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Gargee'an (Arabic: قرقيعان), sometimes spelled as Gerga'oon (Arabic: قرقاعون), is a semiannual [1] celebration, observed primarily in Eastern Arabia.It takes place on the 15th night of the Islamic month of Sha'ban for Shia Muslims and on the 15th night of Ramadan for all sects.
The arts in Afro-Arab relations: the legacy of Islam in architecture and sculpture. Historical and socio-cultural relations between black Africa and the Arab world from 1935 to the present. UNESCO (ed.) The general history of Africa: studies and documents, no 7. 207 p. ISBN 92-3-102161-3; Dodds, J.D. (1992). Al-Andalus: the art of Islamic Spain ...
For most aspects, history, and examples of Arabic art see: Islamic art and Category: Islamic art. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Styles. Ancient South Arabian art; Nabataean art; Islamic art. Fatimid art; Mamluk art; Types. Arabic calligraphy; Arabic graffiti; Arab carpet; Arabic miniature
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Geometric Zellij tilework, stucco decoration with Arabic calligraphy and arabesques at Bou Inania Madrasa, Fes. Islamic art mostly avoids figurative images to avoid becoming objects of worship. [1] [2] This aniconism in Islamic culture encouraged artists to explore non-figural art, creating a general aesthetic shift toward mathematically-based ...
ART Teenz (Arabic: إيه آر تي تينز; originally ART 3 and ART Children) was one of the first children's channel in the Arab world (before Spacetoon), and part of the ART Network. The channel aimed to contribute to the upbringing of Arab children, by providing them with knowledge, experience, innovation, and awareness of what went on in ...
Zellij (Arabic: الزَّلِيْج) is geometric tilework with glazed terracotta tiles set into plaster, forming colourful mosaic patterns including regular and semiregular tessellations. The tradition is characteristic of Morocco , but is also found in Moorish Spain.