In the previous installment of this series, you learned about the different Muslim sects and the interesting ways they mix in the United States. This article will take you through the historical ...

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 ...

On Thursday Nov. 8, the Muslim Students Association hosted their fall dinner at Wilbur Cross Reading Room. The event featured guest speaker Rasha Ahmed, a University of Connecticut alumni who is now ...

As the World Cup draws visitors to present-day Doha, the Museum of Islamic Art reopens with an expanded vision and presentation of Islamic history. By David Belcher DOHA, Qatar — As the world’s ...

The McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College explores sources of wonder in the upcoming exhibition Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World. Organized in collaboration ...

Introduction. Architecture and poetics ; The aims of this book -- Architecture and meaning in the theory of al-Jāḥiẓ. Architecture and meaning : al-Jāḥiẓ's view ; Aesthetic, variety and emotion ; ...

In a landmark cultural moment for Islamic arts and history, the Holy Quran Museum in Mecca’s Hira Cultural District has opened a special display featuring a folio from the legendary ‘Blue Quran’ ...

Located in a building that's a landmark in its own right, 5,000 objects chronicle 1,400 years of art and science ...

This single-volume Qur’an from Istanbul was included in a 2004 exhibition of Islamic art at the Frick Art and Historical Center. (image via Wikimedia Commons) The Frick Pittsburgh museum suddenly ...

For people who would like to learn more about Islam, The Conversation is publishing a series of articles, available on our website or as six emails delivered every other day, written by Senior ...