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Mosque, tomb, and madrasa of Qala'un, Cairo, built 1283-85. Mashrabeyya details focus on the carved wooden screen with its spindles and incised patterns. Beyond, a blur. What life must have looked like for Muslim women long ago.

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Filename: Detail of a carved wooden mashrabiyya
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Mosque, tomb, and madrasa of Qala'un, Cairo, built 1283-85. Mashrabeyya details focus on the carved wooden screen with its spindles and incised patterns. Beyond, a blur. What life must have looked like for Muslim women long ago.