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	Color in Islamic history - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Arab such colors are chosen whose intensity can vary greatly, so that the greater strokes of the compositions can be very dynamic in their effect.
		The traditional instrument of the Arabic calligrapher is the qalam, a pen made of dried reed; the ink is often in color, and chosen such that its intensity can vary greatly, so that the greater strokes of the compositions can be very dynamic in their effect.
		At that time large colored dotes were used to show Tashkeel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Color_in_Islamic_history (191 words)

	International General - Rare Books, Publishing, Research
		A comprehensive and authoritative history of textiles in Germany, ca 12th - 18th c, with sections on printed and woven textiles, tapestry and embroidery, middle ages - 17th c, and silk weaving in the 18th c, with a brief section on the 19th - 20th c period; ca 230 textiles shown, mostly pre-18th c.
		A history of the Basel ribbon industry, ca 15th - 20th c, with sections on the beginning of silk weaving and the growth of ribbon weaving, 17th c - 18th c; ribbons and fashion in the 19th c; silk dyeing; facts and figures on ribbon weaving techniques; and the rise and decline of the industry.
		A social history of clothing in India, with a broad study of the main characteristics in men's and women's clothing from 2500 BC - 17th c; a survey of the regional types of modern clothing; and the types of textiles manufactured in the 19th - 20th c.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/international_general/textile.html (12520 words)

	Islamic Art Indroduction
		Islamic art is perhaps the most accessible manifestation of a complex civilization that often seems enigmatic to outsiders.
		For an American audience a visit to the Islamic galleries of a museum such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art can represent the first step toward penetrating the history of a religion and a culture that are often in the news but are little understood.
		This system of classification is intended to emphasize the overall unity of Islamic art within each of the four chronological periods, while also taking into account the numerous dynasties whose successive reigns punctuate Islamic history and whose patronage had an important impact on the development of Islamic art.
	www.lacma.org /islamic_art/intro.htm (1318 words)

	BRIEF HISTORY OF ISLAMIC ART
		Unique to Islamic architecture are the minaret, a tower from which the faithful are called to worship, and the gumbat, turbe or tomb tower.
		Islamic designs are created with rather humble aspirations; to enrich an environment or to beautify an object.
		Islamic artists are not trying to reveal their own personality or to create art which tells a story of its own.
	www.youngartists.com /islamic.htm (1165 words)

	History of Islamic Philosophy
		History of Muslim Philosophy is a symposium by a score of writers and lacks for this reason the unity of conception and plan that should characterize a genuine historical survey.
		More over, the writing of a general history that would give scholars a comprehensive view of the whole field is a prerequisite of progress in that field, since it is not possible otherwise to determine the areas in which further research must be pursued or the gaps which must be filled.
		For the subsequent “illuminationist” trend in the history of Islamic philosophy amounted precisely to this: the vindication of the right of reason to scale the heights of knowledge unaided and to lift the veil of mystery which shrouded the innermost recesses of reality.
	www.muslimphilosophy.com /ip/hip.htm (11184 words)

	Islamic History and Culture - Islamic Influence on the European Renaissance - Islamic Impact on Alchemy
		To assume that it is possible to turn silver the color of gold, or copper the color of silver, is tantamount to holding that there is a red dye which causes metals to become reddened and a white dye which causes metals to become bleached.
		Now we know that a mixture of colors of hard and stony bodies cannot be produced unless these bodies have first been softened and molded.
		One could say that the Muslims' criticisms of alchemy were in part responsible for the renaissance scientists' discoveries, for it dispelled the age old notions of traditional science based on fiction and introduced the notion of science backed up by observations, experiments and facts.
	www.islamic-paths.org /Home/English/History/Science/Alchemy.htm (821 words)

	Islamic History in Arabia and Middle East (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		By the ninth century, the method of compiling history from hadith and carefully citing the authorities for each tradition - a process which had resulted in books of unwieldy length - was abandoned by some authors, like al-Dinawari and al-Ya'qubi, who omitted the chains of transmitters and combined hadith to produce a narrative.
		This form of light history reached its apogee in the tenth century in al-Mas'udi's brilliant and entertaining Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems, a comprehensive encyclopedia of history, geography, and literature.
		Just as the writing of history began from practical rather than literary motives, so the collection and preservation of Arabic poetry was undertaken by scholars with, at first, little interest in its artistic merit.
	www.islamicity.com /Mosque/ihame/Ref5.htm (2634 words)

	Islamic Suicide Bombers - religious cults, sects and movements
		The history of suicide attacks stretches back at least to the 11th century, when the Assassins, the disciples of the Persian master Alamut, conducted suicide raids on neighboring fortresses.
		Thus, it would appear that even if Islamic law were stretched to consider women and children at the American Embassies combatants, the hundreds of Africans, many of whom are Muslim, who were killed near those embassies could not be considered combatants.
		At an Islamic school in Gaza City run by Hamas, 11-year-old Palestinian student Ahmed's small frame and boyish smile are deceiving.
	www.apologeticsindex.org /s37.html (2559 words)

	Islamic Pottery - History for Kids!
		It's easy to tell Islamic pottery from the pottery that came before, because it was just at the time of the Arab conquests (about 600-700 AD) that potters began to use metal-based glazes on their pots.
		Islamic potters then began to experiment with lots of different glazes, often painting one color over another, and sometimes firing the pottery more than once.
		Pottery of the Early Islamic Period, by Charles Wilkinson (1974).
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/islam/art/pottery.htm (287 words)

	ArtLex on Islam and Islamic Art
		Islamic houses of worship are known in the west as mosques.
		Taj Mahal, 1630-1653, an Islamic tomb in a walled garden built for Shah Jahan's wife Mumatz Mahal [aka Arjuman Banu Begum], of bearing masonry and inlaid marble, with onion-shape domes and flanking towers, in Agra, India, seat of the Mughal Empire.
		includes a history of the Islamic religion, as well as an explanation of the interaction between the architecture, art, mathematics, astronomy, medicine practiced, and other aspects of the traditions governing Islamic culture.
	www.artlex.com /ArtLex/ij/islamic.html (1859 words)

	UNF: Islamic History (Halsall) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Islamic History to 1798 examines the Islamic world from its origins, c.600 CE until the decline of the last of the great Muslim “gunpowder” empires in the 18
		The unity of Islam did not last, and the Islamic world became the location of a series of political formations and regional cultures whose variety and scope is hardly known in the West.
		To claim that the so-called history of the Koran undermines or casts doubt on its being a divine revelation is not only to misunderstand the nature of the Koran but also to go against the historical evidence.
	www.unf.edu /classes/islamichistory (4686 words)

	Islamic flags
		The flags that were used by different caliphates were accepted as the Islamic flag during that time, because Islam has never associated itself with colors or symbols.
		The reason for their fl color was that during Hashmi Movement (the movement to kick out Ummayyads), the Abbassi leader Imam Ibrahim was killed by the Ummayad government.
		Its subsequent adoption as an Islamic symbol is similar to the Christian appropriation of pagan symbolism elsewhere (e.g., the various European "Black Madonnas"), and is testament to the persistence of ancient systems of belief into late antiquity and early modern times.
	www.fotw.net /flags/islam.html (2710 words)

	Islamic Books: The Oxford History of Islam by John L Esposito :\|: Astrolabe Islamic Bookstore
		Lavishly illustrated with over 300 pictures, including more than 200 in full color, The Oxford History of Islam offers one of the most comprehensive and authoritative surveys on the second largest and fastest growing religion in the world.
		Beginning in the pre-Islamic Arab world, subjects range from the story of Muhammad and his companions, to the development of Islam as a religion and culture and the empires that grew from it, to the influence that Islam has had on the world.
		Covering Islam's origins in the seventh century, the development of its political, cultural and intellectual traditions, and its spread throughout the world, The Oxford History of Islam guides readers to an appreciation of both the richness of Islamic heritage and the dynamism and diversity of contemporary Islam.
	www.astrolabe.com /product/113/Oxford_History_of_Islam.html (590 words)

	Khidr in the Islamic Tradition
		In Tabari’s view, history has been thus suffused with prophecy, to the extent that it is impossible to extricate the ‘sacred’ from the ‘profane’.
		Khidr is one of the four prophets whom the Islamic tradition recognizes as being ‘alive’ or ‘immortal’.
		Since Moses in the Islamic tradition is regarded as a prophet as well as a messenger; bearer of the divine commandments, and conveyer of God’s truth to his people, his seeking of knowledge from a non-prophet does not fit the criterion of the divine wisdom given to all prophets.
	khidr.org /khidr.htm (5269 words)

	02.02.03: Islamic Art; Exploring the Visual Arts of the Middle East
		Because the Islamic religion was so instrumental in shaping the art of the Arab culture of the Middle East, it is important to include a brief summary of the basic tenets of the Muslim religion.
		Islamic, rather than “Arab”, is the term often used to categorize the art of the Middle East.
		It is said that Islamic artists use geometric patterns to represent their belief in logic and order.
	www.cis.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/2002/2/02.02.03.x.html (5911 words)

	Kevorkian Center
		The Story of Oil is recommended for a history of oil and related development in the region, and Cities of Salt for a critique of the oil industry and its effects on Saudi Arabia.
		This is a fair comparison of beliefs and practices that does not concentrate so much on the history of contact between the religions as on their individual structures and practices.
		Each of the regions is shown to have one model predominate: in the north, the patio; in the south, the Yemeni tower; in the east, Mesopotamian structures; in the west, the Turko-Egyptian balconies.
	www.nyu.edu /gsas/program/neareast/7_video_catalogue.html (14714 words)

	Islamic History Sourcebook: Eustache de Lory: The Persian Bazaars, 1910
		Lile the bazaars in Constantinople and Cairo, those of Teheran consist of an immense labyrinth of streets covered with brick vaults, forming an uninterrupted row of little domes, in the middle of each of which a round hole is pierced to let in the light.
		The next, of the same pattern, but with very crude colors, showed that in spite of the new laws forbidding aniline colors, these chemical dyes are spoiling the manufacture of modern carpets.
		These little apprentices, dressed in a variety of colors, perched on their planks and singing at the tops of their voices, were like love-birds sitting on a branch.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/islam/1910persiabazaars.html (2205 words)

	Oriental Rugs -- Introduction
		With its rich history and color, the Oriental rug often is called the aristocrat of carpets.
		The period from the 16th century through the first half of the 18th century is known as Persia's golden age of carpet-making.
		A number of carpets survive from this era and are recognized for their harmony of colors and originality of designs.
	www.islamicart.com /main/rugs/intro.html (847 words)

	Islamica Community Forums - Teacher of another color? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		I started classes yesterday right and im taking african american history (me being african-american i was all excited) so i get to class..waiting patiently...and low and behold in breezes some white chick who i thought was like a student..then she was like im Ms.
		History, unless one decides to re-write their own version, is just that; history...can't be changed.
		It certainly helps to shaire certain histories or knowledge about one's local community, and the symbolic significance of shared identities should not be underestimated: In my own experiences, some of my teachers who shared certain of my identities gave me a sense of security or belonging that no conversation with other teachers afforded.
	www.islamicaweb.com /archive/t-22532 (3715 words)

	Williams College Museum of Art presents "From the Two Pens: Line and Color in Islamic Art" - iBerkshires.com - A & E (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Williamstown, MA: From the Two Pens: Line and Color in Islamic Art opened to the public on October 5, 2002 at the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA).
		These four groups of works, though from different areas of the Islamic world and different points in time, together illustrate the premier status calligraphy has had, and continues to have, within the visual arts of the Islamic world.
		From the Two Pens: Line and Color in Islamic Art is organized by Renata Holod, Robert Sterling Clark Visiting Professor of Art History, with Stefanie Jandl, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Associate.
	www.northadams.com /ae/story7957.html (635 words)

	Islamic History and Culture - Country Perspective America: Muslims in the Americas Before Columbus
		The details of his ocean journey are mentioned in Islamic references, and many Muslim scholars are aware of this recorded historical event.
		Columbus noticed the these handkerchiefs resembled the head dresses and loincloths of Guinea in their colors, style and function.
		A careful study of the names of the native Indian tribes revealed that many names are derived from Arab and Islamic roots and origins, i.e.
	www.islamic-paths.org /Home/English/History/Countries/America/Muslims_Before_Columbus.htm (1556 words)

	History of Ceramics (CER 4910 / 6910)
		ISLAMIC POTTERY: Most wares were made for daily use, not just to be looked at.
		MIDDLE ISLAMIC PERIOD (1150-1350) : Began with the invasion of a number of Turkish tribes from Central Asia, the Selijug and the Ottoman Turks.
		The colors were true and didn't run in the lower fired temperature.
	www.claypathstudio.com /islamic.html (865 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Islamic Art and Architecture: From Isfahan to the Taj Mahal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Stierlin argues that "Persian style" reigned in Islamic art from the 10th century to the late 18th and that its influence spread beyond Iran as far as India and Uzbekistan.
		The book boasts more than 500 color illustrations of mosques, palaces, tombs and minarets, as well as close-ups of details such as decorative stucco, calligraphy, arch designs and tile mosaics.
		Islamic Art and Architecture takes a less academic approach, examining a massive span of Islamic art and history with a consistently well written text and stunning photographs, reproductions, and floor plans.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0500511004/ref=nosim/circustuffc0b-20 (495 words)

	About "Islam"
		In particular, students should master the overall cultural outlines of early Islam and the dependence of Islamic culture on not only Arabic culture, but African, Asian, and European culture as well; the mastery of the cultural plurality and interrelatedness of early Islam is one of the key objectives of this learning module.
		Students should be able to approach primary texts and other artifacts, including music and art, from this period using both the experience of the major historical events and the an understanding of the unique cultural concepts and practices underlying the texts.
		History: the two historical sections are both regional and chronological and present the material in a more detailed fashion than is typical for this level of textbook.
	www.wsu.edu /~dee/ISLAM/ABOUT.HTM (2460 words)

	Basic Reference Tools in Islamic Art & Architecture - Fine Arts Library Web Site - Harvard College Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A series of selective bibliographies on various subjects related to Islamic textiles, compiled by the curators at the Textile Museum, can be consulted on line at Textile Arts of the Islamic World: Working Bibliographies.
		A periodical bibliography with strong coverage of research on Islamic numismatics (much of the latter is sponsored by the American Numismatic Society, which puts out this index).
		A substantial essay on the history of scholarship the field, its most significant achievements, areas and approaches yet to be fully explored, and new directions; references to particular authors and their work are incorporated in the text.
	hcl.harvard.edu /finearts/islamicreference/reference.html (2634 words)

	Islamic History in Arabia and Middle East (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Now with the Battle of Nihavand, called the "Conquest of Conquests," 'Umar sealed the fate of Persia; henceforth it was to be one of the most important provinces in the Muslim Empire.
		His caliphate was a high point in early Islamic history.
		The conflict came to a climax in 657 at Siffin, near the Euphrates, and eventually resulted in a major division between the Sunnis or Sunnites and the Shi'is (also called Shi'ites or Shi'ah), the "Partisans" of 'Ali- a division that was to color the subsequent history of Islam.
	www.islamicity.com /mosque/ihame/Sec3.htm (1418 words)

	Islamic Books/for Children
		A beautifully illustrated study of Islamic civilization from the last years of the eighth century until the thirteenth century.
		The book details life under the Abbasids, particularly the rule of the legendary Harun al-Rashid, and includes an overview of Islamic history and beliefs, and the lasting contributions of Arabic sciences, mathematics, art and literature.
		With 38 full color photos, a map, time-line, and bibliography, the book provides an introduction to Islamic culture to readers 5th grade level and up.
	www.islampub.com /books/child.html (2723 words)

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