Islamic calligraphy was developed from Arabic writing that predates Islam. Calligraphy is used as a marker of religious and intellectual cultivation, and is used to inscribe the word of God through ...
For Muslims, the Qur’an is revered as God’s own art. Islam is essentially an aural religion; God’s word came to the Prophet Muhammad as a voice, instructing him to iqra’, “Recite!” In fact, iqra’ is ...
This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and its companion exhibition,Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the ...
A nearly completed gypsum window sits at the center of the workshop beside al-Aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in Islam (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Walking around Jerusalem’s ...
Introduction: Axes -- Part I. A History of Mirror Writing: 1. Perspectives : Previous Scholarship on Mirror Writing -- 2. Foundations : The Practice of Mirror Writing -- 3. Orientations : Reversed and ...
The Islamic Arts Society has become a fixture in Houston's cultural landscape through its annual Islamic Arts Festival. This year’s event will take place Nov. 15-16 at the University of Houston. With ...
The Islamic Architecture style has a diverse history, spanning over a millennium, stretching from Western Africa to Europe to Eastern Asia. Beginning in early 7th century Arabia, this form of ...
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