Morocco (Moroccan!) Wallpaper

December 29, 2011 · by Felix · in ,

A beautiful room of yellow in the shrine of Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morocco. (by Bjoern Obst), 1600 x 1200 Ait Ben Haddou 1024 x 768 Sahara 1600 x 1200 Also see : Thibaut’s “Morocco” Wallpaper Collection

Soieries marocaines, les ceintures de Fès

June 24, 2010 · by Felix · in ,

The title of an amazing book that I discovered in the stacks of the Ohio State Fine Arts Library today: Soieries marocaines, les ceintures de Fès; cinquante planches en couleurs, introduction par Lucien Vogel Published by : Paris, A. Lévy…

Khalil al-Zahawi Murdered

May 29, 2007 · by Felix · in ,

I’d like Bush to stand in front of me, without smirking, blustering, or repeating buzzwords, and tell me that we’re making progress in Iraq. Khalil al-Zahawi was the most famous practitioner in Iraq of the art of writing classical Arabic…