The Manhattan Mercury2d
Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition
Under a vast canopy of tents in the Saudi city of Jeddah, religious artefacts are on display alongside contemporary art ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency3d
A century-old Zionist group is being rebooted — and wants Jews to ‘fight back’ on the street
Betar US is going after pro-Palestinian activists — and also pro-Israel advocates whose tactics it deems overly timid.
GoodNewsNetwork11d
13th-Century Fresco Believed to Depict the Use of an Islamic Tent in Christian Church
Tents, especially Islamic tents were among the most prized gifts in diplomatic exchanges and the most sought-after spoils on ...
700-year-old Italian fresco reveals medieval church's use of Islamic tents
A 700-year-old fresco discovered in the convent church of S. Antonio in Polesine in Ferrara, Italy, reveals that luxurious ...
Scroll14d
Remembering the lost art of calligraphy in Kashmir from the 7th century to the late 19th century
The art of rendering emotions into beautifully curved lines was enkindled further by the terse spiritual needs of a culture which came into contact with the Islamic tradition of embellishing names ...
Phys.org14d
Rediscovered fresco reveals Islamic tents in medieval Christian churches
Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realizing it ... of a tent erected out in the open. In the early 15th century, the fresco was partly painted over with scenes ...
Art Institute's elaborately displayed tooth, thought to belong to John the Baptist, turns out not to
Researchers took samples from the tooth in 2016. The results, not widely disseminated, showed it was from someone in the 5th ...
The Art Newspaper15d
An entwining of the past and present: how history and modernity inform Islamic art in the 21st century
What is “Islamic art”? This question has remained open since the term was coined by Western art historians in the 19th century. The debate is alive and well today among scholars who are ...