Golden Vessel From the Islamic Golden Age Reflects Cross-cultural Connections

Prior to our modern practice of image manipulation with editing software, photographers worked more with planned intention and craft.

Manuscript exhibition reveals handwritten treasures spanning centuries and nations, in graying script and glorious technicolor, on ancient papyrus and gold-coated paper.

South Africa is the world’s largest producer of mohair, a fabric used in fine clothing. The textile tradition dates to the arrival of Angora goats from the Ottoman Empire in the 1800s.

While mastery of Indian musical traditions is one clear accomplishment, the late Zakir Hussain’s bold pursuit of his art across genres likely best defines his legacy.

Tilemaking is arguably Portugal’s most identifiable artistic expression today. And it all goes back to a 15th-century king’s love of Moorish ceramic design.

Exposure to the art and culture of India via Dutch trading ships translated to a unique phase of Rembrandt’s oeuvre. The master artist re-created 25 Mughal portraits.

Moroccan photographer M’hammed Kilito explores richness of oasis culture at Sharjah Biennial

The second Islamic Arts Biennale (Jan 24-May 25, 2025) in Jeddah explores multicultural expressions of faith, healing, regeneration and an appreciation of beauty. 

A traditional form of quilting in Bangladesh in which women embroider family history, love and memory into the fabric is blanketing markets locally and beyond.

While France is rediscovering its relationship with Arab artists of the 20th century, the latest generation of French Arab contributors to the country’s world-class art scene is exploring their own sense of identity.

For as long as poet and novelist Zahran Alqasmi can remember, his life in Mas, an Omani village about 170 kilometers south of the capital of Muscat, in the northern wilayat (province) of Dima Wattayeen, books permeated every part of his world. “I was raised in a family passionate about prose literature and poetry,” Alqasmi recalls.