Jay Bonner’s new book on Islamic geometric patterns is as dense and thick (595 pages) as the thorniest of textbooks, but the hundreds of illustrations and the immersion in this topic are simply ...

Islamic art includes all the artistic traditions in Muslim culture Islamic art is often vibrant and distinctive. Unlike Christian art, Islamic art isn't restricted to religious work, but includes all ...

Calligraphy is a centuries-old tradition of an artistic writing of different languages by using its alphabets in many different manners. Calligraphy is recognized by various scripts that have invented ...

A scientist from the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates has arrived at a new method that may help craftsmen to simulate and produce immeasurable numbers of stunning patterns of ...

Most Western artists today set out to break the bounds, to attempt something entirely new or aggressively to confront whatever is considered “conventional”. The artists featured here‑mainly Middle ...

The beautiful saying of Hazrat Ali Bin Abi Talib (AS), the fourth caliph of Islam, reads as “the beauty of writing is the tongue of the hand and the elegance of thought.” Another famous saying which ...