Jay Bonner’s new book on Islamic geometric patterns is as dense and thick (595 pages) as the thorniest of textbooks, but the hundreds of illustrations and the immersion in this topic are simply ...

Scientists analyze the world’s complexity to identify its underlying universal laws. Mystics immerse themselves in life’s complexity to experience a spiritual unity. And Arab artists from the eighth ...

There’s a building boom underway in the Middle East, and many of the sparkling high-rises and shiny new mosques are adorned with intricate patterns and geometric designs from traditional Islamic art.

Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center Paisley, the teardrop-shaped pattern that has decorated ...

Islamic art is art made as part of the religion of Islam close IslamIslam is the name of the religion, and its followers are known as Muslims. and forms part of religious life. It can also mean art ...

Those wondrously intricate tile mosaics that adorn medieval Islamic architecture may cloak a mastery of geometry not matched in the West for hundreds of years. Historians have long assumed that sheer ...

The finery of tapestry and carpets, the grandeur of soaring arches in mosques and palaces, and the beauty of calligraphy are just some of the art forms highlighted in a new film by Unity Productions ...