Explore Saudi Arabia’s evolving and vibrant art scene with insights from veteran art collector Basma Al Sulaiman.
Islamic art is a slow boil. It wraps itself delicately around you, slithers tantalizingly through your being and leaves you ...
A History of Alcohol in the Islamic World (Hurst/Oxford University Press). “Alcohol has been formally banned forever, in a way,’” Matthee said. “But there’s law, and there’s reality.” Islam is the ...
Long ago, a substantial ancient Greek population from the island of Crete lived in the ancient city of Daedala, located in ...
Fresco painting has a long and rich history in Africa, stretching back to ancient Egypt around 2000 BCE. These weren't just ...
Jeddah has a central place in Islam. As the gateway to Makkah, the birthplace of Islam and the Prophet Mohammed, the city has ...
In Syria the provisional government led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham has removed the term “gods” and images of statues from the school curriculum. Men destroy statues so that the statues do not destroy ...
Syrian voices bring Doha to life this week with pianist and composer Malek Jandali's Syrian Symphony and singer Assala ...
Traditionally performed barefoot in a circle, Margam Kali narrates the life and missionary work of St. Thomas, the apostle ...
Princess Eugenie has shared images of her trip to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to learn about art and historical artifacts.
The Graduate Muslim Student Association (GradMSA) and the Islamic Center of University of Connecticut (ICUC) would like to share an exciting and significant proclamation made by Governor Ned ...
Civil rights activists gathered outside the headquarters of Target Corp. on Thursday to call for a national boycott of the ...