Stories
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A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
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The evil eye and social anxiety
The ‘look’ of the evil eye is believed to bring bad luck, illness or even death. This ancient curse might be deliberate, inflicted with an envious glare, or it could be accidental, the result of undue attention or excessive praise.
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Mapping the body
These intricate anatomical drawings show how Ayurveda practitioners have explored the human body and how it works.
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Getting sexy with cinnamon
Add some flavour to your love life with this spice. It will warm up more than just your buns.
Catalogue
- Books
Arabic thought and Islamic societies / Aziz Al-Azmeh.
ʻAẓmah, ʻAzīz.Date: [1986], ©1986- Books
Arabic water-clocks / by Donald R. Hill.
Hill, Donald R., 1922-1994.Date: 1981- Books
Arabic literature to the end of the Umayyad period / edited by A.F.L. Beeston [and others].
Date: 1983- Books
Arabic studies in the Netherlands / by J. Brugman and F. Schröder.
Brugman, J.Date: 1979- Books
Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic manuscripts in the Cambridge Genizah collections : Arabic old series (T-S Ar.1a-54) / Colin F. Baker and Meira Polliack ; specialist advisor: Haggai Ben-Shammai.
Cambridge University Library.Date: 2001
