49 famous architectural marvels to see before you die (including three in India)
In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I commissioned the Taj Mahal to house the tomb of his favorite wife. With its symmetrical ...
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In London, an Enormous Exhibition of 500+ Works Roots Out the Creative Seeds of Flowers
Anchoring the exhibition is an expansive and immersive work of 100,000-plus dried flowers by Rebecca Louise Law. Smaller ...
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The Islamic Arts Biennale is Open Until this Date in Jeddah
Do you have a passion for Islamic arts? Jeddah is hosting the second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale until May 25 at the ...
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Salwa Saleem’s art flowers with roots in architecture and stems in painting
Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer Visual artist and architect Salwa Saleem says she has a “passion for creating meaningful ...
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An Artist’s Surreal Garden at Musée Rodin Sets the Stage for Dior Couture
With artist Rithika Merchant’s mystic touch, the Dior haute couture runway becomes a cosmic landscape of glamorous ...
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How the Islamic Arts Biennale is broadening the definition of traditional art through its contemporary works
Impeccable craftsmanship and numerical attention to detail have long been hallmarks of historical Islamic art, from the ...
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How the Islamic State Radicalizes People Today
By Alissa J. Rubin The Islamic State has lost thousands of fighters to death or prison and suffered the demise of its self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria. But the global reach of the group ...
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The shadow of ISIS will loom over the Trump presidency
In his first term, President Donald Trump declared victory over the Islamic State. It was December 2018 and Trump announced that the U.S.-led coalition against the extremist Islamist group had ...
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New Orleans attacker’s apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights persistent threat of lone wolf terrorism
Jabbar, who died in a shoot-out with police, had pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group in online videos posted on Dec. 31, according to the FBI. It represents the first major assault on an ...
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Fears Grow of Islamic State’s Re-Emergence in Syria
Islamic State militants were already resurgent last year in parts of Syria and Iraq. Then in December, the Assad regime collapsed, furnishing them with fresh supplies of weapons from stocks ...
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Islamic State’s brutal ideology still inspires attacks worldwide
The attacker in the deadly New Year’s truck-ramming strike on revelers in New Orleans’ French Quarter had a black Islamic State flag, the FBI says. Law enforcement says it believes the ...