“The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke” -Jerzy Kosinski Through our faith we learn the importance and magnificence of self-expression. Islamic art throughout history has...
1. The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), Istanbul, Turkey The breathtaking Sultan Ahmed Mosque, more popularly known as Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule...
Art therapy can have many benefits and we’ve only just started to tap in and research its therapeutic ways. This can lead to an incorporation of art in its many...
Ramadan carries out traditions in various parts of the Muslim world. For Egyptians, this would be the abundance of Ramadan lamps (Fawanees, sg. Fanoos or Fanus), which are produced using...
When we think of famous artists, not many of them will be Muslim, but that’s not to say it isn’t a part of our heritage. In fact, Islam is all...
What is Art? To put it simply it’s “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination” but it’s much more than that isn’t it? The above definition doesn’t...
