Islamic Art
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"Diversifying Halal Possibilities" Malaysia International Halal Showcase
The Malaysia International Halal Showcase will be holding its 18th edition at Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The theme for this year is ‘Diversifying Halal Possibilities’.
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Contemporary Muslim artists continue to adapt Islamic patterns to challenge ideas about fixed culture
For Muslim artists in diaspora, traditional Islamic art forms contextualize their connections to their cultural backgrounds within broader social, political and cultural concerns — concerns like migration, cultural identity and diversity.
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Ramadan: Hagia Sophia a glimpse of Turkey’s modern transformation
With tarawih prayers resuming after 88 years this Ramadan, the museum-turned-mosque stands as a sublime feat of Turkey’s Ottoman past.
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Museum for Islamic Art reopens in Riyadh with exhibition of rare manuscripts
The Museum has refreshed the display in its permanent gallery, which now includes 92 examples of Arab-Islamic art under the title Narrative of Arab-Islamic Civilization.
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India's largest art museum to open Islamic gallery
The Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad contains around 2,500 objects related to Islamic faiths and traditions.
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Plans Underway to Hold Int’l Islamic Art Conf. in Pakistan
An international conference and exhibition is set to be held at Pakistan’s University of Punjab with the cooperation of Iranian cultural centers.
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Islamic arts showcased in museum exhibitions throughout France
Collections of medieval and modern artwork from the Islamic world are being showcased in 18 cities across France. Arts de l’Islam. Un passé pour un présent will be running until March 27, 2022.
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Arabic calligraphy enscribed into UNESCO heritage list
The fluidity of Arabic script offers infinite possibilities, even within a single word, as letters can be stretched and transformed in numerous ways to create different motifs.
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Islamic art from museums around the world
'Islamic art’ is a broad term, encompassing delicate sacred folios, stately architectural structures, calligraphy, and paintings.
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Magnificence of mosques and their contents
Magnificence of mosques and their contents revealed in book created by 'dream team' of Saudi and Egyptian museums.
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Irans history and culture are of the most valuable ones in the world
The exhibition showcasing a collection of valuable and unique museum works from the Sarikhani Gallery in London and historical and artifacts from the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.
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Rare Islamic art on show at Sheikh Zayed Mosque in UAE
The exhibition titled ‘Artistic Characteristics – Elegant Calligraphy and Inspiring Features’, to celebrate the International Day of Islamic Arts, aims to preserve and revive the artistic heritage of Islamic civilization.
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No single place or medium: France spotlights Islamic art in bold country-wide exhibits
'Arts of Islam, a past for a present’ will be unveiled to the general public – free of charge – as a way of tackling the Islamophobia that persists across the country to this day.
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Ottoman atlas found in Northamptonshire smashes auction estimate
A rare Islamic atlas discovered in the attic of a historic home has sold for more than four times its estimate at auction.
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William Morris society launches online Islamic art exhibition
A new online exhibition has been launched by the William Morris Society.
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Texas: MFA Houston shows Islamic arts
For one of its online exhibitions, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has curated a selection of historical works from its stunningly diverse trove of Islamic art, including many works of Turkish origin.
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Imam Husayn (AS) in the eyes of Annemarie Schimmel
Annemarie Schimmel believed that the image presented by medieval Europe from Islam and Muslims and the Prophet of Islam was distorted. She believed that her understanding of Islam and Muslim culture was very different from that of other Orientalists because she claimed to have gone to villages and interacted with the people and gained much information.