On 1 October, the School for Arabic Calligraphy (madrassat tahssine al-khat al-Arabi) will be conducting an admissions test in its premises in the Bab Al-Sheariya district of Cairo for all individuals ...
The scarab, one of Ancient Egypt’s most enduring emblems, has been reinterpreted by designer Azza Fahmy in a new collection ...
Zohran Mamdani borrowed a historic Quran from the Schomburg Center for his inauguration, now on view at the New York Public ...
The student-organized demonstration urged UNC administrators to reverse course instead of purely looking at the centers as ...
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah founded Hyderabad in 1591 by turning crisis into vision. Escaping plague and overcrowding in Golconda ...
A growing number of travellers are now planning holidays around shopping, with ‘thrift-tripping’ tipped as one of the next ...
English typography, by contrast, was largely shaped by the printing press in the West, while Arabic letterforms evolved ...
Introduction: Axes -- Part I. A History of Mirror Writing: 1. Perspectives : Previous Scholarship on Mirror Writing -- 2. Foundations : The Practice of Mirror Writing -- 3. Orientations : Reversed and ...
Discover how to create a stunning mixed media painting featuring Islamic calligraphy for Ramadan. This step-by-step art tutorial walks you through preparing the canvas, using gold and black paint, ...
Alexander the Great, known as Iskandar or Dhul-Qarnayn in Islam, holds a unique place in Islamic history as a figure with ...
The inauguration of New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, was a celebration of many historic firsts. At 34, Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is the first South Asian and African-born person to ...