Greeted by Islamic poetry pamphlets, attendees stepped into the Union Building’s Quadrangle room, its perimeter lined with ...

The ancient art of stylised lettering or calligraphy is currently having its moment with renowned calligrapher Achyut Palav ...

The V&A’s Max Donnelly joins Rowan Bain and Qaisra M. Khan, co-curators of this pioneering new exhibition at the William Morris Gallery, to discuss how art from the Islamic World influenced Arts & ...

To mark the launch of a groundbreaking new exhibition, William Morris and Art from the Islamic World at the William Morris Gallery, London, Max Donnelly (Curator of Furniture, V&A) will chair a ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

What is “Islamic art”? This question has remained open ... brought to Mecca from Greater Syria and Egypt, and adorned with calligraphy by the people of Kufa in Iraq, are a testament to the ...

“It’s difficult to imagine anything more sacred to Muslims than the Kiswah that dresses the House of God,” says the Islamic art scholar Julian Raby, who returned as one of the artistic ...

Though several artefacts with origins in India in the display, the sole Indian institution is the Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art from Hyderabad. “This is the world’s only biennale ...

Explore the elegance of calligraphy as skilled hands bring each stroke to life with precision and grace. This traditional art form reflects deep cultural significance, blending creativity with ...

These discussions will delve into various aspects of history, politics, art, and culture ... Another key topic at the festival is Political Islam in independent India, which has been a subject ...

Black Elegies by Kimberly Juanita Brown is an unflinching study of black grief as a form of elegy. Brown asks: How do you mourn those you are not supposed to see? And where does the grief go?

There are certain people for whom letter writing was an art if they knew that they were doing it even as they were doing it. It’s an interesting thing to read letter collections because you feel ...