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Old 08-08-2007, 07:59 AM   #11 (permalink)
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This type of dismissive drivel is rather sad, particularly given ...
I meant that Islamic art is and established form of art that is very geometric and is usually used in ornaments. Ornaments in design are the nice drawings that you find around the islamic tests or on mosques. Sorry I was not more clear before.
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In an interesting statistic, (Sam Harris, The End of Faith) Spain has translated more books into Spanish in one year than the entire Arab world in the last couple of decades.
Is this a recent stat though? Because in the Arab's defense, they didn't have the technology modern-day Spaniards have.
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Is this a recent stat though? Because in the Arab's defense, they didn't have the technology modern-day Spaniards have.
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