“The classic checkerboard pattern of white squares interspersed with black or gray squares is ancient and traverses multiple ...

Plant-like decorations are also a common design. This 15th century ... In some art from the Islamic world, you will find repeating patterns of flowers and plants. These patterns can be seen ...

Middle Eastern mosques combine traditional Islamic architecture with modern design elements, reflecting deep-rooted faith, ...

Japanese fashion designer Kobayashi Kaori was enchanted by the beauty of the hijab while visiting Malaysia. The experience ...

The UAE-based social enterprise 81 Designs is proud to launch at the 16th edition of Abu Dhabi Art fair (20-24 November) its ...

"Now that I am looking at Viking patterns differently, I am convinced I will find more Islamic inscriptions in the remaining fragments from these excavations, and other Viking era textiles.

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 brought seismic changes to Iran, not least for women. One area that has come under scrutiny is the way women dress and wear their hair - the old Shah, in the 1930s ...

These particles were arranged in patterns that never exactly repeat – similar to how the tiles in medieval Islamic art create ...

Finally the book explores the interplay between law and politics, explaining how the jurists and the ruling elite led a symbiotic existence that - seemingly paradoxically - allowed Islamic law and its ...

Demolitions in Cairo's City of the Dead, have sparked a backlash over the destruction of historic tombs, with calls for ...

War in the Middle East escalated yet again as Israel bombed targets in Iran in a spiraling pattern of attack and retaliation that has inflamed the region. Israel said it was punishing the Islamic ...