It’s time for some fresh thinking in the Arab world
Source: The National In 2016, many parts of the Arab world are in a state of disarray. The instability that one sees relates to political disorder that exists in both […]
6 TED Talks That Will Boost Your Creativity
Source: Motto “Creativity is always a leap of faith,” author Julia Cameron said. “You’re faced with a blank page, a blank easel or an empty stage.” It’s all part of […]
The hidden maths in great art
Source: BBC Art and mathematics. For many, this would appear to be synonymous with chalk and cheese. One is the domain of emotional expression, passion and aesthetics. The other, a […]
Islam was a religion of love, and the Taj Mahal proves it
Source: The Washington Post By Haroon Moghul In the early 1630’s, right around the time the Puritans were beginning to build Boston, Mumtaz Mahal died in childbirth. In those days, […]
A Chinese Emperor’s poem about Prophet Muhammad
Hong Wu, a Chinese Emperor in the fourteenth century, built mosques as well as had an army inclusive of several Muslim generals Source: World Bulletin / News Desk Hong-Wu (also […]
Muslim women’s art exhibit celebrates diversity
Source: CBC We’re more alike than we are different — that’s the message behind a new art exhibit in Surrey which features the work of nine female Ismaili Muslim artists. […]
What Quality Education Should Teach You, According to a Harvard Scientist
http://time.com: Harvard’s great biologist/psychologist Steven Pinker is one of my favorites, even though I’m just starting to get into his work. What makes him great is not just his rational […]
Exhibit honouring Muslims during WWII sets up in Winnipeg
A traveling exhibit that celebrates Muslims in Albania who saved most of the country’s Jewish citizens and refugees during the Second World War is currently in Winnipeg. Besa: A Code […]
Islamic art: Iconoclasm: the counter-narrative
Although received wisdom would have us believe otherwise, Islam is not actually an anti-iconic religion. Indeed, down through the ages, it has always produced images. Today, artistic creativity needs to […]
New threat to Taj Mahal
Hindu: Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad, the city of glass and bangles, will now be surveyed for air pollution caused by its glass units operating within the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) covering the Taj Mahal and 40 other protected monuments. The world famous glass industries which have been in news since 1990s […]
Islamic fashion clothing is about to reach 10% of global clothing market
Source: ABC Euromonitor International, which issued a review of halal product markets, thinks that nearly double-digit annual growth awaits the global market of Islamic fashion clothing in the medium-term prospect. […]
Quran dating back to Akbar’s period recovered in Mysuru, India
Source: The Hindu The last page bears the year in which it had been written. “It was written in 1050 of the Hijri calendar, which works out to 1605 AD, […]
Swiss sense and Indian sensibility spark art exchange
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Swiss sense and Indian sensibility spark art exchange By Anand Chandrasekhar AUG 9, 2015 – 11:00 Indian artist Hetal Chudasama is interested in myths and local folklore (Hetal Chudasama) Switzerland and India couldn’t be more different if they tried. A Swiss-funded exchange programme allows artists from both […]
Muslim rule and compass: the magic of Islamic geometric design
theguardian: by Alex Bellos — Islamic craftsmen turned geometry into an art form because pictures of people were not allowed in holy places. Dutchman Eric Broug – who lives in the north of England – has become a global ambassador for this design style. Here he explains why it fascinates […]
Iranian film on prophet Muhammad set for premiere
A multimillion-dollar biopic about the childhood of the prophet Muhammad – Iran’s most expensive and lavish film to date – is set to premiere on Sunday. Tehran’s Fajr international film […]
Iran to hold film festival on Prophet Muhammad
Tehran Times: The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance will hold an international short film festival on the Prophet of Islam with the motto of “Muhammad, the Messenger of […]
In memoriam of my beloved Mother
By: Sayyarah Chowdhry I have learnt fortitude and patience from the trees. They weather the icy winds, their leaves are gone, crushed and buried under the snow. They are left bare armed But they wait for the spring , when they will get freshly clad with green robes. The flowers […]
If great architecture belongs to humanity, do we have a responsibility to save it in wartimes?
The lands of Syria and Iraq gave rise to some the oldest societies we know: the Sumerians, the Akkadians, the Babylonians, the Assyrians, the Parthians, the Romans and many others. […]
New Aga Khan Museum to Showcase Cultural Contributions of Muslim Civilizations
Source: Artlyst A new Museum to showcase the cultural and scientific contributions of Muslim civilizations is to open in Toronto Canada in September.The Aga Khan Museum will be dedicated to […]
Muslim women’s clothing as a fashion trend
Daily Sabah: Globalization exercises substantial impact in all industrial sectors, including the fashion world. Meanwhile, technological advances and an increasing number of international companies push to eliminate borders. In the […]