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A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

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Photography: Giles Duley profiles Syrian refugees in a simple, heartbreaking way

The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City

Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes

Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan

Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling

Giles Duley's unseen photos of the vulnerable victims of the war in Syria

Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations

Parkview Square from Arab Street

The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine

Head of a Buddha

Monumental Head of Buddha

Gaming Die

Standing Buddha

Sword (Saif) with Scabbard

Old Arab Bank building Amman

Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt

Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"

Bowl with Arabic Proverb

Dutār

"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di

"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Sheep bell

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru

"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Head of Buddha

Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)

Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration

Square Tile

Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant

"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Chang (jaw harp)

Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

A Stallion

"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Decorative Drawing

Square Tile

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache

"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)

"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)

Fragment of an Ivory Comb

Square Tile

Ewer with Lid

Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)

"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Head of a Male Figure

Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch

Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion

"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Seated Male Figure

Knife (Khyber) with Sheath

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

High-Tin Bronze Bowl

"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi

Carpet

Qairaq (stone castanets)

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Standing Bodhisattva

Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Female Head

Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman

Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case

"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

Coin

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz

"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Head of a Male Figure

"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi

Bowl with Revolving Scrolls

"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz