So as viewers began trooping in on the inaugural day, several encountered the artistic directors: Amin Jaffer, director of The Al Thani Collection; Julian Raby, former lecturer in Islamic art and ...

Jeddah has a central place in Islam. As the gateway to Makkah, the birthplace of Islam and the Prophet Mohammed, the city has been a welcoming port to Muslim pilgrims for centuries. It has also been a ...

Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), under the patronage of Sheikha Latifa bint ...

Tracing temple-studded coastlines and rivers that gave birth to epoch-shaping civilizations, these sailings reveal how the waves have shaped our world.

Netflix's expansive catalog includes some of the most controversial TV shows if the streaming era, from 13 Reasons Why to Tiger King.

The Young Vic’s artistic director tells us about her debut feature – the story of two teenage friends who run away from Britain on a journey to Syria – which has just been unveiled at Sundance.

New films across cinemas Wednesday 15 January brings several new films to movie theatres across Egypt: - Wolf Man, starring ...

Black History Month, observed in February, was first celebrated for a full month in 1970. It later became a nationwide observance ...

A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars. The 700-year-old fresco is thought to be the only ...

Christians in medieval Europe admired Islamic art without fully realising it." While it is well known that Islamic textiles were present in late medieval European churches, surviving fragments are ...

redefines Islamic art to put Saudi Arabia on global art map Inside the Islamic Arts Biennale: A Rare Look at the Kaaba’s Drapes.(Image by X/WACommunity) Known as the Kiswah, it is made of black ...