by iwamag | Feb 18, 2016 | issue #2 | winter 2016, the bookshelf
The Bookshelf The Hajj, Pilgrimage in Islam by Eric Tagliacozzo and Shawkat M. Toorawa Edited by Eric Tagliacozzo and Shawkat M. Toorawa Cambridge University Press Publication date: November 2015 ISBN: 9781107612808 Paperback, 441 pages $ 29,99 “The Hajj is one of the...
by iwamag | Feb 17, 2016 | issue #2 | winter 2016
What an indie video game on geometry and maths can tell us about Islamic design Giulia Gallini IWA – Islamic World of Art’s Editor-in-Chief The Islamic Art Historian Pure Islamic art is something you do not see frequently in video games. As a matter of fact,...
by iwamag | Oct 6, 2015 | issue #1 | fall 2015
The evolution of techniques and design of early Islamic ceramics Farida Mohamedali Islamic Art and Architectural Historian, SOAS Alumna Photo by Bilal Randeree. This article sheds light on the evolution of techniques and the design of these early Islamic ceramics and...
by iwamag | Sep 29, 2015 | issue #1 | fall 2015
Why ISIS is tightening up its Islamist propaganda by Arielle Blattner Graphic Designer and MA Student of Islamic Art Over the last several years, the rise of Islamic extremism has resulted in the public destruction of several objects of archaeological and artistic...
by iwamag | Sep 29, 2015 | issue #1 | fall 2015
From looted archaeological sites to the art market: how the illicit trade supports the Islamic State Amr Al-Azm Associate Professor of Middle East History and Anthropology, Shawnee State University Looting with Buldozers near Raqqa. Photo by Amr al-Azm. In the past...
