ISSUE #1 | FALL 2015
IWA first issue deals with illicit antiquities trade from Syria: from looted archaeological sites to the art market. Also in this issue, an article about the islamic ceramics, and a reflection on what modern Islamic art is.
IN THIS ISSUE
COVER STORY
Isis and the Illicit Trade of Artifacts by Amr al-Azm
Isis’s Turn of the Screw by Arielle Blattner
ARTICLES
Does Modern Islamic Art Exist? by Marina Alin
Ceramic Arts of the Islamic World by Farida Mohamedali
INTERVIEW
Islamic Art from Pakistan to San Francisco interview with Sophia Ahmed Sattar
GALLERY
The Architecture of Contemporary Mosques by the Editorial Staff