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West Asia & Middle East · North Africa · Against envy
Hamsa
An open hand, worn and hung in Jewish and Muslim communities across North Africa and the Middle East.An old image of the handMesopotamia to 1526Scholars trace the raised open hand to images from Mesopotamia and Iron Age Judah. The name “Hand of Fatima” was given later by Europeans, and Spain banned such amulets in 1526.Source: Wikipedia, Hamsa ↗
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