The Original Dhu'l-Faqar

[AhmedH]

Originally Posted by ariel

Never knew Turks to be so teary-eyed and gullible.... Must have been hell of a love story to force them to circumvent every known museum protocol:-)

Of course, I had already a lot of knowledge regarding Islamic arms and armor from the time of my secondary enrollment, but this was nothing when it comes to what was in the books of these libraries that I've found when I went to the university. During the four-year enrollment to earn my B.A. (from 1995 to 1999), we had to make two researches every year; one in Islamic architecture, and the other in Islamic art. I usually chose my architectural research about castles, citadels, and city walls, while my art research dealt with arms and armor. After earning graduating in 1999, I started my post-graduate studies. That year, we had to do three researches; one in Islamic art, the second in Islamic architecture, and the third in Islamic painting. Again, all three researches had to do with castles and citadels, and arms and armor. Everywhere in my faculty I was known for my love of military archaeology! Till now, the members of my faculty staff call me "Ahmed of the swords!"