Arabic calligraphy has a rich history spanning a millennium. As Islam forbids portraying images of sentient beings, artists ...

Omnia Haridy takes a journey into the world of khayamiya, or tentmaking, one of the country’s oldest and best-known ...

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Calligraphy began as a means of transcribing kanji—characters imported from China—using ink and brush. Today, shodō has evolved into an art form that not only conveys information but also ...

With over 1.5 million art objects at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, it’s no wonder that you’ll need weeks, if not months, to explore the most interesting collections housed there.

The second edition of the event will also include loans from the Louvre, the Bodleian Library, the Qatar National Library, and the Vatican—which does not have diplomatic relations with the kingdom ...

Built during the Safavid dynasty in the early 17th century, it stands as a masterpiece of Islamic art and one of the most ...

She says, “Pieces in different forms - sculptural art completely done by metal like this Arabic artist, where she's written the whole calligraphy almost like barcode ... “You have a lot of circular ...

Scott Burton, one of America’s leading sculptors, entrusted his estate to the museum in 1989, when he was sick with AIDS, to ensure his place in art history. It turned out to be a bad idea.

Students in this course will develop their skills in speaking, hearing, reading, and writing Modern Standard Arabic, the form of the Arabic language shared by all Arab countries. The course covers ...

So clearly it was learned early on in human history that art as personal adornment enhanced your status. Modern politicians use political techniques invented by rulers of old, but instead of paint ...

An angry mob in Pakistan accused a woman who wore a dress adorned with Arabic calligraphy of blasphemy, after mistaking them for Quran verses. She was saved by police who escorted her to safety ...