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In Helen Zughaib's gouache painting 'Generations Lost,' thousands of Islamic women wearing patterned hajibs are holding photographs of lost loved ones. The painting by this 2009 winner of the A&O Prize was on view this week when President Obama declared war on the religious extremist group known as ISIL. In doing so, he also rejected the militant's choice of the word "Islamic" in their name saying it: “is not ‘Islamic,’ [as] no religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL’s victims have been Muslim.” In honor of the Islamic "innocents," Helen Zughaib's "Generations Lost" (above) is my NEWS OF WEEK.

In other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world:

• Buddhist Art of Week: “Buddhist Art of Myanmar” at NYC's Asia Society [More News]
• Christian Art of Week: Irving Norman's "Supreme Justice" at Rosenfeld Gallery [More News]
• Hindu Art of Week: Pan Nalin’s “Faith Connections” about the Kumbh Mela [More News]
• Islamic Art of Week: UAE to fund restoration of Egypt's Islamic Art Museum [More News]
• Judaic Art Week: Carole Kunstadt’s "Between The Lines" in Connecticut [More News]

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