On a visit to the Brooklyn Museum on October 7, 2023, I felt proud to see a Palestinian “thobe” like the ones I study. But then I saw the wall label.
Each mosque reflects a rich blend of faith, culture, and community values, showcasing an artistry of domes, minarets, and ornate calligraphy that symbolises the heart of Islamic culture. In recent ...
The Los Angeles museum presents a spectacular if scattershot show containing over 100 works, ranging from medieval ...
Ornate and geometrically precise art is one of the cultural legacies of Islam. Even for those countries that are no longer under Islamic rule, Islam has an enduring cultural legacy. To some extent ...
Modern Muslim intellectuals have been trying to reestablish a foundation for the revival of Islamic law. In this fascinating study, Daniel Brown assesses the implications of new approaches to the law ...
Among traditionally educated scholars in the Islamic world there is much disagreement on the crises that afflict modern Muslim societies and how best to deal with them, and the debates have grown more ...
Islamic art is art made as part of the religion of Islam close IslamIslam is the name of the religion, and its followers are known as Muslims. and forms part of religious life. It can also mean ...
Steeped in more than a thousand years of history, the neighborhood is the beating heart of modern Istanbul ... the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum. The Turkish and Islamic Art Museum is a ...
and French and named 1 of the top 5 books for understanding Islam by the Wall Street Journal), among other books. She is editor of Islam, Revival & Reform: Redefining Tradition for the Twenty-First ...