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Manizha Entertains Bizhan

Description: A portion of Firdawsi's Shahnama is in the upper portion of the painting with people in and out of doors, entertaining and talking in the main body of the painting.
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Date: 1475/1499~
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Message on pink Clothesline Project t-shirt]

Description: A photograph of a pink t-shirt at the Clothesline Project hosted by the UNT Multicultural Center. The message on it reads "Life is beautiful" in English and another message written in Arabic script beneath it. There are also two hearts on the top and the bottom of the shirt.
Date: April 10, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[IIAF flag]

Description: Photograph of a flag from the Bob Kap collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is from the IIAF, who played the Dallas Tornado team in soccer during the World Tour. It has Arabic writing at the top and is made with a shiny white material that has a fringe on the sides. It is also in the shape of a downward facing triangle.
Date: August 28, 2018
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Shiraz, Iran game flag]

Description: Photograph of a commemorative flag from the Bob Kap Collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is from the team's game in Shiraz, Iran and is written in Arabic. The date is listed at the bottom in English. There are three metal loops at the top to hang it and there is blue fringe around the edges. It is rounded at the point at the bottom but flat across the top. There are also water stains on the white material that makes up the flag.
Date: August 28, 2018
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Paganini au Caire

Description: Recording of Dieter Kaufmann's Paganini au Caire. This recording consists of sounds from the composer's trip to Cairo in 1997 as well as segments from the 1st violin concerto by Niccol Paganini. The Paganini recordings are performed by Elena Denisova and 512 virtual violinists. This piece was produced at the ELAK Institute of the University of Vienna Music on 8 tracks, stereo version. The composer attributes this recording to his fascination with the dialogue between nature and culture.
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Date: 1998
Duration: 17 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Kaufmann, Dieter, 1941-
Partner: UNT Music Library

Graduate Artist Certificate Recital: 2016-10-24 — Anna Jalkéus, jazz voice and harp

Description: Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall in partial fulfillment of the Graduate Artist Certificate (GAC) degree.
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Date: October 24, 2016
Duration: 55 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Jalkéus, Anna & Jalkéus, Anna
Partner: UNT Music Library

Al Nur (La Luce)

Description: Recording of Alessandro Cipriani's Al Nur (La Luce). All the sound material in the piece comes from recording and processing sounds from an Islamic chant titled 'Al Nur', played with Persian percussion and Nej flute. Therefore, all basic material comes from oral tradition and electroacoustic means. The idea is that of creating a new electroacoustic, virtual, ritual space for religious chant. This space is created by processing the same sounds and reintegrating them into the new sound-space.
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Date: 1997/2004
Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Cipriani, Alessandro, 1959-
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Ma`rid as-Sanatain al-`Arabi al-auwal

Description: Exhibition catalog for the first biennial Arab art festival, held in Baghdad, Iraq by the Arab Artist Union. The catalog includes a list of the entry titles, materials, creation dates, and dimensions for each artist, with photographs of selected pieces. The entries are organized by country of origin.
Date: 1974
Creator: Wizarat al I`lam, al-Lagna al-Wataniya Li-Ma`rid as-Sanatain al-`Arabi al-Auwal
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Park Saadi Hotel luggage tag]

Description: Photograph of a luggage tag from the Bob Kap collection, held by UNT Special Collections. It is from the "Park Saadi Hotel" in Shiraz, Iran and it has English and Arabic writing on it. It is done in green, yellow, red, white, and black inks and includes a column topped by a shield and crown as the logo.
Date: August 28, 2018
Creator: Gellner, Megan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

I hear you think

Description: Recording of Johannes S. Sistermanns' I hear you think. This work consists of various concrete sounds as well as spoken text written by Hazrat Inayat Khan.
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Date: 1996/1997
Duration: 33 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Schmidt-Sistermanns, Johannes, 1955-
Partner: UNT Music Library
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