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DOHA, QATAR (AP) – An emerald inscribed for a Mughal emperor. A Safavid-period knotted wool carpet. An Ottoman-era curtain, intricately embroidered with metal threads, which was part of the covering of the Kaabah, the cube-shaped structure in Makkah. Like tiles in a mosaic, the collection in Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), provides visitors with […]
DOHA, Qatar (AP) Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art, or MIA, provides visitors with a peek into diverse aspects of Muslim heritage, art and craftmanship with items spanning three continents and many centuries.