In the previous installment of this series, you learned about the different Muslim sects and the interesting ways they mix in the United States. This article will take you through the historical ...

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) -- A celebration of culture and community will get underway this weekend as the 8th Islamic Arts Festival unfolds. The Islamic Arts Society said the event is meant to bridge ...

New York — AMID the calamitous violence sparked by cartoon images of Muhammad, it’s only natural that the Museum of Modern Art would tread carefully when opening a major new exhibition dealing with ...

I have a hard time getting excited by pottery and textiles. I can respect the craftsmanship and work that goes into sculpting them and weaving together their intricate patterns, but it just doesn’t ...

What is culture? In today’s globalized world, we are familiar with seeing various cultural objects and ornamentation outside of their original location or context. If culture is not fixed and bound to ...

This is an introduction to NPR's Muslim Artists, Now series, which will highlight contemporary Muslim musicians, writers, painters and filmmakers, among others. When the Islamic galleries of New ...

Calligraphic standard in the shape of a falcon (Golconda, India, 17th-century), perforated gilt copper (© Victoria and Albert Museum, London) Although it has manifested in ways that are manifold, the ...

When I asked my students why should we care about Islamic art, baffled by the question in an art history course, they answered “because they are objects of art that carry beauty.” Yet, as we well know ...

This month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will unveil a new show of over 100 Iranian artworks dating from the 6th to the 19th century. The exhibition, titled “Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces From ...

The "Throne Carpet," center, from the Safavid Empire in the 17th century, is on display at the National Museum of Korea's new Islamic art exhibition on Nov. 21. [YONHAP] The National Museum of Korea ...

After embracing Islam, Japanese artist Şule Shinku Shirakawa moved from Tokyo to Istanbul, where she studies at Mimar Sinan ...