TurkoTek Salon Archive Salon 101: Islamic Textile Art and how it is Misunderstood in the West - Our Personal Views. by Muhammad Thompson and Nisami Begum some closing remarks - Muhammad Thompson Something Fishy - Patrick Weiler Moroccan Embroideries at the Smithsonian - R. John Howe Moroccan Carpets - David R. E. Hunt What is Islamic Textile Art? - Filiberto Boncompagni Baker on The Islamic Context of Moroccan Weaving - R. John Howe A Fantastic Islamic Portal - M.G. Khalid Are There Designs or Techniques in Moroccan Rugs That Came from the Wider Islamic Tradition? - R. John Howe Religion: Quintessential Expression of Intellectual Creativity - David R. E. Hunt What is Islamic art? - Wendel Swan Berber (Amazigh) history and society - Muhammad Thompson Intentional Mistakes? - David R. E. Hunt Is ethnocentrism OK? - Steve Price POLITICS! - Filiberto Boncompagni Some Beginning "Shots Across the Bow" - R. John Howe