Gunpowder and Essence Author(s):Fadel Al Mansoori Alrefai is torn over whether

Alrefai is torn over whether writing such a book compromises his integrity as a writer

and artistic research institutions

The co-authors of this scholarly and accessible work acknowledge the constraints of “smallness

living in the court of Filipe II

Gunpowder and Essence Author(s):Fadel Al Mansoori Alrefai is torn over whetherOver the past five centuries, Islamic societies have been fascinated by all kinds of Islamic art, which has continued to evolve aesthetically and technically as a reflection of different trends and practices throughout history. That weapons in those societies were considered precious possessions which expressed their owners personal taste and social status on the one hand, and the creativity of craftsmen and the high levels of workmanship on the