| diwani script ... Dobrovsky, Josef |
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- cursive style of Arabic calligraphy developed during the reign of the early Ottoman Turks (16th-early 17th century). It was invented by Housam Roumi and reached its height of popularity under Suleyman I the Magnificent (1520-66). As decorative as it was ...
- Diwaniyah, ad-
- town, south-central Iraq. The town lies in a riverine area about 20 miles west of a channel of the Euphrates River, and some nearby areas are under irrigation. Agriculture is the main occupation; palm trees, vineyards, and orchards are cultivated. ...
- Dix, Dorothea Lynde
- American educator, social reformer, and humanitarian whose devotion to the welfare of the mentally ill led to widespread reforms in the United States and abroad.
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