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Nazar: Photographs From The Arab World
Nazar Photographs From The Arab World
Author: Negar Azimi, Isolde Brielmaier, Michket Krifa, Peter Lewis, Issam Nassar, Issa Touma, Sherifa Zuhur
In an essay here, cultural critic and curator Negar Azimi articulates a singular problem of being a photographer in the Arab Middle East. "Taswir" (or picture making), according to many Arab scholars, is prohibited by Muslim law, thus the "notorious adage 'mamnous el taswir' (forbidden to photograph) . . . Exists in ubiquitous fashion, seemingly...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781931788854
ISBN-10: 1931788855
Publication Date: 9/15/2005
Pages: 268
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Publisher: Aperture
Book Type: Hardcover
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