The Future of a Promise is the catalogue for the largest pan-Arab exhibition of contemporary art at the 54th Venice Biennale. From Tunisia all the way to Saudi Arabia, this landmark exhibition curated by Lina Lazaar brought together more than 25 recent works and commissions by some of the foremost artists from the Arab world, […]
One of the world’s major forms of writing, Arabic script is the language of the Koran and became widespread as a result of Islamic conquests of much of the world. The Koran places great importance on writing, and in the first verse of the holy book, reading and writing with the calamus, or reed pen, […]
Armed with a camera and a map, Afzal Huda set out to chronicle the Separation Wall in Palestine. His aim was to magnify the ugly face of the Wall and depict the contradictions and hardships endured by people living under a military occupation. But instead of the overwhelming reality of suffering he had witnessed, his […]
Geometric patterns are perhaps the most recognizable visual expressions of Islamic art and architecture, magnificent in their beauty and awe-inspiring in their execution. Now, with the aid of this book, anyone can learn how to master this ancient art and create intricate patterns or re-create classic examples. An introduction guides the reader through the basics, […]
Review “Essential for libraries and useful for individual readers who will find essays on subjects rarely treated in English.” Kevin Dwyer, American University in Cairo “Constitutes a ‘counter-reading’ of received views and assumptions about the absence of Arab cinema in the Middle East.” Michael T. Martin, Black Film Archive, Indiana University About the Author Roy […]