Al Sudais also attributed the measure to the huge crowding in the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina due to the influx of pilgrims during the Hajj season and keenness to protect ...

In this thought-provoking episode, Kings and Generals explores the controversial theory that Islam may not have originated in Mecca, but in Petra. Drawing on archaeological, textual, and geographic ...

Diriyah Biennale Foundation concluded the 2nd edition of Islamic Arts Biennale, which was held at the Western Hajj Terminal ...

The project, known as EPIC City, has yet to break ground, but political leaders say this development could lead to religious ...

Louvre Abu Dhabi has just announced its full exhibition programme for the 2025–2026 season and it’s nothing short of ...

Rare Islamic artefacts are to go on display in West Yorkshire, including pieces from the tomb of Prophet Muhammad. The exhibition is being held on Saturday at Unity Centre Masjid Ghausia in ...

Yet, as Assistant Minister of Culture Rakan Altouq admitted during his opening speech, ‘Islamic art has been at risk of mummification ... the Kaaba (the cube-shaped shrine at the centre of Mecca’s ...

Under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, ...

Perhaps the principal one is about how Islamic art can be separated from its producers ... At the heart of the exhibition are the centres of Mecca and Medina, to which a pavilion each has been ...

“The Kaaba in Mecca is where all Muslims go on their ... it is considered one of the most sacred objects in Islamic art, ritual, and worship. Some items in the exhibition are a few years ...

The second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale ... coming from over the road here to see the Mecca and Medina pavilions last time,” said art historian Julian Raby. The first edition in 2023 ...

These intricate instruments, which served multiple functions from timekeeping to finding the direction of Mecca, showcase how ... intellectual heritage of Islamic civilization and its continuing ...