Modern-style jahiliyya in the industrialised societies of Europe and America is essentially similar to the old-time jahiliyya in pagan and nomadic Arabia.
The very first play set debuted in 1962 as a Modern-style studio fashioned of cardboard with tiny pink plastic hangers in the closet and miniature records touting real-life band names hanging on the walls.
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In sync with the rise of modern, international-style hotels is a boom in chic international restaurants.
Chapeau Bateaux sells a variety of upmarket modern and vintage-style caps from The New York Hat Co.
Hiltons were designed in the American-modern style developed from pioneering European ideas by the New York architectural partnership of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
Somewhere in the European countryside, a family lives on a manicured compound in a modern, ranch-style home with lush green lawns and a swimming pool.
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And while homes from the 1950s and '60s are enjoying renewed interest from admirers of the "Mad Men" midcentury-modern style, the same isn't true for '70s homes, even though they share common elements.
The vineyard is run by a friendly Israeli-Dutch couple and offers accommodation in its modern, South African-style wooden cabins.
While the 103 guest rooms and suites are now light-splashed and modern, the familiar Spanish-style architecture remains it now matches the new 12, 000-square-foot building which houses a bell tower, fitness studio, Spa by La Prairie and three airy guest rooms with open floor plans and retractable interior walls.
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Built into a mountainside, the ultra-modern, Barcelona style is designed to blend into the landscape.
They still smack of the Manhattan-style modern buildings that have been popping up in nearby downtown Brooklyn ever since developers have realized that many of the city's well-heeled jet set live across the East River.
The new, sleek IdeaCentre A600 all-in-one features a 21.5-inch frameless screen, and provides discerning space-conscious and style-conscious users a modern design that measures only one inch at its slimmest point, making it the slimmest all-in-one in the industry2.
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The Gorbachevs daringly decided that Raisa would be part of a modern-looking, western-style duo.
Combining modern Mauritian style (open-air architecture, thatched roofs and wooden decks) with indulgent amenities (outdoor showers and private plunge pools), this Indian Ocean resort is situated on the east side of Mauritius walk across a wooden bridge to reach part of the resort on a private island.
At the southern terminus of the walk, the ancient city of Bath provided superior opportunities for shopping (Bath aqua glass, artisan handbags), dining (Sally Lunn's, the Pump Room, Jamie Oliver's), sightseeing (museums, Roman ruins) and relaxation in modern rooftop thermal baths, Roman-style, and eucalyptus and menthol showers.
To overcome the problem of backward-compatibility, modern x86 chips such as the Pentium are able to take x86-style instructions from old software and split them up into several smaller micro-operations which lend themselves better to performance-enhancing trickery.
She hired designer Kristy Kropat, who turned a Mediterranean-style casita into a modern-industrial room with modular furniture, LED accent lights, metallic gray walls with pixelated Space Invader vinyl decals and bright pops of color.
Lawes, meanwhile, is the epitome of the athletic modern-day second-rower with a dynamic style that allows him to smash opponents in fearsome fashion.
Listen to the extraordinary path they've found between strict early-instrument style (they play modern instruments) and the big, gushy romantic approach you often hear.
Ruger CEO Mike Fifer told me that those military-style weapons called modern sporting rifles in an effort to apply more neutral branding are meant for ex-serviceman.
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For something more sophisticated, Zoe, located along the marked path to the Piazza Michelangelo, serves modern Italian fare including fresh salads, Italian-style hamburgers and grilled vegetables to a local crowd.
Tim's is a modern farm - dairy production, 21st-century style.
The ThinkPad X1 was designed for mobile professionals who demand the best in performance, mobility and entertainment, and offers a simple, modern style with backlit keyboard, fast-charging batteries and a host of performance and multimedia capabilities.
Somewhere in this stew of stories is an attempt to savor the many ingredients of a modern multicultural city, as well as an old-style injunction to follow your dream, but neither is discernible for long, due to the ham-fisted nature of the filmmaking.
The two coaches - Brown and Terry Matterson - are modern thinkers who like to play an entertaining style of rugby.
The prime minister, Yoshiro Mori, an old-style dispenser of pork with few obvious modern political skills, wins the approval of just 20% of opinion-poll respondents.
Following other popular L-Series phones, such as the Optimus L3, L5 and L7 that were released globally earlier this year, all L-Series phones are designed around five primary aesthetic elements: Modern Square Style for comfortable grip, Floating Mass Technology for a slimmer look, Seamless Layout for a more intuitive arrangement of keys, Harmonized Design Contrast utilizing metallic accents and Sensuous Slim Shape that naturally draws the user's attention.
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The size of the ancient and modern drug markets are roughly the same, though, because most of the Western-style medicines sold in China are cheaper generics.
His first major retrospective, which is drawing to a close at Tate Modern in London, has been a hit with visitors, and he created a giant spin-style painting to adorn the floor of the Olympic Stadium for the 2012 London Games closing ceremony.
While Martinez and Graham are modern artists, Gonzalez uses a 17th Century Baroque style to paint scenes of violence along the Mexico-US border.
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