[1] The calligraphic tradition, initially growing out of the demand for illuminated Qur'ans, was later used to embellish both religious and secular art in the Islamic world, and often appeared in ...

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art is found in a lot but not all art from the Islamic world. Plant-like decorations are also a common design. This 15th century mosaic tile features plant and floral designs Nature is often an ...

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The Islamic Arts Festival kicked off at the University of Houston Saturday, bringing a dizzying array of textiles, calligraphy and geometric art to the campus.  The festival, located at UH’s Student ...

art history, literary criticism, history, political science, and religious studies---that address the Middle East in particular and the Islamic world at large. The AIMES interdisciplinary minor is ...

That changed this fall. On Sept. 22, the museum inaugurated “The Art of Dining: Food Culture in the Islamic World.” Running through Jan. 5, the exhibition brings together 230 works from the ...