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like a guitar. Iraqi musicians also play
darabukkas
(drums),
duffs
(tambourines), stringed instruments called
rabaabs
, the
qarna
(a
horn), and the
zummara
(a double flute).
Traditional Iraqi music differs from American music in that it
has only a melody, whereas Western music incorporates both
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Geometric motifs and calligraphy adorn this Islamic shrine in the Iraqi town of Al-Kufa. Such
forms of decoration are common because Islam traditionally avoids the depiction of humans.