What is “Islamic art”? This question has remained open ... “first house” in Arabic, in reference to the centrality of the Kaaba in Mecca. The theme celebrated the daily and yearly rituals ...

Muhammad ibn Sirin, working in what is today Iraq, composed a great Arabic work ... Saint Louis Art Museum Photograph by Bridgeman/ACI A specialist in Islamic History, Víctor Pallejà de Bustinza ...

Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees on Saturday in the latest exchange for Israeli hostages captured by ...

Throughout the year, there are always retrospectives, smaller solo exhibitions and group shows announced, but some of the bigger fairs and festivals showcasing the best of Arab art are planned in ...

Doha, Qatar: The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) is among the nominees for the Most Significant Building of the 21st Century, by the influential architecture and design magazine Dezeen. The ...

Zahri. In an email interview, Wilfred de Graaf, Education Coordinator at Utrecht University concurs, emphasizing that only a small portion of collections of Arabic and Islamic manuscript texts ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...

The Museum for Islamic Art has gone for a relatively straightforward and eminently rational move by opening a new gallery tailored to introduce a fresh dimension to the institution’s wares.

The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), in collaboration with Dreama Orphan Care Center, wrapped up its inspiring event entitled: Ceramics and Heritage: From the Aesthetics of Islamic Art to Contemporary ...

Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realising it ... A band with pseudo-Arabic inscriptions runs along the edge of both the top and bottom border.

The colossal statue of Ramesses II hovers over visitors to this year's edition of Art Cairo, which returns to the headline-grabbing Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) for the third time. Under the title ...