In the year 749 CE, a devastating earthquake hit the Levant, crippling the early Islamic city of Jerash. While the earthquake may have caused widespread destruction to buildings in the Northwest ...

The National Museum of Korea in Yongsan District, central Seoul, is set to open a comprehensive exhibit about Islamic art on ...

Islamic art includes all the artistic traditions in Muslim culture Islamic art is often vibrant and distinctive. Unlike Christian art, Islamic art isn't restricted to religious work, but includes all ...

Dubai's Filmfare night: All the top stars attending In pictures: Strong earthquake strikes Pakistan Islamabad: The centuries-old Islamic art of calligraphy is often found on the walls of mosques and ...

An emerald inscribed for a Mughal emperor. A Safavid-period knotted wool carpet. An Ottoman-era curtain, intricately embroidered with metal threads, which was part of the covering of the Kaaba, the ...

Visitors of the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo’s Babul Khalq area can enjoy three temporary exhibitions throughout January as the museum celebrates its 119th anniversary. The three exhibitions were ...

Doctoral Candidate (Oriental Studies - Islamic Art and Archaeology), University of Oxford; Curatorial Researcher, Nicholson Collection, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney In 2005, the Art ...

Curatorial Researcher, Nicholson Museum; Research Assistant, Museum & Heritage Studies Program, University of Sydney Islamic art and culture is seldom on display in Australia’s museums and galleries, ...