Ceramics are an integral art form of the Middle East and North Africa. This area…
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The Aqsunqar Mosque in Cairo was built in 1347 by Amir Aqsunqur, governor of Tripoli…
“As the 49th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, I often look back to…
‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (d. 661) the cousin of Prophet Muhammad, the first Imam of…
‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (599-661) was the first cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad; the…
Knowledge is better than material wealth, because it protects you while you have to protect…
“This was an era when each of these cultures, Christian, Jewish and Muslim, retained its…
Abu Abdollah Jafar ibn Mohammad Rudaki (ca.858-941), a Persian poet and a talented singer and…
“It is my conviction that the building of this Centre is symbolic of a growing…
Carpets were probably first made by nomadic peoples to cover the earthen floor in their…
His Highness the Aga Khan: ‘the Muslim world, once a bastion of scientific and humanistic knowledge’
Today in the Occident, the Muslim world is deeply misunderstood by most. The West knows…
In the year 909, the Fatimid Imam al-Mahdi was proclaimed as caliph in present-day Tunisia,…
In the eighth century, the scientific and philosophical legacy of the ancient world was translated…
Geometric patterns, calligraphy, and vegetal patterns comprise the non-figural decoration in Islamic art. Although geometric ornamentation…
“It is a privilege to be associated with a University which has remained true for…
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