The Baltimore Sun

‘Pearls on a String’ at the Walters Art Museum offers a glimpse into Islamic royal courts from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries

Light filtered through a 17th-century white marble jali screen, and an intricate geometric pattern illuminated the floor. The jali screen, part of the Walters Art Museum’s “Pearls on a String: Artists ...
The Washington Post

Art review: ‘Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts’

The center of the world moves from East to West in a fascinating new exhibition at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. “Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts” ...
Tehran Times

Interesting facts about Islamic geometric patterns!

Dating back to the early Islamic period, these designs were developed using a set of mathematical principles. Islamic art was characterized by utilizing geometric patterns in a distinct manner owing ...
The Conversation

Contemporary Muslim artists continue to adapt Islamic patterns to challenge ideas about fixed culture

What is culture? In today’s globalized world, we are familiar with seeing various cultural objects and ornamentation outside of their original location or context. If culture is not fixed and bound to ...