Hassan Heshmat
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Hassan Heshmat is an Egypt
ian sculptor. He studied and graduated from the Porcelain Academy in Germany in 1958. His art reflects patriotic and emotional themes.
He became famous in June 2006 for an apparent attack on his art by a follower of Islamic Aniconism
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Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian sculptor. He studied and graduated from the Porcelain Academy in Germany in 1958. His art reflects patriotic and emotional themes.
He became famous in June 2006 for an apparent attack on his art by a follower of Islamic Aniconism
Aniconism
Aniconism is the practice or belief in avoiding or shunning images of divine beings, prophets or other respected religious figures, or in different manifestations, any human beings or living creatures. The term aniconic may be used to describe the absence of graphic representations in a particular...
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