Galvanized by the president’s travel ban, director Adam Zucker challenges US citizens to stand up to racism against Muslims in a recent documentary. For the last two-and-a-half years, congregants and clergy from Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum’s synagogue, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, have shown up every Friday in front of the Islamic Center at NYU in Manhattan. With…
Artisans in the Turkish countryside can turn pumpkin shells into lamps. Learn how? By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Pumpkins grow all across Turkey. But Cappadocia region’s volcanic soil is especially fertile for them.andnbsp; One could see voluminous, orange pumpkins lying in rows in farms. They are mainly grown to be fed to the cattle and to extract…
Islamic art can help people understand Islam, says Kuwaiti calligrapher Fareed Al-Ali Islamic art, especially calligraphy, can play a key role in inviting people to understand Islam and clearing misconceptions about it, feels Fareed A. Al-Ali, the head of Kuwait Islamic Arts Centre. The president of the Kuwait Islamic Arts Centre, who was recently on a…
Saudi Achieves World Record for Largest Kufic Calligraphy Jeddah: The Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts (SASCA) has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for constructing the largest Arabic Kufic piece, with 8,083 pieces of lego. Kufic is the oldest calligraphic form of the various Arabic scripts. It was prevalent in manuscripts from…
One of the only Qurans ever made from silk fabric has been completed in Afghanistan — a feat, its creators hope will help preserve the country’s centuries-old tradition of calligraphy. Kabul: Each of the holy book’s 610 pages was produced by hand in a painstaking process that took a team of 38 calligraphers and artists…
New Delhi: As many as 15 monuments dating back to the 16th century nearby the majestic Humayun Tomb are now back to their splendour here in Nizamuddin area in Delhi. Along with this, a nursery spread in a 90-acre area, which houses these monuments, has also been transformed into a magnificent heritage city park. The…
Iran has resumed carpet exports to the United States after nearly six years of inactivity. In the last Iranian calendar year (which ended March 2017), Iran exported nearly $90 million worth of carpets directly to the United States. Tehran: Recently, Iran’s capital city, Tehran, hosted the world’s largest handmade carpet exhibition. According to Hamid Kargar, the head of Iran National…
Jerusalem: Did you know that there is a corner of Jerusalem that has a distinct Indian stamp to it and its various residents wear their Indian origin like a medal? Next to the Al-Aqsa mosque in the city, there is the Indian Hospice in Jerusalem. The hospice is managed by the Ansari family and has…
Sublime Galleria in Bangalore recently showcased Mohammed Hassan Khaleelullah’s calligraphic works. From a young boy taking his tiny steps into the world of artistry, to a man who holds a world record in his field of art calligraphy, Mohammed Hassan Khaleelullah was born in 1972 in Chemnad village of Kasaragod district. His father M. H.…
Around 50 students from different schools of downtown Srinagar, artists from Cultural Academy and other artists, had put on display their calligraphic works in Arabic, Persian and Kashmiri language. By TwoCircles.net, Staff Reporter Srinagar: On July 17, the newly-constructed Tourism Information Centre near Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, was filled with locals who had come to see the…
