1. Map Link: Middle East, 1970:
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Map Link: Middle East:
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2. By end 18th c.:
Decline in traditional arts of painting and
calligraphy
Rise of western-style painting,
architecture, (eventually) sculpture
But some preservation of Islamic styles

3. Object List
Al-Mgeedia Mosque, Tripoli, Lebanon. Interior view showing wooden
banister and column supports. (A)
Al-Mgeedia Mosque, Tripoli, Lebanon. Interior view showing
plaster muqarnas moldings and decorative columns. (A)
Al-Zahra’ Mosque, Cairo, Egypt. General view. (A)
Al-Zahra’ Mosque, Cairo, Egypt. Main entrance. (A)
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi. (Wikimedia Commons:
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi. (Video:
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F = Ferret, A = Archnet

4. Object List
National Security Headquarters, Cairo, Egypt. Elevated view looking
down into garden courtyard. (A)
University of Art, Tabriz, Iran. Benham House. (A)
University of Art, Tabriz, Iran. Bironi courtyard, Ghadaki House north
elevation. (A)
University of Art, Tabriz, Iran. Ghadaki House. (A)
House of Elias Hraoui, Babda, Lebanon. North façade. (A)
House of Elias Hraoui, Babda, Lebanon. Interior, detail of the
supporting pillars. (A)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet

5. Object List Amenjana Hotel, Marrakush, Morocco. Lobby lounge area,
illuminated by traditional Moroccan lanterns. (A)
Amenjana Hotel, Marrakush, Morocco. Fountain court, reception
area. (A)
Amenjana Hotel, Marrakush, Morocco. View of arcade leading
from library towards the reception hall. (A)
Apartment blocks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Christopher Stanbury,
Private Collection)
Balconies in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Christopher Stanbury, Private
Collection)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet

6. Object List
Carved doors in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Christopher Stanbury, Private
Collection)
Moroccan zilij (glazed tile) artists. (F)
Moroccan metalwork apprentices years old. (F)
Example of apprentices’ work. (F)
Calligraphy by Pakistani artist Shakil Ismail. (F)
Modern calligraphy. (2 slides - F)
Calligraphy by Chinese Muslim artist. (F)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet

7. Object List
Coke bottle with bilingual label. (Christopher Stanbury, Private
Collection)
Neon sign advertising Coca-Cola. (Keith Hekman’s Travel Page:
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Pizza Hut and KFC, Cairo. (Kevin McCracken, Cairo homepage
and References: <
index.htm>.)
Aircraft with calligraphy, Gulf Air. Full side view. (F)
Aircraft with calligraphy, Gulf Air. Closer side view. (F)
Aircraft with calligraphy, Gulf Air. Angled view. (F)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet

8. Object List
Portrait of Süleyman the Magnificent, painting c (F)
Portrait of Mehmed II the Conqueror by Gentile Bellini. Later
15th c. (F)
Painting of girl by Habib Srour. (One Fine Art:
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Bedouin Girl, by Habib Srour. (One Fine Art: <
Ain Al Mraiseh (Beirut), by Moustapha Farroukh. (Sotheby’s Arts of the
Islamic World: <
sothebys/gallery.htm>.)
F = Ferret, A = Archnet

9. Object List Walls of Gaza, by Leila Shawa. (Jordan National Gallery:
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Blue Dreams, by Thuraya al-Baqsami. Source: Dialogues of the Present,
Contemporary Arab Women’s Art: <
com/culture/art/dialogues/>.
50, and old and new 10 riyal notes (dated 1/7/1379 [31/12/1959]).
(2 slides - Christopher Stanbury, Private Collection.)
5, and old and new 1 riyal notes (dated 1/7/1379 [31/12/1959]).
(Christopher Stanbury, Private Collection.)
Conservative politico-religious billboard in Iran. (SASite.net:
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F = Ferret, A = Archnet

10. Object List
Singer Nancy Agram advertising Coca-Cola (Egyptian billboard).
(Al-Ahram Weekly: <
Star Wars Special Edition Movie Billboards in Cairo, Spring 1999.
(Collecting Egyptian Film Posters:
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F = Ferret, A = Archnet