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Members of the Armenian community in Germany hold up signs reading “Recognition now – thank you” during a session of the Bundestag, lower house of parliament, being held to debate approval of a symbolic resolution that declares the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces a “genocide,” in Berlin, Germany, June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer


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Islamic art on display at the courtyard level of Louvre’s new Islamic gallery. (Courtesy of The Louvre Museum)


Louvre Showcasing Islamic Art

Louvre Showcasing Islamic Art

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—For the first time ever, a major Western museum, the Louvre, has provided a permanent home for an Islamic art collection. The Louvre has provided massive new gallery space to house what Louvre Director, Henri Loyrette, describes as being “one of...