By the end of the 11th century, Muslim Europe was in retreat. In Spain, Christian kingdoms were slowly pushing south; in ...

Its heritage reflects centuries of diverse influences from Pharaonic monuments to Islamic and Mamluk architecture. However, preserving this legacy is an ongoing challenge in the face of urban ...

The cultural specificity that emerges is in conversation with the idea of what a “true” or “pure” Islam is. This discussion is present through nearly all art forms, literature, painting, architecture, ...

Emine Fetvaci, a prominent scholar and accomplished teacher whose research areas include the arts of the book in the Islamic world, and Ottoman, Mughal, and Safavid art and architecture, has been ...

Norma Jean Calderwood University Professor of Islamic and Asian Art Professor Bloom teaches courses on the history of Islamic art and architecture. He also offers undergraduate seminars on such ...

This is understood as a prohibition of using animal and human forms in texts, textiles and architecture. Islamic calligraphy ... was later used to embellish both religious and secular art in the ...

This great cathedral embodies the many complex ways in which Latin Christendom and the Muslim world have interacted and ...

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 ...

The second edition of the Islamic Art Biennale opens its doors from January 25 to May 25, 2025, in Jeddah.