Arabian Idol

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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Before Islam, many Arabs worshiped idols, like this one. First century CE. From the Temple of the Winged Lions at Petra, modern-day Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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