A clip of a Los Angeles police officer converting ... The video shows an imam guiding a man in uniform as he recites the Islamic shahada, or declaration of faith. According to text superimposed ...

What is “Islamic art”? This question has remained open since the term was coined by Western art historians in the 19th century. The debate is alive and well today among scholars who are ...

“It’s difficult to imagine anything more sacred to Muslims than the Kiswah that dresses the House of God,” says the Islamic art scholar Julian Raby, who returned as one of the artistic ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

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

The McMullen Museum of Art has unveiled an extraordinary exhibition—Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World—which bridges centuries of Islamic intellectual achievement ...

Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artefacts are on display alongside contemporary art pieces, part of the kingdom's bid to transform its ultraconservative image. The ...

religious artefacts are on display alongside contemporary art pieces, part of the kingdom's bid to transform its ultraconservative image. The second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale ...

A clip of a Los Angeles police officer converting to Islam was filmed more than a year ... The video shows an imam guiding a man in uniform as he recites the Islamic shahada, or declaration of faith.

geometric patterns came to be widely prevalent in Islamic art. But the biennale in Jeddah features medieval Persian illuminations, including royal portraits, as well as a fountain designed by ...