ISTANBUL, Turkey — Reha Muhtar, a popular Turkish writer, was vacationing on Turkey’s Aegean coast when he saw two young women, hair tucked under hoods, bodies cloaked in ankle-length outfits, diving ...

Islamic architecture has long captivated observers with its harmonious blend of spirituality, geometry, and cultural expression. Originating in the 7th century CE, this architectural tradition spans ...

The boys, with some affection, call their school “the box.” It is an acknowledgment that their modern, gray concrete building with 36 classrooms and a basketball court is both protection and ...

When I asked my students why should we care about Islamic art, baffled by the question in an art history course, they answered “because they are objects of art that carry beauty.” Yet, as we well know ...

ROME -- One recent evening, the band at the Thousand and One Nights Restaurant played hand-held drums and stringed instruments on a platform ringed with Oriental rugs and pillows, and a singer warbled ...