Welcome to the new Middle East, which, for good or ill, was unimaginable six months ago. President Donald Trump can leverage ...

Discover the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, showcasing 500+ artworks and historical artifacts until May 2025. Engage with ...

Impeccable craftsmanship and numerical attention to detail have long been hallmarks of historical Islamic art, from the ...

About 60 men, women and children stand in front of the wide marble staircase in the art nouveau-styled Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul, admiring the 130-year-old electric elevator as it ...

Jeddah: The Diriyah Biennale Foundation inaugurated on Saturday the second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale, titled And All That is in Between, which will run until May 25.The Islamic Arts ...

Islamic art is a slow boil. It wraps itself delicately around you, slithers tantalizingly through your being and leaves you ...

From afar, the artwork looks like a classic Ottoman miniature. Get close, and scenes pulled from popular movies, internet memes and pop culture come alive. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren meets ...

The following museums in and around Istanbul are free of charge—not just on certain days of the week or for certain folks but ...

Negotiators are zeroing in on a potential deal to resolve one of the most explosive questions looming over Syria's future: ...

TEHRAN- An art exhibition showcasing Persian poet and mystic Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi's poetry through calligraphy, gilding, ...

Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series is the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, by IM Pei, the first "mega-museum in the Gulf". This austere stack of limestone ...