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  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Gallery, poses for a portrait in front of "Carpet with the arms of one of Sultan Qa'it Bay's emirs", manufactured in Mamluk workshop in Cairo in the quarter of the 15th century, here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_153...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: (L-R) "Portrait of Mehmet II" (16th century) by Florence artist Cristofano dell'Altissimo, and "Medal with a portrait of Mehmet II" (1480) by Florence artist Beroldo di Giovanni, are seen here in the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_089...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Arabic insciptions are seen on the nimbus of the statue of "The Young St. John the Baptist" (1477) by scluptor Antonio Gambarelli known as Rossellino, here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_073...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Gallery, poses for a portrait here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_154...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Gallery, poses for a portrait in front of "Carpet with the arms of one of Sultan Qa'it Bay's emirs", manufactured in Mamluk workshop in Cairo in the quarter of the 15th century, here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_152...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A banner promoting  the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery is seen here in the historical center of Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_145...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A stiffed giraffe, sent alive as a gift in 1487 by Qa'it Bay, the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, to Lorenzo the Magnificient, is seen here at the entrance of  the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_106...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A printed edition of the "Kitab Tahrir usul li-Uqlidis", a translation of Euclid's Elementa Geometrica attributed in the Arabic title to Nasir al-din Tusi, printed tby the Medici Typograpy in the 16th century in Rome, is seen here in the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_098...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Albarello vases, enamelled ceramic with the symbol of Florence and manufactured in Syria in the 15th century, are seen here in the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_087...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: "Carpet with the arms of one of Sultan Qa'it Bay's emirs", manufactured in Mamluk workshop in Cairo in the quarter of the 15th century, is seen here in the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_083...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A stiffed giraffe, sent alive as a gift in 1487 by Qa'it Bay, the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, to Lorenzo the Magnificient, is seen here at the entrance of  the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_068...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A stiffed giraffe, sent alive as a gift in 1487 by Qa'it Bay, the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, to Lorenzo the Magnificient, is seen here at the entrance of  the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_066...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Gallery, poses for a portrait here at the entrance of the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_158...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Gallery, poses for a portrait here at the entrance of the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_157...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Gallery, poses for a portrait here at the entrance of the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_157...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Gallery, poses for a portrait here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_156...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Gallery, poses for a portrait here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_154...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Gallery, poses for a portrait in front of "Carpet with the arms of one of Sultan Qa'it Bay's emirs", manufactured in Mamluk workshop in Cairo in the quarter of the 15th century, here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_153...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Gallery, poses for a portrait in front of two carpets manufactured in Cairo (Egypt) in the 16th century, here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_148...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Gallery, poses for a portrait in front of two carpets manufactured in Cairo (Egypt) in the 16th century, here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_147...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Gallery, poses for a portrait in front of two carpets manufactured in Cairo (Egypt) in the 16th century, here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_147...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A banner promoting  the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery is seen here in the historical center of Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_139...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: "Barbary Moor (with Giraffe), a 17th century watercolour on paper by artist Jacopo Ligozzi, is seen here next to the stiffed giraffe, sent alive as a gift in 1487 by Qa'it Bay, the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, to Lorenzo the Magnificient, is seen here at the entrance of  the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_113...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A stiffed giraffe, sent alive as a gift in 1487 by Qa'it Bay, the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, to Lorenzo the Magnificient, is seen here at the entrance of  the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_112...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: The entrance of the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" is seen here at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
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"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_105...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: The entrance of the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" is seen here at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_103...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A visitor is seen here in the Ottoman section of the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
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"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_103...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Portraits of 16th century Florence artist Cristofano dell'Altissimo (clockwise, starting upeer-left): Suleyman the Magnificient, Roxelana, Hayreddin Barbarossa, Sultan Cem, are seen here in the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
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"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_095...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Detail of a cruciform table carpet, manufactured in an Ottoman workshop in Cairo in the first of the 16th century, is seen here in the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_093...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A turkis child's kaften, manufactured in Turkey in the late 17th century with Italian silk textile, is seen here in the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_091...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: "Carpet with the arms of one of Sultan Qa'it Bay's emirs", manufactured in Mamluk workshop in Cairo in the quarter of the 15th century, is seen here in the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_085...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: "Portrait of Qa'it Bay" (second half of 16th century), by Florence artist Cristofano dell'Altissimo, is seen here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_082...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A 15th century Egyptian parade jacket (Brigandine) is seen here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_081...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Carpets manufactured in Cairo (Egypt) in the 16th century are seen here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_078...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Carpets manufactured in Cairo (Egypt) in the 16th century are seen here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_078...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Carpets manufactured in Cairo (Egypt) in the 16th century are seen here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_077...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A stiffed giraffe, sent alive as a gift in 1487 by Qa'it Bay, the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, to Lorenzo the Magnificient, is seen here at the entrance of  the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
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"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_068...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A volunteer is seen here cleaning up the prayer hall of the Mosque of Florence, hosted in a former parking lot, here in Borgo Allegri in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_121...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: "Kitab al-Asrar fi nata'ij al-afkar" (Book of secrets in the results of ideas), copied by Ahmad ibn Khalaf al-Muradi, is seen here in the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_097...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A dress adorned with arabesque motifs is seen here in "Portrrait of Eleonora da Toledo and her son Garzia" (1545) by artisti Lorenzo Vaiani known as Sciorina, here at the exhibition "Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century" at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
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"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_076...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: A view of Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_162...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Izzedin Elzir, Imam of the Mosque of Florence, poses for a portrait in the prayer hall of the Mosque in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018. The Mosque of Florence is hoted in a former parking lot of Borgo Allegri.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_128...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: The interior of the prayer hall of the Mosque of Florence, hosted in a former parking lot, in Borgo Allegri, Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_123...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: The minbar (pulpit)  is seen here in the prayer hall of the Mosque of Florence, hosted in a former parking lot in Borgo Allegri in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_122...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A volunteer is seen here after opening the doors of the prayer hall of the Mosque of Florence, hosted in a former parking lot, here in Borgo Allegri in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_120...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A volunteer opens the portcullis of the Mosque of Florence, hosted in a former parking lot, here in Borgo Allegri in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_118...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: A view of Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_160...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Izzedin Elzir, Imam of the Mosque of Florence, poses for a portrait in the prayer hall of the Mosque in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018. The Mosque of Florence is hoted in a former parking lot of Borgo Allegri.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_135...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Izzedin Elzir, Imam of the Mosque of Florence, poses for a portrait in the prayer hall of the Mosque in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018. The Mosque of Florence is hoted in a former parking lot of Borgo Allegri.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_131...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Izzedin Elzir, Imam of the Mosque of Florence, poses for a portrait in the prayer hall of the Mosque in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018. The Mosque of Florence is hoted in a former parking lot of Borgo Allegri.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_130...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Izzedin Elzir, Imam of the Mosque of Florence, poses for a portrait in the prayer hall of the Mosque in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018. The Mosque of Florence is hoted in a former parking lot of Borgo Allegri.<br />
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"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_128...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Izzedin Elzir, Imam of the Mosque of Florence, poses for a portrait in the prayer hall of the Mosque in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018. The Mosque of Florence is hoted in a former parking lot of Borgo Allegri.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_126...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Izzedin Elzir, Imam of the Mosque of Florence, poses for a portrait in the prayer hall of the Mosque in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018. The Mosque of Florence is hoted in a former parking lot of Borgo Allegri.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_126...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Izzedin Elzir, Imam of the Mosque of Florence, poses for a portrait on the minbar (pulpit) of the Mosque in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018. The Mosque of Florence is hoted in a former parking lot of Borgo Allegri.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_124...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: Shoes and sandals are left here at the entrance of the prayer hall of the Mosque of Florence, hosted  in a former parking lot, in Borgo Allegri in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_122...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 28 JULY 2018: A view of the Arno river and Ponte Vecchio seen from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, on July 28th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180728_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_115...jpg
  • FLORENCE, ITALY - 29 JULY 2018: A view of Florence, Italy, on July 29th 2018.<br />
<br />
"Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century”, curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi  offers visitors the opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. The exhibition illustrates the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries.<br />
<br />
According to Eike Schmidt, the Director of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, "the exhibition not only highlights the interest in Islamic culture that was strongly rooted in Medici collectintg and that continued well into the modern era, but it also testifies to the unprejudiced aesthetic fascination with the Orient that has always permeated European art. At the same time, it draws our attention to the crucial importance of trade, but primarily of intellectual and human exchange, in the Mediterranean basin and beyond as a means of enrichment and of peace".
    CIPG_20180729_NYT_IslamUffizi_M3_161...jpg
  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 17 December, 2011: The Great Mosque of Kairouan (Great Mosque of Sidi-Uqba) photographed at night in  Kairouan, Tunisia on 17 December, 2011. It is considered as one of the most important monuments of Islamic civilization as well as a worldwide architectural masterpiece. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani, 57, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20111217_NYT_Ferjani__MG_1076.jpg
  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 17 December, 2011: The Great Mosque of Kairouan (Great Mosque of Sidi-Uqba) photographed at night in  Kairouan, Tunisia on 17 December, 2011. It is considered as one of the most important monuments of Islamic civilization as well as a worldwide architectural masterpiece. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani, 57, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20111217_NYT_Ferjani__MG_1076.jpg
  • CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - 14 MAY 2016: Rosemari Mealy's book "Fidel & Malcolm X. Memories of a meeting", featuring pictures of the two leaders with Luqman Abdul-Hakeem (82), a close follower of Malcolm X that chauffeured the African American activist around and introduced him to Cuban leader  Fidel Castro in September 1960, is here in Mr Hakeem's home in Sidi Maarouf, a district of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 14th 2016.<br />
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Born in Cleveland, OH, in 1934, Luqman Abdul-Hakeem was raised in Flushing, Queens, and then moved to Bayside, where he graduated in 1952. He attended the New York Technical University for a few months before enrolling in the Navy, where he stayed for two years. Though he had asked for ship duty, he ended up in Springfield, Mass., and Glennclose, Ill. He moved to Brooklyn when his hitch was done and by 1966 was studying jujitsu and aikido. He met Malcolm X during one of his sermons on 116th street in Harlem, New York, in the late 50’s. In 1985, Mr. Hakeem decided to move to Marocco because America wasn't a country where he wanted to raise hois children. He has been teaching aikido in the two dojos he owns in Casablanca until 2014, when he underwent a surgery.
    CIPG_20160514_NYT-MalcolmX_M3_0086.jpg
  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Abdulhamid Alwini, 57, drives his lifetime friend Said Ferjani around his hometown Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20111218_NYT_Ferjani__MG_1157.jpg
  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 17 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, is invited by the Abdulhamid Alwini's family in Kairouan, Tunisia on 17 December, 2011. Said Ferjani and Abdulhamid Alwini (not in picture) have been friends since elementary school, and haven't seen each other for 22 years when Said flew the country. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20111217_NYT_Ferjani__MG_1093.jpg
  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, in Sousse, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20111218_NYT_Ferjani__MG_1518.jpg
  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, looks at what remains of his father's house who died in 2006 in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjan's father died in Kairouan 2006 while Said was in exile in the UK since 1989. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20111218_NYT_Ferjani__MG_1311.jpg
  • Tunis, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, walks in the Negra mosque (under renovation) where he started his activism when he was 16 years old, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20111218_NYT_Ferjani__MG_1214.jpg
  • CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - 14 MAY 2016: Rosemari Mealy's book "Fidel & Malcolm X. Memories of a meeting" features a photograph of the two leaders with Luqman Abdul-Hakeem (left), a close follower of Malcolm X that chauffeured the African American activist around and introduced him to Cuban leader  Fidel Castro in September 1960, is here on a sofa of Mr Hakeem's home in Sidi Maarouf, a district of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 14th 2016.<br />
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Born in Cleveland, OH, in 1934, Luqman Abdul-Hakeem was raised in Flushing, Queens, and then moved to Bayside, where he graduated in 1952. He attended the New York Technical University for a few months before enrolling in the Navy, where he stayed for two years. Though he had asked for ship duty, he ended up in Springfield, Mass., and Glennclose, Ill. He moved to Brooklyn when his hitch was done and by 1966 was studying jujitsu and aikido. He met Malcolm X during one of his sermons on 116th street in Harlem, New York, in the late 50’s. In 1985, Mr. Hakeem decided to move to Marocco because America wasn't a country where he wanted to raise hois children. He has been teaching aikido in the two dojos he owns in Casablanca until 2014, when he underwent a surgery.
    CIPG_20160514_NYT-MalcolmX_M3_0179.jpg
  • CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - 14 MAY 2016: Luqman Abdul-Hakeem (82), a close follower of Malcolm X that chauffeured the African American activist around and introduced him to Cuban leader  Fidel Castro in September 1960, poses for a portrait in his home in Sidi Maarouf, a district of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 14th 2016.<br />
<br />
Born in Cleveland, OH, in 1934, Luqman Abdul-Hakeem was raised in Flushing, Queens, and then moved to Bayside, where he graduated in 1952. He attended the New York Technical University for a few months before enrolling in the Navy, where he stayed for two years. Though he had asked for ship duty, he ended up in Springfield, Mass., and Glennclose, Ill. He moved to Brooklyn when his hitch was done and by 1966 was studying jujitsu and aikido. He met Malcolm X during one of his sermons on 116th street in Harlem, New York, in the late 50’s. In 1985, Mr. Hakeem decided to move to Marocco because America wasn't a country where he wanted to raise hois children. He has been teaching aikido in the two dojos he owns in Casablanca until 2014, when he underwent a surgery.
    CIPG_20160514_NYT-MalcolmX_M3_0160.jpg
  • CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - 14 MAY 2016: Luqman Abdul-Hakeem (82), a close follower of Malcolm X that chauffeured the African American activist around and introduced him to Cuban leader  Fidel Castro in September 1960, poses for a portrait in his home in Sidi Maarouf, a district of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 14th 2016.<br />
<br />
Born in Cleveland, OH, in 1934, Luqman Abdul-Hakeem was raised in Flushing, Queens, and then moved to Bayside, where he graduated in 1952. He attended the New York Technical University for a few months before enrolling in the Navy, where he stayed for two years. Though he had asked for ship duty, he ended up in Springfield, Mass., and Glennclose, Ill. He moved to Brooklyn when his hitch was done and by 1966 was studying jujitsu and aikido. He met Malcolm X during one of his sermons on 116th street in Harlem, New York, in the late 50’s. In 1985, Mr. Hakeem decided to move to Marocco because America wasn't a country where he wanted to raise hois children. He has been teaching aikido in the two dojos he owns in Casablanca until 2014, when he underwent a surgery.
    CIPG_20160514_NYT-MalcolmX_M3_0149.jpg
  • CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - 14 MAY 2016: Luqman Abdul-Hakeem (82), a close follower of Malcolm X that chauffeured the African American activist around and introduced him to Cuban leader  Fidel Castro in September 1960, is here during an interview in his home in Sidi Maarouf, a district of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 14th 2016.<br />
<br />
Born in Cleveland, OH, in 1934, Luqman Abdul-Hakeem was raised in Flushing, Queens, and then moved to Bayside, where he graduated in 1952. He attended the New York Technical University for a few months before enrolling in the Navy, where he stayed for two years. Though he had asked for ship duty, he ended up in Springfield, Mass., and Glennclose, Ill. He moved to Brooklyn when his hitch was done and by 1966 was studying jujitsu and aikido. He met Malcolm X during one of his sermons on 116th street in Harlem, New York, in the late 50’s. In 1985, Mr. Hakeem decided to move to Marocco because America wasn't a country where he wanted to raise hois children. He has been teaching aikido in the two dojos he owns in Casablanca until 2014, when he underwent a surgery.
    CIPG_20160514_NYT-MalcolmX_M3_0115.jpg
  • CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - 14 MAY 2016: Luqman Abdul-Hakeem (82), a close follower of Malcolm X that chauffeured the African American activist around and introduced him to Cuban leader  Fidel Castro in September 1960, is here in his home in Sidi Maarouf, a district of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 14th 2016.<br />
<br />
Born in Cleveland, OH, in 1934, Luqman Abdul-Hakeem was raised in Flushing, Queens, and then moved to Bayside, where he graduated in 1952. He attended the New York Technical University for a few months before enrolling in the Navy, where he stayed for two years. Though he had asked for ship duty, he ended up in Springfield, Mass., and Glennclose, Ill. He moved to Brooklyn when his hitch was done and by 1966 was studying jujitsu and aikido. He met Malcolm X during one of his sermons on 116th street in Harlem, New York, in the late 50’s. In 1985, Mr. Hakeem decided to move to Marocco because America wasn't a country where he wanted to raise hois children. He has been teaching aikido in the two dojos he owns in Casablanca until 2014, when he underwent a surgery.
    CIPG_20160514_NYT-MalcolmX_M3_0090.jpg
  • CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - 14 MAY 2016: Ahmed Abdul-Hakeem (28), the son of Luqman Abdul-Hakeem - a close follower of Malcolm X that chauffeured the African American activist around and introduced him to Cuban leader  Fidel Castro in September 1960 - listens to his father during an interview in his home in Sidi Maarouf, a district of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 14th 2016.<br />
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Born in Cleveland, OH, in 1934, Luqman Abdul-Hakeem was raised in Flushing, Queens, and then moved to Bayside, where he graduated in 1952. He attended the New York Technical University for a few months before enrolling in the Navy, where he stayed for two years. Though he had asked for ship duty, he ended up in Springfield, Mass., and Glennclose, Ill. He moved to Brooklyn when his hitch was done and by 1966 was studying jujitsu and aikido. He met Malcolm X during one of his sermons on 116th street in Harlem, New York, in the late 50’s. In 1985, Mr. Hakeem decided to move to Marocco because America wasn't a country where he wanted to raise hois children. He has been teaching aikido in the two dojos he owns in Casablanca until 2014, when he underwent a surgery.
    CIPG_20160514_NYT-MalcolmX_M3_0066.jpg
  • CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - 14 MAY 2016: Luqman Abdul-Hakeem (82), a close follower of Malcolm X that chauffeured the African American activist around and introduced him to Cuban leader  Fidel Castro in September 1960, is here during an interview in his home in Sidi Maarouf, a district of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 14th 2016.<br />
<br />
Born in Cleveland, OH, in 1934, Luqman Abdul-Hakeem was raised in Flushing, Queens, and then moved to Bayside, where he graduated in 1952. He attended the New York Technical University for a few months before enrolling in the Navy, where he stayed for two years. Though he had asked for ship duty, he ended up in Springfield, Mass., and Glennclose, Ill. He moved to Brooklyn when his hitch was done and by 1966 was studying jujitsu and aikido. He met Malcolm X during one of his sermons on 116th street in Harlem, New York, in the late 50’s. In 1985, Mr. Hakeem decided to move to Marocco because America wasn't a country where he wanted to raise hois children. He has been teaching aikido in the two dojos he owns in Casablanca until 2014, when he underwent a surgery.
    CIPG_20160514_NYT-MalcolmX_M3_0044.jpg
  • CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - 14 MAY 2016: Luqman Abdul-Hakeem (82), a close follower of Malcolm X that chauffeured the African American activist around and introduced him to Cuban leader  Fidel Castro in September 1960, is here during an interview in his home in Sidi Maarouf, a district of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 14th 2016.<br />
<br />
Born in Cleveland, OH, in 1934, Luqman Abdul-Hakeem was raised in Flushing, Queens, and then moved to Bayside, where he graduated in 1952. He attended the New York Technical University for a few months before enrolling in the Navy, where he stayed for two years. Though he had asked for ship duty, he ended up in Springfield, Mass., and Glennclose, Ill. He moved to Brooklyn when his hitch was done and by 1966 was studying jujitsu and aikido. He met Malcolm X during one of his sermons on 116th street in Harlem, New York, in the late 50’s. In 1985, Mr. Hakeem decided to move to Marocco because America wasn't a country where he wanted to raise hois children. He has been teaching aikido in the two dojos he owns in Casablanca until 2014, when he underwent a surgery.
    CIPG_20160514_NYT-MalcolmX_M3_0036.jpg
  • CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - 14 MAY 2016: Luqman Abdul-Hakeem (82), a close follower of Malcolm X that chauffeured the African American activist around and introduced him to Cuban leader  Fidel Castro in September 1960, shows a picture of him (on the left) with the two leaders published in Rosemari Mealy's book "Fidel & Malcolm X. Memories of a meeting", in his home in Sidi Maarouf, a district of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 14th 2016.<br />
<br />
Born in Cleveland, OH, in 1934, Luqman Abdul-Hakeem was raised in Flushing, Queens, and then moved to Bayside, where he graduated in 1952. He attended the New York Technical University for a few months before enrolling in the Navy, where he stayed for two years. Though he had asked for ship duty, he ended up in Springfield, Mass., and Glennclose, Ill. He moved to Brooklyn when his hitch was done and by 1966 was studying jujitsu and aikido. He met Malcolm X during one of his sermons on 116th street in Harlem, New York, in the late 50’s. In 1985, Mr. Hakeem decided to move to Marocco because America wasn't a country where he wanted to raise hois children. He has been teaching aikido in the two dojos he owns in Casablanca until 2014, when he underwent a surgery.
    CIPG_20160514_NYT-MalcolmX_M3_0024.jpg
  • CASABLANCA, MOROCCO - 14 MAY 2016: Ahmed Abdul-Hakeem (28), the son of Luqman Abdul-Hakeem - a close follower of Malcolm X that chauffeured the African American activist around and introduced him to Cuban leader  Fidel Castro in September 1960 - listens to his father during an interview in his home in Sidi Maarouf, a district of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 14th 2016.<br />
<br />
Born in Cleveland, OH, in 1934, Luqman Abdul-Hakeem was raised in Flushing, Queens, and then moved to Bayside, where he graduated in 1952. He attended the New York Technical University for a few months before enrolling in the Navy, where he stayed for two years. Though he had asked for ship duty, he ended up in Springfield, Mass., and Glennclose, Ill. He moved to Brooklyn when his hitch was done and by 1966 was studying jujitsu and aikido. He met Malcolm X during one of his sermons on 116th street in Harlem, New York, in the late 50’s. In 1985, Mr. Hakeem decided to move to Marocco because America wasn't a country where he wanted to raise hois children. He has been teaching aikido in the two dojos he owns in Casablanca until 2014, when he underwent a surgery.
    CIPG_20160514_NYT-MalcolmX_M3_0015.jpg
  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, in Sousse, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    CIPG_20111218_NYT_Ferjani__MG_1536.jpg
  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani (left), 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, discusses with his former high school professor Sheilkh Abdulwahab, 80, who joined the Nahda movement and was jailed under Ben Ali's regime, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: A closet is in the abandoned house of Said Ferjani's father who died in 2006, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjan's father died in Kairouan 2006 while Said was in exile in the UK since 1989. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: A teapot lies on the floor of the abandoned house of Said Ferjani's father who died in 2006, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjan's father died in Kairouan 2006 while Said was in exile in the UK since 1989. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, opens the door of the abandoned father's house in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011.  Said Ferjan's father died in Kairouan 2006 while Said was in exile in the UK since 1989. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: The secondary school of Said Ferjani is located in the outskirts of Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: A young man walk in the degraded outskirts of Saud Ferjani's hometow Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Tunis, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, walks out of the Negra mosque where he started his activism when he was 16 years old, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: A Nahda party banner for the Tunisian Constituent Assemby is placed aboce the Medina wall in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, walks after the dawn prayer in the streets of his hometown Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 17 December, 2011: Said Ferjani (left), 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, discusses with his lifetime friend of the Negra mosque in Kairouan, Tunisia on 17 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 17 December, 2011: Said Ferjani (center), 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, discusses with his lifetime friend of the Negra mosque in Kairouan, Tunisia on 17 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, in Sousse, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, in Sousse, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. In the 24 October 2011 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, the first elections since the Tunisian Revolution, the party won 40% of the vote, and 89 of the 217 assembly seats, far more than any other party. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani (left), 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, discusses with his former high school professor Sheilkh Abdulwahab, 80, who joined the Nahda movement and was jailed under Ben Ali's regime, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani (left), 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, discusses with his former high school professor Sheilkh Abdulwahab, 80, who joined the Nahda movement and was jailed under Ben Ali's regime, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Sheilkh Abdulwahab, 80, was Said Ferjani's former high school professor who later joined the Nahda movement and was jailed under Ben Ali's regime, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani (left), 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, discusses with his former high school professor Sheilkh Abdulwahab, 80, who joined the Nahda movement and was jailed under Ben Ali's regime, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: ,  in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, meets his lifetime friends at the Cafe de Paris in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Street life in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, hugs a friend he hasn't seen during his 22 years exile in front of his father's house who died in 2006 in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjan's father died in Kairouan 2006 while Said was in exile in the UK since 1989. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: Said Ferjani, 57, senior member of the political and communication bureau of the Nahda (Renaissance) party, walks next to his father's house who died in 2006 in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjan's father died in Kairouan 2006 while Said was in exile in the UK since 1989. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: A mattress is in the abandoned house of Said Ferjani's father who died in 2006, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjan's father died in Kairouan 2006 while Said was in exile in the UK since 1989. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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  • Kairouan, Tunisia - 18 December, 2011: A closet is in the abandoned house of Said Ferjani's father who died in 2006, in Kairouan, Tunisia on 18 December, 2011. Said Ferjan's father died in Kairouan 2006 while Said was in exile in the UK since 1989. Said Ferjani started his activism in the Negra mosque of his hometown Kairouan when he was 16 years old, debating on politics, philosophy, economy and world events. In 1989 former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali turned against Nahda (or Ennahda) and jailed 25,000 activists. Said Ferjani was jailed and tortured. He then flew Tunisia and moved to the UK. He came back to Tunisia after 22 years, after former dictator Ben Ali flew the country.<br />
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