[Nogbad]

From what I've read, ordinary playing cards were brought to Europe by the Arabs
(having been invented in China earlier).
Tarot cards are thought to have originated in 15th-century Italy,
not long after the introduction of playing cards.

Yes, you are right, I was wrong.
It would be interesting to know the origin
of the Tarot cards in use in the Middle East.

Were they of moslem origin, or were they reintroduced by the Venetians who occupied Cyprus for many years?

[Mitchell]

It would be interesting to know the origin of the Tarot cards in use in the Middle East.
Were they of moslem origin, or were they reintroduced by the Venetians who occupied Cyprus for many years?

I don't know; it's an interesting question. Nor do I know how prominently Tarot, and the occult in general, figure in the Islamic world today.