TEHRAN - The Jameh Mosque of Qazvin, also known as the Friday Mosque of Qazvin, stands as one of Iran’s oldest and most ...

Contemporary artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian’s “Muqarnas One” (2012) offers a stunning modern interpretation of traditional Islamic architectural elements through mirror fragments and ...

Her tour-de-force underground spa features an 82-foot swimming pool beneath light fittings modeled on Islamic honeycomb niches (muqarnas) that reflect in the water. Read Afar's in-depth review of ...

As one drives towards Kompleks Islam Putrajaya, two things stand out: the intricate, lace-like facade screens, and curved arches forming a woven-like roof. Housing the Malaysian Islamic ...

Emine Fetvaci, a prominent scholar and accomplished teacher whose research areas include the arts of the book in the Islamic world, and Ottoman, Mughal, and Safavid art and architecture, has been ...