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 ...

Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realising it." While it is well known that Islamic textiles were present in late medieval European churches, surviving fragments are ...

redefines Islamic art to put Saudi Arabia on global art map Inside the Islamic Arts Biennale: A Rare Look at the Kaaba’s Drapes.(Image by X/WACommunity) Known as the Kiswah, it is made of black ...

Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series is the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, by IM Pei, the first "mega-museum in the Gulf". This austere stack of limestone ...

Hamid Rahmanian (Iranian, born 1968), Kay Kavous and the Flying Throne [detail], from Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings, 2015, digital print on metallic paper, 13 x 19 inches. Collection of ...

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has been collecting Indian art since 1891 and currently holds a wide-ranging collection ...

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, ...

What is the Islamic Date today? Islamic Date Today is 10 Shaban 1446 in Saudia Arabia. Islamic date May 2025 - People often utilize the online Hijri calendar to find today Islamic date. This page is ...

Georgios Gerapetritis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, accompanied by Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to Hellenic ...

The opening of the Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery at York University last November marked a significant addition to the Toronto arts landscape. As part of the Goldfarbs’ $6-million donation, a new ...

Mohamed Ali Nafti, Tunisia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand ...