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If you are lost in the homepage and wondering where to begin, try these random topics:

Inscriptions
The tombstone of Jamila: part 1 and part 2
The Dome of the Rock and its inscriptions: an iconographic project
The aesthetic of a Qur’anic verse: Q 2:137
Sicilian multi-culturalism in one slab: Anna’s tombstone
The deliberate choice of Qur’anic verses: the Nilometer
Vikings and Square Kufic: the debate

Projects
The Blue room in Palermo: all the articles
The Road to Oxiana Project: project page
Iranian tombstones: final article

Books
Arabia Felix: book review
Lost Islamic History: book review
The Silk Roads: book review

Random topics
Islamic art and context: article
Biased interpretation of pre-Islamic inscriptions: article
ISIS black flag and iconography: article
The customization of the tughra: article

Italian spin-off: italiaraba.wordpress.com