The Complex Geometry of Islamic Art & Design: A Short Introduction

Islamic Art Patterns | Islamic motifs, whether floral, calligraphic orgeometric
"When you think of the accomplishments of the Islamic world, what comes to mind? For most of this century so far, at least in the West, the very notion has had associations in many minds with not creation but destruction. In 2002, mathematician Keith Devlin lamented how 'the word Islam conjures up images of fanatical terrorists flying jet airplanes full of people into buildings full of even more people' and 'the word Baghdad brings to mind the unscrupulous and decidedly evil dictator Saddam Hussein.' ..."
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