Actor Nichelle Nichols, best known for playing Lt. Uhura in Star Trek, has died on August 30, 2022, at the age of 89. She was a trailblazer for Black women on TV, and paved the way not just for future TV actors of colour but astronauts as well.
The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts in Istanbul offers visitors a chance to lose themselves in the details of hand-lettered and illustrated copies of the Quran, handwoven carpets, and many other exquisite artefacts from Islamic civilisations.
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