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The Art of Islamic Calligraphy: Rituals and Traditional Art

By Khalid Pablo Casado // January 8, 2018January 8, 2018

When you start studying calligraphy, you never know when you will finish your career. The art of Islamic Calligraphy is a lifelong learning; it is a journey where you don’t just learn how to write…

Placing the Islamic First in an Art Exhibit: A Review of Sackler Gallery’s “The Art of the Qur’an” Exhibit

By Lawrence E. Butler // December 1, 2016December 14, 2016

The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery’s dazzling new exhibition, “The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts,” offers Smithsonian museum visitors a new perspective on Islamic art. From the Sura…