ISR comment: The image illustrating the cover dossier of “Der Spiegel,” a leading magazine out of Germany, a country that knows firsthand the consequences of...
Summer camp may seem like an unlikely place to create a successful, internationally-acclaimed rap group.But in the early 90s, during an era when the mix...
Inside the Arabic Islamic Institute in Tokyo, 15 students of calligraphy raptly practice writing verses from the Qur’an. Yet when the call to prayer is...
BY RUSTIN ZARKAR “Calligraffiti:1984-2013,” runs from September 5th to October 5th, 2013 at New York’s Leila Heller Gallery. As an updated version of the original...
By Erich FollathThe Southeast Asian island nation of Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, which practices an open-minded, gentle version of Islam in urban...
When you are not with close friends,you are not in the presence.It is sad to leave the people you travel with.How much more so those...
By Laila Alawa*I always feltas though my life, my being, my very selfwere forevermore saddled with thevery expectations ofgenerations before me,dusty individuals, their fervent whispers...
The Asian Civilisations Museum presents an exhibition of works of art from the Aga Khan Museum. Featuring masterpieces of Islamic art and architecture spanning many...
Vocalist Mohammad Motamedi will lead the group, which also features Sina Jahanabadi on kamancheh, Azad Mirzapur on tar, Pasha Hanjani on ney, and Hossein Rezaeinia...
The Kuficpedia project is developing through an international group of scholars and designers with a shared interest in the Kufic script. The project came together...
The Golden Globes left Hollywood muddled on Sunday with Iran hostage thriller “Argo” winning best drama and director for Ben Affleck (pictured) while presumed big-winner...
For many people, the definitive soundtrack of the mid-1990s was a band out of Virginia with unusual instrumentation and an unmistakable sound. Born and partially...
by Dave ZirinMuhammad AliMuhammad Ali turned 70 on Tuesday, and the three-time heavyweight champion who doubled as the most famous draft resistor in U.S. history...
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