It has always been a study collection, not a museum and is open only by appointment.

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Congress might even go a step further and mandate data collection so that Treasury or other agencies could study their effectiveness.

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The Collection is of great significance for the study of the history and culture of the peoples of Central Asia, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and the Arab world, and of the political, diplomatic and cultural relations between them.

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The museum contains a room dedicated to the Emirati woman poet Ousha Bint Khalifa -- known as the Girl of Arabia, a gallery devoted to temporary art exhibitions, a collection of Arabian fragrances and oils, traditional jewelery and a women's study center.

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Five hundred dresses and garments have been catalogued and photographed over the past 18 months for the Zandra Rhodes Digital Study Collection.

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The purpose of the workshop is to help participants develop a common understanding of the objectives of the study, and provide them with a platform for jointly defining the data collection and analysis process, the reporting framework and the modalities for validation and dissemination of the outcomes.

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