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2019Cengiz Yar documents the de-mining efforts in the city of Mosul
2019
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2023Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
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2016The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
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2013Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
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2021The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
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1701Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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800Textile Fragment
800
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800Textile Fragment
800
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1875Rebab
1875
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1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
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1701Spear
1701
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1875Guenbri
1875
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1100Earring, One of a Pair
1100
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1875Gumuri
1875
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1775Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
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1775Girdle Clasp
1775
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1775Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
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1775Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
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1775Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
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1775Pendant with Coins, One of a Pair
1775
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1775Pendant
1775
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1775Pendant with Coins, One of a Pair
1775
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1775Ring
1775
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1775Ring
1775
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1850Nay
1850
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1501Sword with Scabbard
1501
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1225Tripod Candlestick
1225
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700Goblet with Incised Designs
700
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1200Candlestick Base with Interlacing Dragons
1200
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800Fragmentary Plate with Engraved Designs
800
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700Three-Footed Bowl
700
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700Vase with Five Discs
700
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622Bottle
622
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500Textile Medallion
500
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800Pendant
800
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622Flask
622
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500Roundel
500
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800Cup
800
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-900Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
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800Bottle with Molded Designs of Animals
800
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700Bowl
700
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400Textile Fragment
400
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1275Candlestick Base
1275
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500Textile Fragment
500
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400Textile Fragment
400
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500Textile Fragment
500
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800Fragmentary Cup with Molded Designs in the Beveled Style
800
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900Textile Fragment with Inscription
900
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711Dirham
711
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775Panel from a Door
775
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932<Tiraz> Textile Fragments
932
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920Textile Fragment
920
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966Tiraz Textile Fragment
966
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966Tiraz Textile Fragment
966
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932Tiraz Textile Fragment
932
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999Tiraz Textile Fragment
999
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1225Ewer with Inscription, Horsemen, and Vegetal Decoration
1225
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802Coin
802
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1222Coin
1222
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1100Coin
1100
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900Textile Fragment
900
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900Textile Fragment
900
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622Flask
622
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622Bead
622
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622Bottle
622
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750Cup with Molded Honeycomb Pattern
750
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700Panel
700
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622Earring
622
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622Bottle
622
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622Fragment of a Bottle
622
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622Bottle
622
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622Bowl
622
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622Bottle
622
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622Flask
622
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622Bottom of a Cup
622
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622Bottle
622
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622Jar
622
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622Bracelet
622
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900Earring
900
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622Bottle
622
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800Handle
800
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800Ewer with Molded Inscription
800
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800Pair of Doors Carved in the 'Beveled Style'
800
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800Lamp
800
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800Glass Fragment
800
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800Fragment of Bottle
800
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622Shell Fragment
622
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800Pair of Doors Carved in the 'Beveled Style'
800
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1808Coin
1808
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800Mosaic Tesserae
800
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707Coin
707
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800Bottle
800
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800Two Glass Inkwells
800
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800Millefiori Glass Tile Fragments
800
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800Fragment of a Cup
800
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800Two Fragments of Handles
800
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901Matrices for Sword Mounts
901
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622Bottle
622
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800Fragments of a Bottle
800
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800Cut Glass Fragment
800
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1000Earring
1000
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622Bottle
622
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800Glass Fragment with Knob
800
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900Textile Fragment
900
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800Seven Glass Fragments
800
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622Flask
622
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1100Ring
1100
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800Shaped Inlay Pieces
800
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1218Coin
1218
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800Fragment of Bottle
800
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622Bottle
622
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622Shell with traces of blue paint
622
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700Panel
700
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700Fragment of a Bowl
700
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700Panel
700
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1100Coin
1100
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800Ceramic Fragment
800
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800Two Glass Fragments
800
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800Glass Bowl in Millefiori Technique
800
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800Ceramic Fragment
800
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800Ceramic Fragment
800
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800Small Millefiori Bowl
800
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800Ceramic Fragment
800
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800Small Jar
800
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800Panel
800
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1846Cape
1846
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892Textile Printed in Gold
892
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800Carving
800
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1225Candlestick with Enthronement Scene
1225
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900Two Winged Beasts Confronted
900
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900Bead
900
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800Jar
800
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500Glass Fragment
500
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700Panel
700
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500Glass Fragment
500
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900Textile Fragment
900
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700Panel
700
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700Carved Wood Panel
700
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1000Padlock
1000
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700Panel
700
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900Bottle Neck
900
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700Handle
700
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700Fragment of a Bottle
700
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975<Tiraz> Textile Fragment
975
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700Fragment of an Ewer
700
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800Glass Fragment
800
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700Handle
700
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200Fragmentary Bottle
200
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700Fragment of a Bottle
700
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700Glass Fragment
700
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700Panel
700
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700Fragment of an Ewer
700
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700Fragment of a Bottle
700
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700Panel
700
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800Pair of Doors
800
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800Pair of Doors
800
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500Fragment of a Bowl
500
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700Panel
700
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1300Bowl
1300
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1200Seal
1200
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1300Candlestick with Figural Imagery
1300
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1275Candlestick
1275
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900Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
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1100Appliqué Plaque with a Tree and Four Birds
1100
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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1400Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
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700Bottle
700
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725Woven Tapestry Fragment
725
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1000Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
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1100Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
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800Stamp
800
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800Cup
800
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1600Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
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1000Seal
1000
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900Textile Fragment
900
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900Textile Fragment
900
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800Belt Fittings
800
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1200Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
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1200Pen Box
1200
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900Seal
900
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2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
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2013Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2020Ryan Debolski spotlights the effects of immigration and globalisation in Oman
2020
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2018Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
![Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].](/api/thumb/400/bTpjYW5vbi9kYXZpZC1ydW1zZXkvdGV4dC13by1ydW1zZXkuanBn.webp)
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1933Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].
1933
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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193330. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)
1933
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2022Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
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2012Impressive Iraq speeches project from new German publishers Cake
2012
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1939Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937
1939
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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1953U.S.S.R. Europe.
1953
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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1953U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.
1953
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2016Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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1258Araberreich und Nachbargebiete: Bevölkerung. (Arab empire and neighboring areas: population).
1258
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2012Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
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1953U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.
1953
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2018“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
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19331. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)
1933
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2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
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1934Composite Text: О ВТОРОМ ПЯТИЛЕТНЕМ ПЛАНЕ РАЗВИТИЯ НАРОДНОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА СССР (1933-1937 гг.).
1934
![Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].](/api/thumb/400/bTpjYW5vbi9kYXZpZC1ydW1zZXkvY29udGVudHMtcnVtc2V5LmpwZw.webp)
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1933Contents: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].
1933
![Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].](/api/thumb/400/bTpjYW5vbi9kYXZpZC1ydW1zZXkvY292ZXJzLXJ1bXNleS5qcGc.webp)
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1933Covers: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].
1933
![Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].](/api/thumb/400/bTpjYW5vbi9kYXZpZC1ydW1zZXkvdGl0bGUtdy1ydW1zZXkuanBn.webp)
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1933Title: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].
1933
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2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
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2021What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
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2018Abbie Trayler-Smith photographs Iraqi women's lives after Isis
2018
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2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
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1258Araberreich und Nachbargebiete: Städte. (Arab empire and neighboring areas: cities).
1258
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2016Drifting SUVs in the Arabian desert: Peter Garritano explores the world of hajwalah
2016
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2021Preserving Syrian design history and graphics in the Arab world: Meet the Syrian Design Archive
2021
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2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
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2018Chantal Jahchan explores the Arabic type design landscape and concepts of modernity in En Route
2018
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1953U.S.S.R. Economic.
1953
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1873Klein-Asien & Syrien ... Armenien, Kurdistan & Mesopotamien. (Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Israel).
1873
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2017A retrospective look at Latif Al Ani’s photographs of Iraq’s “golden age”
2017
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2023Sirkhane Darkroom works with children across Syria, Turkey and Iraq to learn skills in photography
2023
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2023Hussein Shikha celebrates the rich history of Iraqi carpets
2023
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2012The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012