By: Tariq Khamis Book review: Early twentieth century studies of the Islamic city take an Orientalist approach that fails to understand the true rationale behind the cities architectural heritage. In […]
Arabic calligraphy, is the artistic practice of handwriting, or calligraphy, and by extension, of bookmaking Architecture, is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. introduction for an […]
by Edward Said Samuel Huntington’s article “The Clash of Civilizations?” appeared in the Summer 1993 issue of Foreign Affairs, where it immediately attracted a surprising amount of attention and reaction. […]
Thoughts about Orientalism and Architecture In Orient, Orientalism is a subject of many mixed feeling and variable viewpoints, viewpoints that spread from being considered “The Cultural Side of Western Colonization” […]
Chris Wiegand, guardian.co.uk A crowd is forming outside some formidably solid doors in a shady corner of the Topkapi palace in Istanbul. For centuries, westerners have been enticed […]
Introduction: In the 19th century, a fad for the Orient appeared. The artists were inspired by its luxury, its mystery and of course, the supernatural that surrounded this part of […]
Art & Architecture in the Arab world 