Zarina Hashmi's work that imagines "home" as an idea we carry with us sets the tone for the Institute of Arab and Islamic Art's first exhibition in New York. An installation view of Exhibition 1 at ...

Saliha Hanif and Asma Mehmood are artists of Pakistani origin, based in Dubai, represented by OneFourArt Gallery, a ...

Islamic calligraphy was developed from Arabic writing that predates Islam. Calligraphy is used as a marker of religious and intellectual cultivation, and is used to inscribe the word of God through ...

"Sites of Imagination" at Doha's Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art shines a light on the multifacted Qatari artist. Wafa al-Hamad, Lailat Al Hena (Henna Night) (1992). Collection Mathaf: Arab Museum ...

Nude painting flourished among Arab artists in the 20th century during a period of cultural renaissance. Now these rarely seen works are on view at the Wallach Art Gallery. By Sara Aridi The subject ...

Director: Mohammed Kadalah, Ph.D. The Arabic, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies (AIMES) minor offers a unique opportunity to explore the languages, cultures, histories, and traditions of a dynamic ...

Over the past decade, identity has dominated both political and cultural discourse in the US. With the new decade at a nascent stage, a former Georgetown instructor looks to use visual art to expand ...

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 ...

Several thought-provoking exhibitions are currently on display across the Arab world. From a travelling show of contemporary Saudi artists to one that highlights Beirut as a hub for abstraction in the ...

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, congratulated Professor Charbel Dagher on winning the Great Arab Minds 2025 Award in the ...