013 with the formation in March of a second media wing, Al-I'tisam Media Foundation, [16] [17] and another IS media foundation, the Ajnad Foundation for Media Production (Arabic: مؤسسة أجناد للإنتاج الإعلامي; muasasat ajnād lil'īntāj al'ilāmī), established ...
The style was widely popularized when Facebook introduced Alegria, an illustration system commissioned from design agency Buck Studios and illustrator Xoana Herrera [1] in 2017. [ 4 ] The name "Corporate Memphis" originated from the title of an Are.na board that collected early examples, [ 1 ] and is a reference to the Memphis Group , a 1980s ...