The same formula for painting the human figure was used over hundreds if not thousands of years. Head and legs always in profile; eyes and upper body viewed from the front. For Egyptian sculpture and statues, the rules stated that male statues should be darker than female ones; when seated...
While it is still officially a secular state, the Turkey we experienced felt very Islamic. Most women wore hijab, although not many wore the full burka. There are mosques everywhere in all sorts of shapes and sizes. From the pink, unassuming Yeralti Mosque to the imposing Blue Mosque with ...
Spine-tingling insights into ghosts from all around the world A ghost is the spirit of a deceased person or animal who has not moved on to the afterlife. Ghosts may appear to the living in a number of forms, and there are countless types...