For World Cup visitors, a peek into Islamic art, heritage
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 […]