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Australian Muslim Artists Exhibition
The Islamic Museum of Australia recently opened a new exhibition devoted to artists with an Australian Muslim identity. The exhibition showcases 13 original works of art created within the last 12 months by talents coming from different communities. The objective is...
Indo-Persian Miniature Painting
The Indo-Persian miniature painting, the mathematical principles ruling it, and how this traditional art is a source of inspiration for contemporary artists.
The Militat Omnis Amans Effect
For Selim Nassib, the author of the book “The Palestinian Lover”, the love between the Zionist Pasionaria Golda Meir and the Palestinian businessman Albert Pharaon is almost impossible. This great romance opens to general considerations on the feasibility of finding a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Venice and Islam: a story of architectural influence
by Enrico Bonamano Ca’ Foscari graduate in Islamic studies and art history Many scholars have discussed the influences of Islamic art and architecture on Venetian building. How and why were Venetian architects influenced by that heritage? A deep dive into...
Jews in Muslim Eyes
COVER STORY with the support of Mehnaz M. Afridi Director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center, Manhattan College The representation of the Jew in the Arab-Islamic world from colonialism to World War II: deconstructing antisemitism...
The Conferences of the Birds
Interview with The Said Mahrouf The Conference of the Birds, also known as The Language of the Birds is certainly the most celebrated work of the twelfth-century Persian poet, Farid al-Din Attar. It tells the story of a flock of birds that set out to seek their king...
Walls of Freedom. Street Art of The Egyptian Revolution
The Bookshelf Walls of Freedom is a powerful portrayal of the first three years of the Egyptian revolution that began on January 25, 2011.The story is told through striking images that transformed Egypt’s walls into a visual testimony of bravery and resistance....
On Contemporary Extremism and Cultural Oppression
Arielle Blattner Graphic designer and MA Student of Islamic Art "In Medieval times, discrete attempts to diverge from authoritative ideology were tolerated by the Islamic ruling class for art’s sake, fostering a more liberal and independent society of artists. With...
Untranslatable
How to read the (lack of) Arabic graffiti on the Wall Rebecca Gould Assistant professor at Yale-NUS College (Singapore) Photo by Bilal Randeree. By contrast with the proliferation of the insignia of resistance in English and other European languages, only in rare...
The Materiality of Resistance
Israel’s Apartheid Wall and its Graffiti Interpreted in an Age of Globalization Rebecca Gould Assistant professor at Yale-NUS College (Singapore) Photo by Bilal Randeree. “Existence is resistance,” says a Palestinian translator at the Balata refugee camp near Nablus....