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Islamic artifacts
Nov 24 2008, Marco Villa

The Royal Kingdom of Qatar (which just means Arab country) headed by the monarch al-Thani has just opened a new Museum of Islamic Art that will house one of the world’s most encyclopedic and amazing collection of Islamic artifacts. The royal family...

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