By the 12th century, a highly abstract and distinctive style of Islamic foliage patterns had emerged. Found in architecture ... art for millennia. Journey through time to discover the rich history ...

Islamic art, especially the arts of Iran and Central Asia, the art and architecture produced under the Mongols, calligraphy and books. Professor Blair teaches about all aspects of Islamic art from the ...

Discussion will focus on key monuments and readings that have shaped the history of architecture ... the course will introduce students to the art of Catholicism and Orthodoxy, Judaism and Islam; the ...

Emine Fetvaci, a prominent scholar and accomplished teacher whose research areas include the arts of the book in the Islamic world, and Ottoman, Mughal, and Safavid art and architecture, has been ...

It marks a period in Islamic history when the message was in its youth ... the Alhambra Palace is a representation of one of the finest pieces of Islamic art and architecture. As well as being Spain's ...

It's known as the "City of Jasmine" and people first settled there in the 3rd millennium BC - but tourists are warned against ...

In the heart of Zamalek, nestled between the streets of Al Sheikh Al Marsafi and Omar Al Khayam, the Islamic Ceramics Museum ...

art history, literary criticism, history, political science, and religious studies---that address the Middle East in particular and the Islamic world at large. The AIMES interdisciplinary minor is ...

Discover the AlMusalla Prize winners: a sustainable, modular musalla design inspired by regional weaving traditions and local ...

A museum show features glassware, utensils, paintings, cookbooks and more in its examination of a robust and wide-ranging culinary history.

The event is still a celebration of the history of Islamic ... for Islamic art,” Al Naim said. “Islamic art no longer discusses works of art and architecture as tangible creations, but rather ...

Incense burner. East Iranian world, 12th–13th century. Bronze; cast in openwork, inlaid with turquoise faience and glass eye. The al-Sabah Collection, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait, LNS 1218 ...