Spain, Morocco, Berber, Jordania, Persia, Anatolia, Armenia

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A camel in the desert of <n>Wadi Rum</n>, Jordan. Photo by <n>Sjoerd Bracke</n>.

A late 16th-century <n>prayer rug with a Kaaba depiction</n> from the <n>Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum</n>.

A circa 1850 <n>Tabriz Rug</n>, named one of the “65 Best-of-Their-Type Rugs Sold in 2024”.

A still from the 1988 film <n>Ashik-Kerib</n>, directed by <n>Sergei Parajanov</n>.

<n>Tifinagh script</n> from <n>Wadi Takdhalt</n> in the Acacus Mountains of Libya.

The <n>Tower of Toghrul</n> in Rayy, Iran, built in 1139. Photo by <n>Luigi Pesce</n>, c. 1840s-60s.

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Artist <n>Fatima Oulad Thami</n> with traditional <n>Berber face tattoos</n> and henna, holding a <n>Hand of Fatima</n> amulet.

The ancient city of <n>Petra</n> in Jordan. Photo by <n>EMMETT SPARLING</n> and <n>Sam Zucker</n>.

<n>Petra</n>, Jordan. Photo by <n>Muhammed Muheisen</n>.

A still from the 1969 film <n>The Color of Pomegranates</n>, directed by <n>Sergei Parajanov</n>.

A Berber woman from the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, 1950. Photo by <n>Jean Belin</n>.

A collection of traditional <n>Anatolian Kilim Motifs</n>.

A portrait of an <n>Amazigh</n> woman from the <n>Aït Haddidou tribe</n>, High Atlas, Morocco, 1943.

A still from <n>The Color of Pomegranates</n> (1969) by director <n>Sergei Parajanov</n>.

<n>Persepolis, Gate of Xerxes</n> (1858), a photograph by <n>Luigi Pesce</n>.

A collection of handmade rings by jewelry designer <n>Gerda Goosen</n>.

A still from the 1969 film <n>The Color of Pomegranates</n> by director <n>Sergei Parajanov</n>.

A work of <n>Islamic calligraphy</n> in the <n>Karalama</n> style, depicting verse 4 of Surah Al-Balad.

Decorator <n>Hasan Arabi</n> by a diwan entrance he painted in Argin, c. 1942.

<n>Persian carpets</n> laid out in Iran, 1976. Photo by <n>Bruno Barbey</n>.

<n>Qasr al-Farid</n>, a 1st-century <n>Nabataean</n> tomb in Hegra, Saudi Arabia.

A still from <n>The Color of Pomegranates</n> (1969), directed by <n>Sergei Parajanov</n>.

A rock-cut dwelling in <n>Cappadocia</n>, <n>Turkey</n>. Photo by <n>Marc Riboud</n>.