The Editorial Desk
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Features
Safavid Carpets in the Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, by Michael Franses
Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, capital of the oil-and gas-rich Gulf State, opened its doors to the public on 22 November 2008. In this, the first of an occasional series of articles on highlights of the collection, we concentrate on the group of Safavid Persian…
Daniel Shaffer·1 min
Features
The Qaraqalpaqs of the Aral Delta: Reviewed by Andrew Hale
The unabridged review by Andy Hale of David and Sue Richardson's The Qaraqalpaqs of the Aral Delta, published by Prestel. The abridged version appeared in HALI 175
Daniel Shaffer · 29 min
Features
The Zaleski Collection of Caucasian rugs - part 1.5
Additional Caucasian highlights from the world's foremost private collection of rugs, the first tranche of which was published for the first time in HALI 175 .
Ben Evans · 1 min