In the previous installment of this series, you learned about the different Muslim sects and the interesting ways they mix in the United States. This article will take you through the historical ...

SPRING, Texas (KTRK) -- A celebration of culture and community will get underway this weekend as the 8th Islamic Arts Festival unfolds. The Islamic Arts Society said the event is meant to bridge ...

I have a hard time getting excited by pottery and textiles. I can respect the craftsmanship and work that goes into sculpting them and weaving together their intricate patterns, but it just doesn’t ...

This month, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will unveil a new show of over 100 Iranian artworks dating from the 6th to the 19th century. The exhibition, titled “Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces From ...

This is an introduction to NPR's Muslim Artists, Now series, which will highlight contemporary Muslim musicians, writers, painters and filmmakers, among others. When the Islamic galleries of New ...

The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Conn., currently hosts Divine Geometry, an exhibition exploring arts in the historical and contemporary Islamic world through paintings, calligraphy, ...

South Korea has officially opened its first permanent Islamic art gallery, marking a major milestone in cultural exchange and appreciation. The newly inaugurated Islamic Art Gallery at the National ...

Spanning six continents and a thousand years of history, an exhibition of Islamic art at the Phoenix Art Museum opens more than just a window on Muslim cultures. “Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam in Time ...

When I asked my students why should we care about Islamic art, baffled by the question in an art history course, they answered “because they are objects of art that carry beauty.” Yet, as we well know ...

Milwaukee artist and NAdiaNA art gallery owner Nadia Alkhun has had an unusual journey on her way to the art world. Alkhun, who is from Jordan, has degrees in biotechnology and genetic engineering ...

Are Islam and contemporary art incompatible? It’s a provocative question, I know, but one that feels increasingly relevant in the wake of multiplying news announcements about Islamic extremists ...

Although Islam remains unfamiliar to many Koreans, Islamic culture has a growing presence in Korean society -- of the country's roughly 2 million foreign residents, an estimated 300,000 are Muslims.