| 单词 | Islamic |
| 例句 | It was the Muslim high court which examined all possibly nonauthentic converts to the Islamic religion seeking to enter Mecca. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the Muslim kids go to an Islamic school called Iqra Academy, thirty minutes away. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Even though it isn’t even dark outside yet, after all the early morning drama at the Islamic Center, it seems much later than it actually is. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z That said, while the country was deprived of my mom's shampoo-commercial-quality tresses, there were also benefits to the Islamic Revolution. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z But my brothers, all three of them, they dress Islamically, in long kurtas and thowbs, like the companions of the Prophet. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z They were married a short time later, first signing their Islamic marriage contract in a traditional nikah ceremony, and then later they celebrated with a more formal occasion. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As the Christian Crusade once went East, now the Islamic Crusade is going West. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As long as it meets the requirements of Islamic modesty and cleanliness, it can be a “thing of beauty, ’’a fashionable item if you will, of any culture. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Sugar was now a Muslim luxury, a sign of the wealth and generosity of Islamic emperors and kings. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The expertise at distillation that medieval Islamic alchemists developed to produce alcohols and perfumes also let them distill petroleum into fractions, some of which proved to be even more powerful incendiaries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Naheed and her family had as much in common with Islamic extremists as, well, nothing. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the Islamic world had its eye on the ball, and most of the classical texts we have now were preserved in Arabic translation. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Dahlia always wears the hijab, and not just at the Islamic Center. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “We’re here at the scene of a serious attack of vandalism and arson at the Islamic Center of Greater Milwaukee,” the woman says. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Mustafa managed to convince Baba to let him drive us to the Islamic Center. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I glared at him, sitting in the next room eating Oreos and watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, blissfully unaware that his sisters might get shipped back to the Islamic Republic. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z After the Islamic Revolution, the origin date reverted back to Muhammad’s pilgrimage. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I told them that some slaves brought from Africa spoke Arabic, and were Islamic in their religion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And since she is running the book fair at the Islamic Center, she didn’t want to miss anything tomorrow. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Some aspects of Islamic law are observed in Iran's legal system, but today the country mostly operates under civil law, ratified by the parliament. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Since the Mujahideen takeover in April 1992, Afghanistan’s name had been changed to the Islamic State of Afghanistan. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When she didn’t want to bother worrying about clothes or how they looked on her, the shoulder-to-floor Islamic dress solved the problem, and tidily. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z However, just as Aristotelian philosophy conflicted with Islamic teachings, it conflicted with Jewish theology. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z With Yuko and a handful of other women from the mosque present, she pronounced the shahadah, the Islamic pledge of conviction of faith. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z This is the true Islamic belief that has guided us on our journey. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Oh, you mean Sarah? That she’s going to see that Dad’s not Islamic?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Auntie Fatima declares that the leftover candy will go to the mosque to be distributed at the Fun-Fun-Fun Islamic Quiz Game. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The song starts with shots of our neighborhood, then it moves from our quiet street, to Southridge Mall, the Islamic Center, and outside my school. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Tons of other cars are pulling into the parking lot now, and I want to tell them to turn around and go home and not go inside the Islamic Center. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He was a full professor of the University of Cairo, on leave from there to be in New York as the Director of the Federation of Islamic Associations in the United States and Canada. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As we pass the little library, one of my favorite parts of the Islamic Center, I see that the books have been knocked off the shelves and many are in shreds. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Barely two weeks had passed post-Olympics, and I was with my family in Chicago at the largest Islamic conference in North America helping to staff our Louella booths. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “We’d prefer you spend more time with people your own age who are a better influence. And with Yusuf and with other boys from the Islamic Center.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Dad, we’re going to Chicago this weekend. For the Islamic Quiz Bowl tournament. Are we going to see you?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Jerusalem was also a holy city for Jews and Muslims, and had been an Islamic city since the seventh century. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z They liked his talk of bringing back Islamic law, because everyone was frustrated with the slow, corrupt Pakistani justice system. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I make a face at Muhammad and see Farooq hovering across from us, pretending to look at Islamic books. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “The kids are going to be in a recitation competition at the Islamic Center. We hoped you would help them prepare.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Imam Malik stands behind a podium that has a sign with the Islamic Center’s logo on it and greets us all. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It wasn’t halal, which meant it was forbidden in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z In the early 1980s, however, when the national government, dominated by northern Arabs, tried to impose Islamic laws on the entire nation, civil war broke out. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I had an important keynote scheduled at an Islamic conference in Chicago, so I was happy to find some modest options tucked in the racks of elegant dresses. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Their society showed how disparate elements — French, Islamic, and African — can mingle to create a unique and distinctive culture. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone else is talking, animated, excited, hopeful that this year, our first year, we’ll win miraculously and then head to the regional Islamic Quiz Bowl competition, even though the other two teams are more experienced. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Police cars line the driveway to the Islamic Center, making everything I’ve heard suddenly very real and even more terrifying. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z His system, as expounded in his thirteen-volume opus The Almagest, had much influence both in Europe and in the Islamic world, and was later adopted as dogma by the Catholic Church. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z It was probably the same women who gave my parents grief for sending us to public school instead of a private Islamic school. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I hadn’t been able to sleep last night either and had bad dreams about what had happened at the Islamic Center. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z If Baba only knew about the boys from the Islamic Center. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z West Africa eventually did receive Fertile Crescent domestic animals across the Sahara, and later accepted Islamic influence, including Arabic writing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She had met a kind Egyptian-American man, and the two of them had followed traditional Islamic marriage laws and were going to have their wedding celebration in March. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Our newspaper Muhammad Speaks ’ full back page carried an architect’s drawing of a $20 million Islamic Center proposed to be built in Chicago. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z For months I imagined whoever had attacked the Islamic Center living among us and was afraid of passing them on the street or at the grocery store. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z And so they found a spacious second-floor apartment in a quiet residential section of Newark and a private Islamic academy for the children to attend. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I’d like to donate part of this to help set up a little kids’ basketball league at the Islamic Center when it reopens,” he says, and the room erupts into cheers. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z An Islamic Jihad Council, formed in Peshawar by several of the Mujahideen factions, would oversee things for two months, led by Sibghatullah Mojadidi. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Much of Jordan’s civil code was based on Islamic law. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Round one starts with questions on Islamic history. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He claimed to be a mufti, or an Islamic scholar, and said he had a problem with the school. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Answer: First, let me commend you on your interest in following Islamic precepts in your life. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I picture the Islamic Center—the two-story community building holds the main hall, where lectures, weddings, and all the parties take place. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z If we did not mend our ways and introduce sharia, or Islamic law, more severe punishment would come. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I kept complaining about all the things she was doing. Like this Fun-Fun-Fun Islamic Quiz Game thing.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Soon a large Jewish community flourished in Islamic Spain. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In Islamic law, it means to set out for Ka’ba, the Sacred House, and to fulfill the pilgrimage rites. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z After dinner, as I sit on my piano bench and start to practice, my mind wanders back to the ride home from the Islamic Center. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Fanaticism in war, of the type that drove recorded Christian and Islamic conquests, was probably unknown on Earth until chiefdoms and especially states emerged within the last 6,000 years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They tortured people to get information about who was breaking Islamic law. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I do my Islamic duty of glancing at them periodically to make sure they aren’t reaching for each other’s hands or playing footsies. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “And what are the five categories of protections enshrined in the laws? Five categories of protections? Enshrined in Islamic laws? Islamic laws?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z So, along with a group of other friends, Abu founded a new mosque in East Orange, New Jersey, where traditional Islamic precepts would be observed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Giving to the poor, one of the pillars of Islamic faith. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z But when Khomeini came to power, he founded the Islamic Republic of Iran and introduced Islamic law to the country. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The reporter next asks Imam Malik questions about the history of the Islamic Center, and his voice shakes as he answers. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The Islamic statement of faith, in transliterated Arabic: there is no God but God. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Who would want to watch us get nitty-gritty with Islamic facts? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Our watan is now known as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z There it is, beside the tissue package she takes out, the little green book with embossed-gold writing that she carries around with her, One Hundred and One Evils and Their Islamic Cures. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “It still may not permit this adoption. In fact, even the more moderate Muslim nations are hesitant with adoptions because in many of those countries, Islamic law, Shari a, doesn’t recognize adoption.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As they climbed, Babi told them that Bamiyan had once been a thriving Buddhist center until it had fallen under Islamic Arab rule in the ninth century. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “What are the primary objectives of Islamic laws? The primary objectives of Islamic laws? Islamic laws? Objectives?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “It’s okay with me. And that reminds me, we might have a first student for your lessons, a little girl named Aisha. Her mother was inquiring at the Islamic Center.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Someone broke into the Islamic Center and did some damage. Imam Malik called and asked Baba to come right away.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Some of them don’t have a way to get to the Islamic Center if their parents don’t drive or have cars.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I’m the first of fifteen students competing, since each participating Islamic school program entered five top contestants. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z While the Islamic world was spreading and absorbing new knowledge, enjoying the taste of sugar, Europe had gone the opposite way: isolation. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The building next door to it, the social hall of our Islamic Center, was trashed and marred with graffiti. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z If monotheism was what counted, there would have been a scientific revolution in the Islamic and Orthodox worlds. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In order to make that happen, I needed to send an updated passport photo to the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was housed in the Pakistani embassy in Washington, DC. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The coffin was lowered into the grave, the head facing the east, in keeping with Islamic tradition. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Nowadays, Islamic societies in the Middle East are relatively conservative and not at the forefront of technology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "My Tehran for Sale" was shot in the Iranian capital and is critical of the Islamic republic's hard-line policies. Website: Iranian actress faces jail, lashing 2011-10-11T07:16:03Z “It wasn’t about asking them to make an Islamic Harry Potter,” says Stengel. ‘Death to the infidels!’ Why it’s time to fix Hollywood’s problem with Muslims 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq, so in that sense Chomsky is right. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z But they express it by singing about Islamic values, freedom for Palestine, and other social issues facing the global Muslim community. In Indonesia, pious 'punks' promote Islam 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Within hours, talk around the tragedy had descended into a bizarre Linnaean exercise: Was this homophobia or “radical Islamic terror,” an occasion to decry open borders or to rail, once again, against irresponsible gun laws? Obama and the Collapse of Our Common American Language 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z And late last month it announced that it would open a new space dedicated to Islamic art. Neil MacGregor, Director of British Museum, Is Stepping Down 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z She joined The Times in 2013, and was previously a correspondent in Turkey covering politics, the migrant crisis, the Kurdish conflict, and the rise of Islamic State extremism in Syria and the region. Chidera Eggerue Has Some Tips (and Hashtags) for Self-Love 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z They are ruled by an Islamic government — one, in fact, that is becoming more extremist by the year. 1,000 Islands, 2 Worlds 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z We wanted to liberalize the country, in tune with its older Islamic traditions. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z Flavorwire surveys spellbinding Islamic architecture at mosques and palaces in Iran. Links We Love: What We're Reading This Week 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z As part of that deal, Aceh won the right to be the only Indonesian province to use Islamic sharia law as its legal code. Indonesia's Aceh introduces whipping as punishment for gay sex 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z The Islamic prohibition on alcohol was shrugged off. T Magazine: Expatriot Games 2011-03-11T17:02:22Z What will become of Palmyra ruins after Islamic State killing of Syrian archaeologist? Object Lesson: Hallucinatory collages tell the story of the U.S.-Mexico border 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z He continues to head the Islamic Institute for Ethical Training in France. Oxford professor of Islamic studies charged with raping two women 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z The depiction of human figures in art is discouraged under Islamic law. Maldives marine artwork destroyed for being a 'threat to Islamic unity' 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z At several times, alas, greater Persia reverted to extreme Islamic austerity. Review | At last, we hear the beautiful — and sometimes bawdy — Persian poems by women 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z In the foreword, the publisher states that the book is for everyone, Muslims and non-Muslims, though the solutions are offered from an Islamic perspective. A glimpse into Guantánamo Bay's library 2013-05-03T15:38:29Z The directors also show videos of the beheadings of several Western captives by masked Islamic State killers; these propaganda videos were noteworthy not just for what they showed, but also for their professional polish. Review: In ‘Hell on Earth,’ Horrors From the Syrian War 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Two films from the Islamic world and one from Israel. The Carpetbagger: ?A Separation? and ?In Darkness? on Oscar Foreign Shortlist 2012-01-19T00:00:11Z When their harmonious village life is threatened by violent Islamic fundamentalists, they're given a real test of faith. This week's new films 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z Shahid, brother to Ahmed Kamal who runs the corner shop on the street, has flirted with Islamic fundamentalism and finds himself arrested because one of his former friends is involved in a bomb plot. Guardian book club: Capital by John Lanchester 2013-03-01T17:42:01Z He immersed himself in Islamic literature, and quickly came to the conclusion that he needed to learn Arabic in order to continue his studies. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z After 9/11 — and with greater intensity after the 2005 London bombings — he immersed himself in books and articles on Islamic history and culture, not knowing where his research would lead. Film: The Gang That Couldn?t Bomb Straight 2010-10-23T16:08:00Z The text’s early pages are replete with gilding, floral motifs and other Gothic Christian staples, while later pages exhibit the tightly woven geometric patterns that are one of the hallmarks of Islamic aesthetics. An Illuminated Hebrew Bible Has a New Home 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The Maldives is an Islamic nation in the Indian Ocean. Maldives officers apologize to tourist detained for 'indecent' bikini after arrest video goes viral 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z According to Islamic tradition, it was constructed by the prophet Abraham and his son Ishmael on the foundations of the first building to be built on earth. Design: It's a World of Black Rectangles 2010-12-12T18:30:00Z It’s one of the holiest times in the Islamic calendar, commemorating the revelation of the Quran, Islam’s sacred text. Sumatra: Seeking serenity in a place of prayer 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Late last year, as thousands of migrants from Syria poured into Europe, he announced that he had established the Weidenfeld Safe Havens Fund to rescue some 2,000 Christians threatened by the militant Islamic State. George Weidenfeld, British Publisher of ‘Lolita’ and London Fixture, Dies at 96 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Instead of highlighting Islam as one united religion, it celebrates the secular, tolerant and cultural aspects of different Islamic civilizations. Amid cultural clash, Louvre honors Islamic art 2012-09-20T17:35:09Z Firouzabadi said that any such game or application would need to get permission from the country's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. Iran bans 'Pokemon Go' over security concerns 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Timed to coincide with the opening and to continue until spring 2013, the Louvre will host a festival of contemporary Islamic art, beginning on Sept. ArtsBeat: Louvre's New Islamic Galleries to Open in September 2012-07-24T17:27:55Z The perpetrators were two Islamic Militants with ties to extremist groups. Charlie Hebdo will no longer publish images of the Prophet Muhammad 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z “As briefly as you can,” he injected when an audience member asked how Mrs. Clinton would decide whether to deploy troops against the Islamic State. Matt Lauer Loses the War in a Battle Between the Candidates 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z “A question arises, did these caricaturists need to offend Islamic believers?” he said. In Meeting, Putin Vows to Protect Artistic Freedom in Russia 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Iran's Islamic law bars women from watching men playing sports such as volleyball and football and an Iranian-British woman was sentenced to a year in jail last year for protesting outside a volleyball venue. Iran to let foreign women watch men's volleyball tournament 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Optimistic as Ms. Wright is, she acknowledges that Islamic change agents face a host of obstacles and uncertainties in the years to come. Books of The Times: Upheaval and Hope in a Land of Turmoil 2011-08-01T23:00:10Z The artist manipulated bus stop posters promoting the exhibit by substituting the original photographs with images of the Islamic State fighters. 'We get people to stop and look': The election year's most provocative political artists 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z It’s unlikely but not inconceivable that the Islamic State will also modify its imperialism in order to survive. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The Bible is also notable for its exhibition of both Christian and Islamic aesthetic influences. An Illuminated Hebrew Bible Has a New Home 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z "Islamic State soldiers will be the last people to suffer from food shortages. The population will suffer first," Barrett said. Food hijack by Islamic State fuels debate over transparency of aid 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z The London dealer Prahlad Bubbar is another newcomer, concentrating on “the arts of South Asia and the Islamic world,” he said. For Those Attending TEFAF, Art Outweighs a Robbery 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z I regard Islamic extremism as the biggest threat that Islam faces. Letters: I am not against Islam, but Islamic extremism 2010-09-02T23:05:00Z So here we see a 15th-century book of Islamic Tafsir — commentary on the Koran — from Syria or Egypt, in which the portions of the Koran being discussed appear in red in the volume’s margins. Exhibition Review: Abraham?s Progeny, and Their Texts 2010-10-22T22:50:00Z An attempt to consolidate Islamic government with a nuclear weapon has alarmed Israel and the world powers. Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review 2013-03-01T17:30:02Z Filmed in Lebanon, the more-than-20-part series that started on Saturday follows the widow of an Islamic State commander turned leader of a women's morality police force. Saudi-owned TV drama fights Islamic State propaganda 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Under United States law, it is also illegal for anyone to pay a ransom to groups the State Department deems terrorist organizations, like the Islamic State. A Freed Hostage Audits the Murky Business of Captive Negotiations 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z This was still a young field of study in early colonial France, and his photographs of minarets and mosques in 1842 and 1843 offered an unprecedented record of medieval Islamic architecture. An 1840s Road Trip, Captured on Lustrous Silver 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z This low-key, beautifully photographed movie portrays Gulzar and Afzal as innocents who are stuck in a kind of permanent adolescence born of poverty, lack of education and a puritanical Islamic culture. ‘Valley of Saints,’ Directed by Musa Syeed 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z He later distanced himself from those comments, saying that he was merely answering questions about Islamic law. New North American Tour for the Former Cat Stevens 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z The plants on display are all associated with the cultivation of gardens in Islamic Andalusia, in southern Spain. Exhibition Review: Temptations Found in Gardens of Islamic Delight 2011-05-20T23:27:00Z In addition to that museum, Sheika al Mayassa oversees the Museum of Islamic Art and the Arab Museum of Modern Art. A Progress Report on the National Museum of Qatar 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, in Syria, the chaos of civil war created perfect conditions for the Islamic State’s explosive growth and a home base for its self-proclaimed caliphate. Review: ‘Black Flags,’ Tracing the Birth of ISIS 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z The Tunisian message speaks volumes: you cannot continue fighting what you call Islamic extremism by supporting Arab despotism. After Tunisia: Nouri Gana on Tunisia 2011-01-28T13:00:04Z Muslim-majority Malaysia, for example, is home to large populations of ethnic Chinese and Indians who don’t abide by Islamic taboos against booze. The world’s biggest drinkers are not who you think 2014-04-23T12:15:00Z Wandering freely among Egyptian carvings and Roman mosaics, Islamic ceramics and Renaissance oils is a liberating experience, with the artefacts given new life freed from the damask-lined corridors of their Parisian parent. Louvre-Lens: helping a mining town shed its image 2012-12-05T15:11:46Z The most worrisome new trend in Sri Lanka was the onset of some Islamic jihadist activity. US embassy cables: India accuses Pakistan of supporting Taliban 2010-12-16T21:30:37Z The first major cultural landmark of the new millennium was Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art. A Golden Age for Museums in the Persian Gulf 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z To avert the demolition of a Syrian cultural heritage building in Manhattan, she had campaigned to turn it into an Islamic community center, drawing death threats. Queer Exile: Three Novels About Émigrés, Lovers and Family 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Its decision to publish new cartoons this week ridiculing its opponents in the Islamic world formed the backdrop for yet another attack Thursday in France, where three people were fatally attacked in a church. Charlie Hebdo: Proud to provoke Islamists, despite violence 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z The CIA recently calculated that 20,000 to 31,500 Islamic State fighters are in Syria and Iraq and that 2,000 Westerners have joined its ranks in Syria alone. Islamic State's soft weapon of choice: social media 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z At the Islamic Center, Shams and I were quickly put to use, launching and editing a newsletter, Al-Falaq, or “Daybreak.” How to be a Muslim at NYU after 9/11 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z "They are openly hoping that Muslims who are discriminated against, even rejected as asylum seekers, will turn to Daesh," he said, using an Arabic acronym for Islamic State. Syrian refugee debate draws comparisons to Holocaust 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z “He is portrayed as a Sultan who is arrogant, cruel, inhumane, devious with all kinds of trickery, unreliable and who does not fully practice Islamic teachings,” the ministry said in a statement. Malaysia bans Bollywood film over negative portrayal of Muslim ruler 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z He also wanted some modern crusaders, and he knew who he thought fit the bill: jihadists, such as those who returned to Belgium after fighting for the Islamic State in Syria. Is Milo Rau Really the Most Controversial Director in Theater? 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Here we’ve collected some highlights from his epically eclectic oeuvre, where Dürer mingled with Duchamp, Islamic ornament with African textiles — all with a vibrancy that was unmistakably New York. Ten Signature Images From Milton Glaser’s Eclectic Career 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z The United States is exploring options to evacuate thousands of Iraqi civilians trapped by Islamic militants on a barren mountain in northern Iraq, after four nights of humanitarian relief airdrops, U.S. officials said on Sunday. Photo of boy holding decapitated head is barbaric: Australia PM 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Matisse's passion for Islamic art was essential to these radical works. 'Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs' at MoMA follows artist's paper trail 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z But between what the Aga Khan advocates and what the Islamic State does is a nearly infinite spectrum of human potential and degradation. Toronto’s new Islamic art museum aims to express a non-threatening Islamic identity The academy boasts that it has trained five national champions this year, but over the past five years it has also lost a handful of boxers to fighting in Syria for the Islamic State. In Brussels, Art Museum Brings Hope to Muslim Neighborhood of Molenbeek 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Under territorial imperatives long operative at the Met, Mughal material falls within the purview of the Asian — as opposed to Islamic — department. The New Season: Asia Dominates New Season of Art Shows 2011-09-18T04:00:09Z The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America recently developed a voluntary five-star system to denote various attributes of certified halal livestock or poultry. Sustainable halal meat is making inroads in Muslim communities 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Atassi arrives with his own camera, and Mr. Homsi emerges as a full-fledged screen presence just before he, too, is detained by Islamic State militants. In ‘Our Terrible Country,’ Mohammad Ali Atassi Explores the Syrian Revolt 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z During the war years, many objects were looted, including the Raphel, but Islamic textiles and reliquary were returned to the museum. Poland May Buy Extensive Czartoryski Family Art Collection 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z It claims to be the world’s oldest inhabited city — replete with biblical and Koranic lore, Roman ruins, ancient Islamic edifices and Ottoman-era palaces. 36 Hours in Damascus 2010-12-03T15:37:00Z "There is no link between the terror attacks of Daesh and the dress of a woman on the beach," Vallaud-Belkacem told Europe 1 radio, using the Arabic acronym for Islamic State. French PM defends burkini ban but some in cabinet wary 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z “When brands invest in this Islamic garment market, they are shirking their responsibilities and are promoting women’s bodies being locked up.” What Freedom Looks Like 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Second, if your aim really was to save us from Islamic terrorists, you missed by miles. Ban Trump’s sad view of America 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z I am saying that the belief that you should die for making fun of a book or a prophet is much more mainstream in Islamic culture than it is in other cultures. Bill Maher speaks his truth: “I have never, in my entire 23 years on television, tried to offend people” 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z “We either wear our abaya or Western styles of our choice under that — there is still no in-between here like there is in other Islamic countries,” she said. Saudi Arabia Just Had Its First Fashion Week 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Just above the north wall is the mausoleum of Saladin, the celebrated medieval leader of the Islamic forces against Richard the Lion-Hearted and the Crusaders. 36 Hours in Damascus 2010-12-03T15:37:00Z Islamic dietary laws also require that the animal be free of unnecessary suffering during death. Sustainable halal meat is making inroads in Muslim communities 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Aceh isn't the only Islamic society in Asia to cane transgressors. Keeping the Faith in Banda Aceh 2010-03-25T10:25:00Z It includes interviews with former Islamic State members, relatives of terrorists, FBI agents and attorneys. These researchers study terrorists. Sometimes, they also stumble across scoops. 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The beast carries Islamic royal regalia in a canopy on its back, while two flying birds, similar to a Chinese phoenix, hover above him. Review: A Long Parade of Cultures Leaves a Rich Trail in the Art of Sumatra 2010-08-04T14:00:00Z Israel wants more time to destroy Hamas’ rocket arsenal and military tunnels and to inflict enough pain to deter the Islamic militant group from launching rocket attacks in the future. AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EDT 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z There was undoubtedly a tradition of tolerance of minorities in Islamic Istanbul under the sultans, though it was exercised only in the presence of varying degrees of deference and demands. Museums: In Turkey?s Museums, Sacred and Secular Interweave 2010-05-25T22:26:00Z The collection contains artifacts from the prehistoric, classical, Islamic and Buddhist eras, including manuscripts, weapons and sculptures, but it focuses largely on Afghanistan’s past and does not exhibit contemporary paintings or sculpture. Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z And yet the Islamic rebel groups are trying to wipe out this ancient culture – and in the process have forced Malian musicians to examine the role they should now play. Mali music ban by Islamists 'crushing culture' 2013-01-15T21:10:07Z In the wider Middle East, the jihadists of the Islamic State were rampaging through Iraq and Syria and bombing the kingdom. ‘MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman,’ by Ben Hubbard: An Excerpt 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Because Mosul is a war zone under Islamic State control, information on what actually happened at the museum is sketchy — and will remain so for some time. The Mosul Museum video from Islamic State could be a staged drama 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Mind you, I am very much more Cyrus and Darius than I am Islamic Republic.” Television: The Persian-ness of ?Shahs of Sunset? on Bravo 2012-03-09T23:39:45Z How and why did the Buddhas survive more than a dozen centuries of an Islamic Afghanistan, only to meet their end at a particular political moment in 2001? The Buddhas of Bamiyan by Llewelyn Morgan ? review 2012-05-18T21:55:08Z In 2011, the Metropolitan Museum opened 15 galleries dedicated to Islamic art; and in 2012, the Louvre reopened its Department of Islamic Art after extensive renovation and expansion. British Museum to Open Gallery Dedicated to Islamic Art 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z In some societies, particularly Islamic ones, the wealthy bestow their largesse on religious foundations. From ancient castles to mega-yachts: what history teaches us about the super-rich 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z One of the most borrowed titles is the Arabic self-help book Don't Be Sad, published by the International Islamic Publishing House in Saudi Arabia. A glimpse into Guantánamo Bay's library 2013-05-03T15:38:29Z Muath al-Kaseasbeh, there are reports that the Islamic State is running out of hostages or, at least, running low on foreign hostages whose deaths would galvanize world reaction. Immolation of Jordanian pilot aims to drag us back to barbarism 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Hazleton’s portrait of Muhammad in prose is refreshing, considering his physical depiction is forbidden according to Islamic teaching and grounds for protest in the Islamic world. Biography paints portrait of Muhammad as prophet, man 2013-01-17T22:06:50Z With the link to the Silk Road, suzani weavers were able to benefit from the flow of designs between the East and the West, gaining inspiration from Chinese floral motifs and Islamic geometric abstractions. A 20th-Century Suzani Wall Hanging from Uzbekistan Is on the Block 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Now 76, Naderi is a pioneer of the Iranian new wave, having completed a half-dozen features before the 1979 Islamic revolution. ‘The Runner’ Is a Gem of the Iranian New Wave 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z What caught his eye were Islamic calligraphy and decorative patterns. Ibrahim el-Salahi: from Sudanese prison to Tate Modern show 2013-07-03T18:30:01Z Ankara wants YPG fighters to withdraw from the area to secure its border, and Washington wants guarantees that the U.S.-backed YPG forces which defeated Islamic State will not be harmed. Factbox: Turkey's Russian missile deal strains ties with Washington 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z The 17th-century white marble “crown of palaces” in Agra, north India, combines Persian, Islamic and Indian architectural styles and took 22 years to complete. 10 virtual tours of the world’s most famous landmarks 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z We also see how Islamic decorative style affected Hebrew scripts and influenced illuminations of both the New Testament and the Hebrew Bible. Exhibition Review: ‘Crossing Borders’ Opens at the Jewish Museum 2012-09-15T00:26:51Z Today Libya is in effect a failed state, divided between an Islamist government in Tripoli and an internationally recognised parliament in Tobruk, with Islamic State and other jihadist groups controlling territory. Fighting dirty: could Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie take down Hillary Clinton? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The founder of the Islamic State in 2006 believed a messiah was going to appear at any moment, so he made terrible battlefield decisions as a consequence. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Yasser Arafat is the first official visitor to Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran during the Islamic revolution. Radio review: World Stories ? Revolutions In Iran 2010-09-23T08:00:00Z With no actors and no actual filming, it relies entirely on clips from other films, stills, news footage and even Islamic State online videos, with a soundtrack often at odds with the images. Godard injects anarchic spirit at Cannes with small screen cameo 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Halfway through the event, the auctioneer arrived at an Erol Akyavas painting, the showcase piece of the evening, one of the few Turkish works that had a vaguely Islamic theme. Voyages: The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble 2012-02-10T17:20:36Z Some questioned whether the performance was appropriate in the Muslim-dominated society in Kashmir and others raised broader questions on the Islamic approach to music and role of women in the society. Kashmir girl band breaks up after threats 2013-02-05T13:32:10Z Unlike Islamic State jihadists and white supremacists, incels — short for involuntary celibates — are not, as a group, preaching hatred by promising a path to redemption or salvation through violence. A Podcast Playlist of the Summer’s Hottest 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z The two damaged busts were recovered by the functionaries of the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums of Damascus in the Museum of Palmyra, after the liberation from the Islamic State group armed forces. UNESCO-backed exhibit in Rome features 3 destroyed treasures 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Clooney led the international outcry against Brunei’s ruling, which incorporated Islamic laws, or sharia, into the national penal code. George Clooney vows to keep up pressure on Brunei over gay-sex death penalty 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z In fact, most Islamic fundamentalists are “religious novices” and “there is evidence that a well-established religious identity actually protects against violent radicalization.” I am not the Tsarnaevs 2013-04-22T15:19:00Z The pixelated pattern of eight-point stars, a symbol widely used in Islamic art, suggests the play of light and shadow in a Northwest woods. Artist Tina Randolph makes dining spaces unique 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z In practice, Spain is still an overwhelmingly Catholic country, although Protestant and Islamic believers are increasingly important demographically. US embassy cables: Briefing notes for US senator tells story of looted Pisarro 2010-12-08T23:00:00Z Mr. Armajani grew up in a Christian family in Tehran, but was immersed in Islamic culture. Fraught and Fabulous: Art That Shows a Passion for Democracy 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The gallery's nearly 170 pieces mainly concentrate on Islamic art from countries such as Spain and India. Detroit Institute of Arts' New Gallery: Islamic Works 2010-03-09T00:45:00Z It was on that trip that Chandler Frost made the promise of a gift that would forever change the Islamic art collection. Behind the greatness of LACMA stand many great women 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Set up in 2009, the £25,000 prize is awarded to contemporary artists inspired by traditional Islamic design techniques; the winner will be announced in September. Monir Farmanfarmaian: 'In Iran, life models wear pants' 2011-07-12T20:59:01Z Later that year, after Islamic forces overthrew the U.S.-backed shah of Iran, Ames flew to Tehran. 'Good Spy' scrutinizes Middle East CIA officer Robert Ames 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Soon after, the threat was issued by Abdelfatah Hamadache, a radical Islamist preacher in Algeria, who leads an obscure Salafist group, the Islamic Awakening Front. An Algerian Author Fights Back Against a Fatwa 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z As the evolution of power led to the extinguishing of scholarly pursuits in Islamic nations, Europe, building on the work of Islamic and Chinese scholars, flowered into the Renaissance. “If we did not protest, no one would punish those men”: A brutal murder, a sham trial, and justice denied in Kabul 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z But their voices were drowned out by a male voice on a recording, because according to Shiite Islamic tenets, women’s singing voices are arousing. ‘Argo’ just another insult by Hollywood, Iranians say 2013-02-19T06:28:19Z Levinson’s travels smash a lot of his preconceptions — for instance, when he sipped 12-year-old scotch with citizens of Pakistan, a supposedly “teetotaling Islamic Republic.” Eat, Pray, Laugh 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z A muqarnas dome is a type of honeycombed dome unique to Islamic architecture. Islamic State reported to destroy historic tombs in ancient city of Palmyra, Syria 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z It operated as a monastery until this spring, when it was levelled by Islamic State. Islamic State reported to destroy historic tombs in ancient city of Palmyra, Syria 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Their stocks include Arabic translations of Karl Marx, modern Moroccan cookbooks as well as centuries-old manuscripts of Islamic law, some of which sell for thousands of dollars. Marrakech's historic booksellers once again face eviction 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z But many hope that the Islamic State rampage will slow as it comes under pressure. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z “The mammoth, multi-million-dollar mansion … is located 1,096 feet from the Islamic Center of Washington — one of the largest mosques in the Western Hemisphere,” writes Daily Caller education editor Eric Owens. The Daily Caller loses it over Obama family mansion that’s (gasp!) 1,096 feet from a mosque 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Biram, an anti-slavery campaigner in Mauritania, decides to publicly burn several Islamic texts that justify slavery, even though doing so makes him guilty of apostasy, punishable by death. Amid African Extremism, a Writer Finds an ‘Ordinary and Rare Kind of Bravery’ 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z I went to the Islamic Society of Greater Youngstown for Friday prayer. Outside coastal bubbles, to say 'America is already great' rings hollow 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration seized it at the Imam Khomeini International Airport due to the culture ministry's reported delay in repaying its debts. Pollock art returned to museum 2012-05-29T16:00:41Z Yet a different story entirely caught on in Argo, as if there was nothing new in Iran 34 years after the Islamic revolution. Zero Dark Thirty and Argo don't do justice to Arabs 2013-02-20T13:00:00Z Video released by Islamic State supporters, purporting to show them at work in Nimrud, included footage of the militants using bulldozers and electric drills to tear down murals and statues. Drones fly over ancient Nimrud to help secure Assyrian ruins 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z But before Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, the countries were close allies and Iran was home to a large and thriving Jewish community. New Israeli espionage TV series tackles shadow war with Iran 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Rohde interpreted this as a sign that there is an ongoing “civil war in the Islamic world for the interpretation of this faith”. Serial recap – season two, episode four: The Captors 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z By the original rivers of Babylon, now war-torn regions of Iraq and Syria devastated by the Islamic State, stories emerge of captives taking refuge in the river. Frederick Douglass, July 4th, and remembering Babylon in America 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z There are essays — miniature pamphlets, almost — on political subjects and especially on the danger posed to the West by Islamic terrorism and totalitarianism, a subject that has preoccupied Mr. Hitchens since 2001. Christopher Hitchens on Writing, Mortality and Cancer 2011-10-09T20:13:18Z Islamic tradition forbids the direct portrayal of religious figures by individual actors, a code “The Lady of Heaven” abides by. ‘The Lady of Heaven’ Review: A Tale of Two Eras 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Of the proposed Islamic center near ground zero, she said, “What if they built it in the shape of an extended middle finger?” Not Done Yet 2010-10-08T21:40:00Z This fall eight pieces with his provenance will go on view in the newly renovated Islamic galleries at the . Antiques: Moonlight and More From a Victorian Artist 2011-03-03T22:12:19Z This is downright bizarre, since the play is a Greek tragedy — one that predates the Islamic era. How L.A.'s Islamic art shows might expand our 'Middle East' vision 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg shows no hint of confusion over his support of construction of a giant mosque and Islamic cultural center a stone's throw away from where the Twin Towers once stood. Kirk Douglas "confused" about NY mosque plans 2010-08-13T00:04:00Z Playwright Wendy Graf grapples with the reasons a young American woman would convert to Islamic radicalism in her world premiere solo show, “All American Girl,” an InterACT Theatre Company production at the Lounge Theatre. Gifted performer, but 'All American Girl' has simplistic worldview 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z When I asked him about this, he told me that he couldn’t recall if he had made a deliberate choice to remove Islamic references. The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Interest in relating the Islamic call to prayer with music is also part of the work's contemplation of myth, religion, music, and death. Haroon Mirza scoops Northern Art prize 2011-01-20T19:01:42Z Sammar, a grieving widow and Arabic translator from Sudan living in Scotland, falls in love with Rae, “an Islamic expert, a label he disliked because, he told Sammar, there could be no such monolith.” Dear Match Book: Religion in Fiction 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z There is an old Islamic quotation: “Better one hundred years of the Sultan’s tyranny than one year of people’s tyranny over each other.” Is Donald Trump "crazy?" Wrong question 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Yet the galleries make a graceful, unbroken chain, connecting Byzantine mosaics to Islamic calligraphy. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z Islamic tradition would not even allow women's faces to be seen, so this was really radical and surprising. Shadi Ghadirian's best photograph – Iranian tradition meets the CD player 2013-02-13T18:00:01Z So young people started joining the radical Islamic groups, and by the time we were able to articulate a movement, they were already entrenched. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z Now he's Muslim and a former president of the Islamic Center he once wanted to attack. "My whole life is guilt": The former extremist who disavowed his bigotry and converted to Islam 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z "Take care of her," a teary-eyed Killam says as a supposed Islamic State fighter nods and says, "Death to America." 'SNL': Fake ISIS ad with Dakota Johnson divides Twittersphere 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z Shortly after its founding in the 1880s, the DIA began collecting Islamic art. Detroit Institute of Arts' New Gallery: Islamic Works 2010-03-09T00:45:00Z “Rebel Music” exhibits a breathtaking familiarity with different forms of radicalizing music and the widely different ways it is understood in different cultures, with a special emphasis on Islamic youth. Books of The Times: ‘Rebel Music,’ by Hisham D. Aidi 2014-04-23T21:51:25Z There were conversations with people from Parkland, Fla. A dozen members of the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Center mosque, the site of a 2017 attack, made the 12-hour drive to offer solace. A club no one wants to join: How Pittsburgh is reaching out to comfort El Paso and Dayton 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The movie chronicles his travels across Iraqi Kurdistan as he meets with Kurdish fighters engaged in combat against the Islamic State. Film Series in NYC This Week 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Fathi’s work is on display in “Return to Mosul” - the city’s first art exhibition since before it was seized by Islamic State, whose ultra hardline version of Sunni Islam prohibits most art forms. In Mosul exhibition, Iraqi artists process brutal rule of Islamic... 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z This show at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Art shows off her range with paintings, installations and haunting collages. What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in August 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Made of carved gypsum plaster, a traditional Islamic form of decoration, they were executed on the ground by local craftsmen before being painstakingly affixed to their places. 2009-12-21T05:00:00Z In one piece in his CRG Gallery show, the wreckage of bombed cars on an expanse of Islamic trellis work too obviously juxtaposes the least and most inspiring aspects of Middle Eastern history. Art in Review: BUTT JOHNSON: ?The Name of the Rose? 2011-02-03T22:07:00Z After Adel's return from a year's study in Yemen, there was a formal written Islamic marriage. Life as the spouse of a suspected al-Qaida terrorist 2013-02-20T18:40:01Z That teaching is still present in the Arab world, amplified by political leaders and imams, often annexed to denigrations of Jews taken from Islamic sources. Connections: Two New Books About Anti-Semitism 2010-07-05T21:57:00Z Turkish baths, which first emerged during the Ottoman empire, are the Islamic adaptation of the Roman baths. Jordanians lather up as Turkish baths become more popular 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Some of the books touch on challenging issues like the rise of the Islamic State and the sectarian rift between Sunnis and Shias. Children’s Authors Take On the Refugee Crisis 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z It had long harbored ambitions to put its Islamic holdings in a bigger spotlight. Arts & Leisure: Islamic Art Treasures at the Metropolitan Museum 2011-09-22T15:23:57Z In his hometown of Muncie, Indiana, there was an Islamic Center. "My whole life is guilt": The former extremist who disavowed his bigotry and converted to Islam 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z I’m glad we covered them, if only to confirm our feeling that they did not have much ground to stand on—Khomeini’s Islamic Republicanism, for example, was just a Hegelian reaction to statist secularization. How to be a Muslim at NYU after 9/11 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Last year, Ms. Looi received an appreciation award during the Islamic Fashion Festival in Kuala Lumpur for her contributions to the sector. Special Report: Fashion: Finding Sales in Islamic Wear 2011-02-17T19:49:31Z With a guide from the agency Real Egypt, I spent an afternoon exploring the neighborhood known as Islamic Cairo. A Nile Journey Guided by 19th-Century Women 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Not so where the “Islamic world” is concerned. Special Report: Asian Art: 'Islamic' Culture: A Groundless Myth 2011-11-04T13:00:10Z It is nearly the end of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims around the world fast daily, from sunup to sundown. Ending the Ramadan Fast With an Indonesian Feast 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z There was talk in the news about Islamic terrorism, a refugee crisis in Europe and the fight over gun control legislation. Review: John Scofield Reunion Looks to a Familiar Past 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z At the time, the Taliban were in power in the strategic valley after they took control over the region and imposed strict Islamic rules, including their opposition to women's education. Pakistan's Malala: idol to the world, outcast at home 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Korner said a milestone in public sensitivity to provenance was the Islamic State’s capture and destruction of whole sections of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra in 2015-16. The Art World Redefines Ownership 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Duke first fell in love with Islamic art and architecture on her honeymoon in 1935. Artwork from Doris Duke's Shangri La comes to NYC 2012-09-08T16:15:10Z Communities from places such as Palmyra — a trading hub and oasis that was heavily damaged by Islamic State during its occupation of Syria — lived in Rome and brought their gods with them. Review | ‘The World Between Empires’ helps dismantle the myths of Rome 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z His 2010 feature “Of Gods and Men” was set among French monks in an Algerian monastery in the 1990s who face the threat of Islamic militants. A Caper More Chaplinesque Than the Man Himself 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Ninety people were killed at the Bataclan on Nov. 13, 2015, when Islamic extremists invaded the music hall, one of several targets that night in which a total of 130 people died. Italy recovers stolen Banksy art honoring Bataclan victims 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The show’s most pointed entry is Zac Benson’s “God Is Greater,” which commemorates Saint Elijah’s Monastery, a Christian cloister in Iraq whose ruins were demolished by the Islamic State in 2014. In the galleries: The beauty of nature, in all its horror 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z But the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance said cinema owners were exaggerating the problem and said the government would help. Iran cinemas threaten to close over financial woe 2011-10-04T16:50:23Z Unesco asked the Organisation of Islamic Countries to pressurise the Taliban and three OIC members – Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – made appeals. Afghanistan's surviving treasures 2011-03-04T09:00:01Z “I object. It is a universal influence. What I experience, everyone in the world experiences, and, in fact, all of the rules I apply to my sculpture are derived from Islamic geometric design.” Saloua Raouda Choucair, Early Exponent of Abstract Arabian Art, Dies at 100 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z They were married on March 6 before 10 family members in a ceremony led by Imam Mohammed ElFarouqi of the Baytown Islamic Center. How to Get Married: Ask Him If He Likes You 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z The story, rather like the Islamic republic itself, then meanders towards an inevitable but indistinct end. The House of the Mosque by Kader Abdolah | Book review 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z Only one character in my play wears the niqab, but the issue of Islamic dress came up in every interview I did. Is France right to ban the burka in public? | Debate 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z But many musicians feared for their futures under the Taliban, which rules according to a harsh interpretation of Islamic law. Yo-Yo Ma plays Mozart with Afghan refugees in Portugal 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z The museum staffers haven’t been receiving their salaries, and visitors are required to show a permission letter from the Islamic Emirate for admission. Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The idea of an Islamic center, modeled after the Jewish Community Center on the Upper West Side, had been a goal of the couple’s since the late 1990s. Daisy Khan, an Eloquent Face of Islam 2010-11-15T19:12:00Z He teaches the Christian world the lesson of Islamic compassion, and Mozart’s genius reveals this not through Selim’s barely developed character but the sublime musical response of the others. Abducting Mozart's 'Abduction From the Seragilo' to another time 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Members of the Islamic Museum’s advisory board warned the government after demonstrators began attacking police stations in 2011 that the museum was in grave danger because of its location near the police headquarters. Sorting Through the Rubble of Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo 2014-01-31T20:47:03Z The Moro Islamic Liberation Front controls parts of the island. Don’t censor the school-lunch blog 2012-06-15T16:15:00Z It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, dedicated to fasting, prayer and charity. Millions of Muslims join in fasting for Ramadan 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Some wondered whether the performance was appropriate in Muslim-dominated Kashmir, while others raised broader questions on the Islamic approach to music and the role of women in the society. Police arrest 3 for threatening Kashmir girl band 2013-02-08T04:16:04Z In the Islamic Republic, where dogs are seen as 'unclean', a motion to ban the waggly tailed ones from public places has been put forward. Featured photojournalist: Behrouz Mehri 2011-07-19T08:00:00Z Abbasi, the film’s director, said he wanted to challenge the image of “the Islamic Republic and its leaders as some sort of theocratic, dry people who are very conservative.” An Iranian Exile Channels Her Trauma Into Film 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Sheikh and Kalbani are prominent clerics, but are not members of the state-appointed Council of Senior Scholars, the only body in the country authorized to issue official fatwas or Islamic legal opinions. Comics and music shows in Saudi Arabia draw rebuke from clerics 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z In 2017, he went to Syria to photograph ancient temples damaged by the Islamic State. A War Photographer Is Celebrated as an Artist, to His Dismay 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z As an example, Mr. Laric points to photographs released on the Internet in 2008 by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, purporting to show four missiles built in Iran and capable of attacking Israel. Art Review: ‘A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial’ 2013-05-16T21:04:47Z Granted, in its most recent season, the arena of engagement moved away from the Islamic world to peek at the tensions and anxieties on American soil. "Homeland" returns one last time for a final hope of ending an endless war 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Germany’s domestic intelligence chief said last month that Islamic State continued to target vulnerable youths in Germany through the internet and social media. Film at Berlin fest examines how Islamic State jihadists recruit... 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z But the new Turkish nationalism has a different cultural cast: proudly Islamic, often antagonistic, and sometimes a little paranoid. How Erdogan Reoriented Turkish Culture to Maintain His Power 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z He inspired reform-minded Saudis to stem chronic corruption and combat increasing Islamic militancy, but faced problems at every step. Ghazi al-Gosaibi obituary 2010-08-24T17:43:00Z You don't see much mention of Islamic Golden Age scholar Ibn Al-Haytham on primetime TV these days, but you did if you were watching "Cosmos." 'Cosmos' recap: From Alexandria to dark matter 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Breivik wiped away tears several times while watching a movie of still pictures accompanied by text of his vision of the evils of "multiculturalism" and "Islamic demographic warfare". Smirking Norway killer Breivik pleads not guilty 2012-04-16T11:47:00Z Nonetheless he is somehow, and seemingly quite naturally, read by many people as a character who is an Islamic fundamentalist. Mohsin Hamid: 'Islam is not a monolith' 2013-05-19T19:00:07Z "The international situation is very worrying. If a request is made of us, I am supportive in this respect of our country taking part in the coalition of countries fighting Islamic State," he said. Brussels Jewish Museum opens its doors four months after shooting 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z Much of the show is devoted to antiquity but it also focuses on the Islamic period: the pilgrim trails follow old trading routes to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Saudi Arabia's pre-Islamic treasures come to the Louvre 2010-08-10T13:00:00Z Which is another reason the Doha peace talks are so vital—because the Taliban are an effective force against the rise of the far more dangerous Islamic state. Is "Jirga" a white savior movie about Afghanistan? "We have a lot to feel guilty about" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z The unusual outburst, punctuated by tears, came at a sensitive time in a country where Islamic fundamentalism is spreading and liberals are increasingly afraid to express their views. Pakistani actress slams cleric for criticism 2011-01-22T13:11:08Z The Islamic republic's imposition of censorship is notorious. Why the Iranian film industry is like Hollywood before 1969 2013-02-08T15:16:10Z “Still, it’s kind of a daring juxtaposition — someone restricted to religious thinking or practice would not put Buddhist art and Islamic art in the same case.” Three years and $56 million later, Seattle Asian Art Museum is reinvented and set to reopen 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The latter provide the former with legitimacy at the price of promoting Islamic fundamentalism abroad. We’re not beating ISIS like this: America has no easy solution to its Middle Eastern crisis — and maybe none at all 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z While living in Baghdad, she explored and mapped uncharted areas of the Islamic world. Top 10 inspiring female adventurers 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z In those countries in which Islamic radicalism has been most powerful it's also most disliked. Rushdie says writers losing influence in West 2012-09-28T18:43:51Z During last Thursday night’s Fox Business Channel debate, the Republican presidential primary candidates implied that Barack Obama, the president of the United States, is actually in league with Islamic terrorists. Fine, just call him the N-word: All the Republicans want to do is say it. Would be more honest if they did 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z It's also a thriller about a global manhunt and an international ring of Islamic terrorists. 'The Convert's Song' is a skillfully layered thriller 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The Albanian Islamic Cultural Center in Staten Island, for instance, broke fast with kebab and seasoned breads, but then the Atlanta Masjid of al-Islam, a largely African-American mosque, served catfish, collard greens and macaroni. Q&A: In 30 Days, 30 Mosques 2012-07-19T19:23:46Z Based on a true story, the film is about ageing French Cistercian monks in a monastery in a remote part of Algeria who find themselves tragically at odds with a new generation of Islamic fundamentalists. The best films for Christmas 2010 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z He attends a free Islamic boarding school in Damascus. What happened to the Syrian boy in the Pope Francis’s children’s book? 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z The robe’s folds are supple and sinuous, and the trim, zigzagged with an elaborate and unbroken knotting pattern, has a mathematical intricacy that gives this Christian painting a surprising Islamic touch. That $450 Million Leonardo? It’s No Mona Lisa. 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z At the same time, there’s little expectation that the Taliban will permit anything like independent reporting from inside what the group now calls the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Journalists face danger on Kabul streets and a new question: How to cover Afghanistan now? 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Set after the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979, the book was originally written in Persian, and the English-language translator is unidentified because of security concerns, according to the publisher Europa Editions. First two longlists announced for National Book Awards 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z The Islamic Republic of Iran now owns this trove of Western modernism, which is widely held to be the best collection outside Europe and North America. Sending its fabulous collection of Western modernism abroad 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z He was sued for defamation by four French Islamic organizations, including a prominent Paris mosque, for a 2001 interview in which he called Islam “the dumbest religion.” Michel Houellebecq, Casually Provocative 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z It was rumored that in a scene in Act II, the Flower Maidens under the spell of the demonic sorcerer Klingsor are presented as temptresses in Islamic dress covering skimpy undergarments. Review: A Sublime and Provocative ‘Parsifal’ at Bayreuth 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Every year, the Islamic calendar shifts up a few days from the Gregorian calendar, and in the United States, this makes a big difference in the number of hours of fasting and heat levels. 25 recipes for eating well (and feeling strong!) during Ramadan 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z It’s also home to the Islamic Center of America, the largest mosque in the country. Arts & Leisure: ?All-American Muslim? on TLC: Life in Dearborn, Michigan 2011-11-10T18:31:22Z In June 2009, Mr. de Unger signed an agreement to lend the works from his collection on a long-term basis to the Museum of Islamic Art in Berlin. Edmund de Unger, Islamic Art Collector, Is Dead at 92 2011-02-21T04:30:31Z In the U.S., 56 percent of terrorist attacks and plots have been perpetrated by right-wing extremists, 30 percent by eco-terrorists and 12 percent by Islamic extremists. I am not the Tsarnaevs 2013-04-22T15:19:00Z Italian merchants in the middle ages began by importing silk goods from Islamic countries to sell on to the barons and burghers of northern Europe. Bridging the gap: the east-west divide in art 2011-04-05T16:30:31Z Jihadism would still feature, he said: The mother of an Islamic State fighter would tell the story of how she lost her son to religious extremism. Is Milo Rau Really the Most Controversial Director in Theater? 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z He was speaking on the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed Shah. Iran to announce nuclear progress: Ahmadinejad 2012-02-11T11:45:00Z Selling artifacts – material evidence of “false gods,” as Islamic State asserts – rather than destroying them flies in the face of their stated fundamentalist creed. Propaganda video may be a cover for Mosul Museum looting 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z As we ate our lamb and sipped our Pomerol, I asked Mr. Gussing if it was difficult to operate a luxury resort in a country where Islamic law is exactingly enforced. 1,000 Islands, 2 Worlds 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z He returned several times since, most recently in 2017, when Iraq was torn apart in its battle with Islamic State group militants who had captured much of the north. Iconic musician seeks to rebuild Iraq through music 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Here she is welcoming him to their ninth interview, just after a rally for an Islamic politician to whom she has temporarily attached herself: Sex Goddess, Celebrity and the Best Hope for Her Country 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Of course there’s nothing magical about Malala’s fight to educate girls, and if there were a spell against Islamic extremism, the Pentagon would have used it by now. Why Malala's Story Sounds Like Another Story You Already Know 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z But Bogdanor said Charles' support for unexpected causes, including ethnic minorities, Islamic and Hindu religious communities and young unemployed people, would see him achieve the same adulation as the queen. After jubilee success, monarchy faces the future 2012-06-05T19:08:17Z Among the highlights is the Arab-themed hall, with its central fountain and extensive collection of over a thousand Islamic tiles that he collected from Syria, Turkey and Persia. A Grand London Manor Reopens Its Doors 2010-05-02T10:00:00Z The Islamic Republic’s first comprehensive exhibition of the Western art collection was in 2005, and some works, such as the Pollock, are on permanent display. Hired by the Empress of Art at Tehran’s Hidden Museum 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Times film critic Betsy Sharkey found the film "intriguingly unorthodox" and "a provocative, sometimes satiric drama about the sort of Islamic extremists who make life, especially in the outer reaches, so treacherous these days." 'Timbuktu' director Abderrahmane Sissako shines a light on extremism 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z The Obama administration reached a deal to fly combat missions in its intensifying air war against the Islamic State from two bases in Turkey. We’re not beating ISIS like this: America has no easy solution to its Middle Eastern crisis — and maybe none at all 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z The Islamic fundamentalist attacks of 11 September 2001 helped to create a new audience for atheism. Richard Dawkins’ moralizing atheism: Science, self-righteousness and militant belief — and disbelief 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako admits he was naive to think he could shoot his award-winning drama "Timbuktu" in the ancient Mali city so soon after the French military had driven out Islamic extremists. 'Timbuktu' director Abderrahmane Sissako shines a light on extremism 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Nazi ideology bears many resemblances to that of contemporary Islamic extremism, some the consequence of careful teaching. Connections: Two New Books About Anti-Semitism 2010-07-05T21:57:00Z The symbolism and the irony of an Islamic artist occupying such a place with such a message is not lost on Mr. Nasr. In Transit: Outside of Paris, a Castle Hosts Contemporary Art and More 2011-07-24T10:00:26Z The Arabic language, along with the Islamic faith, was a crucial component of the one-party state in forging the identity of a newly free nation. Friends say top Algerian writer Tahar Wattar dies 2010-08-12T20:48:00Z In Houellebecq’s morally complex novel, an alienated French professor and a France without faith or values yield to an Islamic government. 100 Notable Books of 2015 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Trump goes to Saudi Arabia and never once mentions radical Islamic terrorism, which is what he condemned Obama for, right? Trevor Noah is baffled by Donald Trump’s arms deal with Saudi Arabia 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z But the notion that some radical Islamic group in America would make a threat, even a veiled one, against two men’s lives because of it is chilling. "South Park's" radical patriotism 2010-04-22T18:23:00Z Conservatives, she surmised, are tough on the war against Islamic terrorists. Not Done Yet 2010-10-08T21:40:00Z “Syria Matters” will be a centerpiece of the 10th anniversary of the Museum of Islamic Art, which was designed by I. M. Pei. Exhibitions in Qatar Celebrate Syria Before the War 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Aden Sawyer decides to go to Pakistan, disguised as a boy, to become an Islamic militant. New & Noteworthy 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 27 with the stated purpose of keeping “radical Islamic terrorists” from entering the United States. Fly the Unfriendly Skies to the U.S.? Fewer Are Willing, Reports Find 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, it became one of the Islamic world’s finest mosques. How Erdogan Reoriented Turkish Culture to Maintain His Power 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Nothing, however, proved more nerve-racking than the prospect of taking our deities and Hindu devotional singers around the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Author, author: William Dalrymple 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z Jim was one of four Americans killed by the Islamic State, and the first priority of the families was to push the U.S. government to improve its handling of hostage cases. ISIS murdered her son. But she wasn’t going to let that be his only legacy. 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z For Act II, which takes place in Klingsor’s castle, the set transforms into a vaguely Islamic temple. Review: A Sublime and Provocative ‘Parsifal’ at Bayreuth 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z We will unite radical Islamic terrorism, so that we all bleed the red blood of patriots, together. Style Invitational: Mess with our (or anyone else’s) heads 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Davies and Ferguson persuaded "everyone from the mayor of Jerusalem to the army to the leaders of the Islamic council," Davies said. 'Jerusalem 3D' zooms in on power of ancient city with Imax intensity 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z The US won the second world war virtually single handedly, it liberated the Jews from the Nazis and is defeating Islamic terrorism in the same manner. Letters: Politics and propaganda on the screen 2013-01-18T21:00:13Z Dolphin sightings are common, their fins a shiny streak, as are Iranian speedboats carrying smuggled goods, such as Marlboro cigarettes, to the Islamic Republic’s shores only about 50 miles across the Strait. This Persian Gulf country may be the anti-Dubai — and that’s a good thing 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, a hardline Islamic group, said it planned to stage a protest and called for the competition to be moved elsewhere. Indonesia axes bikinis for 2013 Miss World pageant 2013-06-06T11:23:10Z He probably conjured this statement from his supposition that since Islamic terrorists attacked the World Trade Center there must have been Muslim believers in America who have celebrated it. Donald Trump’s reign of bullsh*t: He’s not lying to us, he’s just completely full of it 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z TEHRAN, Iran — Followers of Iranian state TV say the Academy Award-winning film "A Separation" shows the world-class talent and sophistication in the Islamic Republic even as it confronts the West over its nuclear program. Iran fans say Oscar film shows rich culture 2012-02-27T03:42:09Z New York Times contributor Josh Barro noted that “Islamic terrorism in the United States is very rare,” with which host Bill Maher agreed, but argued for a wider perspective. Bill Maher takes aim at the left: “Where are liberals to stand up for Muslims around the world?” 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Some of these portraits are based on Islamic fables, but there are other stories embedded within them, as the images pose questions about colonialism, exoticism, gender, religion, politics and more. | Q&A: Karen Knorr?s Photography Offers an Ironic Sense of Place ? Q&A 2011-11-02T22:32:13Z Nearby, in a stunning group of seventh-century ivory reliefs on loan from the Louvre, St. Mark the Evangelist and other figures occupy domed cities with a distinctly Islamic feel. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z Much of what the candidates demand is based one premise: that “the Arabs” see the Islamic State as the same sort of threat Washington does. We’re not beating ISIS like this: America has no easy solution to its Middle Eastern crisis — and maybe none at all 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z One of two tiny eight-sided Qur’ans in the exhibit, this is a complete transcription of the Islamic holy book, probably from the 19th century. Behold, the Tiniest of Books 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z I often hear it said, at readings or talks ranging from Lahore to Louisiana, that The Reluctant Fundamentalist is about a man who becomes an Islamic fundamentalist. Mohsin Hamid: 'Islam is not a monolith' 2013-05-19T19:00:07Z “If you are a true feminist then you have to condemn inequality everywhere, whether it is in the West or in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” she said. 4 Writers to Watch This Summer 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The centerpiece of the series will be "Shangri-La: Imagined Cities," a traveling exhibition of the Islamic art and decorative objects collection amassed by tobacco heiress Doris Duke beginning in the 1930s. How L.A.'s Islamic art shows might expand our 'Middle East' vision 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Most memorable were the buildings: the Museum of Islamic Art, an I.M. What’s New in Doha? Basically Everything 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z It is one of the most eloquent defences of portraiture in the history of Islamic art. Art treasures of the Mughal empire 2012-11-30T22:55:14Z In southern Somalia, the Salafist Islamic Courts Union imposed a strict sharia. The World's Most Dangerous Place by James Fergusson – review 2013-02-04T08:00:01Z Or it means riffs on forms borrowed from somewhere else — Renaissance Europe, say, or the greater Islamic world. Desert Empires: Wonders to Behold 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z In Bulgaria, he encounters Islamic culture in person for the first time. Q&A: Reflecting on a Writer’s Walk Through Europe 2014-03-21T16:44:21Z Many photographs show women standing in front of signs reminding women of their duty to respect the hijab, the Islamic dress code, holding their headscarves in their hands. Iranian veil site gets half million 'likes' and state TV rebuke 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z And though the numerous Koran folios that end the exhibition are unambiguously Islamic, keen observers will trace their Kufic script and gold and silver inks back to Byzantine luxury manuscripts in the earlier galleries. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z Islamic prophecies of the End Times say that Iraq and Syria will be the sites of the final battles, so when there’s major upheaval in either country, it invites an apocalyptic interpretation. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Even ahead of its release, for example, West Is West has been criticised because it has nothing to say about Islamic radicalisation. British-Asian cinema: the sequel 2011-02-17T22:00:01Z Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is considered to be the month when the Koran was first revealed to Muhammad, the central figure of Islam. Fasting is just one part of Ramadan, Islam’s holy month 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z "Balanced modernization, which falls within our Islamic values, is an important demand in an era where there is no place for defeatist or hesitant people," he said. Saudi king: Women can vote in 2015 2011-09-25T16:21:00Z “Taru,” Sanskrit for “Tree,” took place in an Islamic gallery, where carpets hung under an ornate ceiling from Spain. Review: Breathing, Dancing Art at the Met Museum 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z "There is plenty of material evidence available to substantiate the accuracy of the Islamic narrative on the early history of Islam." Channel 4's Islam film sparks row 2012-09-03T11:59:06Z A spoof of a Toyota commercial on "Saturday Night Live" stirred some social media chatter for showing a father sending his daughter to join Islamic State, the militant group also known as ISIS. 'SNL': Fake ISIS ad with Dakota Johnson divides Twittersphere 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z And Islamic State is at it again in Palmyra — trying to destroy still more ancient heritage sites. Roundup: Damage at Palmyra, controversy over artist pay, the death of the American lawn 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z A mullah sat on a raised dais as he explained in measured terms the rationale of the Islamic Republic. An Iranian Exile Channels Her Trauma Into Film 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z For those whose knowledge of the Islamic State is limited to televised beheadings, “The Rise of ISIS,” on PBS’s “Frontline” on Tuesday, is required viewing. ‘The Rise of ISIS,’ a PBS ‘Frontline’ Documentary 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z But instead of a mosque, the men are singing at an outdoor concert with a mosh pit full of followers of the country's first Islamic punk movement. In Indonesia, pious 'punks' promote Islam 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z "You don't necessary have to be following a jihadi in Syria to be exposed to the Islamic State," says Helmus. Islamic State's soft weapon of choice: social media 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z People rushed to help after the bombing near the Islamic museum. Sorting Through the Rubble of Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo 2014-01-31T20:47:03Z Foreign women visiting Iran must, by law, comply with the Islamic dress code in public, wearing loose-fitting clothes and covering the hair. Iran to let foreign women watch men's volleyball tournament 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z A moment of relief as Syrian troops retake an ancient archaeological site from the hands of Islamic State. Roundup: Islamic State loses control of Palmyra, discoveries at King Tut's tomb, a hypnotic digital deer cam 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z He also pressed Obama on his characterization of the Islamic State as “the J.V. team” and the president’s contention that he hadn’t underestimated the terror organization. ‘Grandstanding’ or truth teller? CNN’s Acosta walks a fine line with Trump. 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z The train had availed us the chance to visit the Islamic outpost of Harar. A Remarkable Rail Journey Into the Horn of Africa’s Past, and Future 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Elderly Rohan, eventually the blind man of the title, his vision gradually dimming, founded an Islamic school called Ardent Spirit with his wife Sofia. The Blind Man's Garden by Nadeem Aslam – review 2013-02-11T07:00:01Z The chaos of war has prevented a full accounting, and the Islamic State often issues false reports to exaggerate its conquests, while other groups may do so to draw international sympathy. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z In what ways are political extremists such as neo-Nazis and other white supremacists similar to Islamic terrorists in ISIS/ISIL and Al Qaeda? After Charlottesville, solving the problem of angry men: What does healthy masculinity look like? 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z This museum, funded by the philanthropist and businessman known as the Aga Khan, opened last year, and is dedicated to Islamic art. What's on This Week Around the World 1460-11-11T05:00:00Z Company sponsors interfaith discussion with a rabbi, Islamic cleric and Christian minister as part of programming around the show. The stagings of 'The Death of Klinghoffer' since its 1991 premiere 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Scripture and sira — the biography of Muhammad — influence the Islamic State’s goals more than they influence the group’s strategy and tactics. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z After a page-long opening sentence, it jumps from the Middle Ages to executions by the Islamic State in contemporary Syria. Prix Goncourt Goes to Mathias Énard 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z His heart fell this summer, however, when he saw an online video of the shrine exploding in a cloud of dust, blown up by the militant group the Islamic State. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z An Islamist reinterpretation of sharia demands the ultimate punishment, while colonial-era criminal procedures short-circuit traditional Islamic opportunities for apologies and mercy. Flowers from the muck 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z But in early 2012 an alliance of Tuareg separatists and jihadists from Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb occupied the north and imposed sharia law. Along the Niger River, the Beat of the Sahel 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z But while Rumi’s Persian readers would recognize the tactic, most American readers are unaware of the Islamic blueprint. The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Zain, who was in Birmingham for the eighth performance of a tour for the British charity Penny Appeal, is one of Islamic pop’s biggest stars. On Tour With an Islamic Pop Star Who Makes Fans Swoon 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Mosul was long celebrated as a center of Iraqi culture but that life was suppressed even before Islamic State declared its caliphate in 2014. Artists emerge from ruins of Mosul to reclaim Iraqi city's cultural... 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, a hard-line Islamic group, said it planned to stage a protest and called for the competition to be moved elsewhere. Indonesia axes bikinis for 2013 Miss World pageant 2013-06-06T20:16:04Z Some analysts believe that, with political stability, Iran could rival, even replace, Egypt as the Islamic world’s most visited country. Can Middle East tourism ever recover? 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z They stole it!’” said Zoya Masoud, 27, who led the Arabic-language tour that afternoon at the Museum of Islamic Art, which is part of the Pergamon Museum and filled with treasures from empires past. Berlin’s Museum Tours in Arabic Forge a Bridge to Refugees 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z The Islamic radical message, especially on social media, was further honed by Anwar Awlaki, an American-born Yemeni imam whose command of English and understanding of Western sensibilities widened extremist recruiting circles. ISIS and its increasingly sophisticated cinema of terror 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z On Monday, the spa opened only at noon due to rumors of an Islamic State attack, said a federal police officer. Iraq reopens hot springs spa amid Mosul war chaos 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Depending on which inch you’re looking at, it’s Islamic, Chinese, Greek, Celtic, Egyptian, Persian or an indefinable mélange of them all, on which no expense was spared. The Gilded Age Glows Again at the Park Avenue Armory’s Veterans Room 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Islamic influences aside, the medieval art on these isles is deeply shaped by France, Europe's cultural leader in the middle ages. The story of British art: my 5,000 year hunt for treasure 2012-07-10T17:31:39Z "This is a victory for Indonesian Muslims," said Salim Alatas, one of the leaders of the Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI. Lady Gaga cancels Indonesian show after threats 2012-05-27T11:08:11Z President Barack Obama addressed the country on Wednesday night to outline his plan to defeat the threat posed by the Islamic State group in the Middle East. Stephen Colbert shares Fox News' pre-disappointment in Obama speech 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Borg doubts Abu Dhabi's conservative Islamic culture will influence Digital Domain's work in the region, saying the U.S. company will be producing "mainstream content ... for the international market." Film effects company DDMG plans Abu Dhabi studio 2012-05-21T13:21:12Z A student of Arabic as well as Islamic art and culture, she traveled in the Middle East, India and North Africa. 'Small Kingdoms': an insightful portrait of contemporary Kuwait 2010-03-19T22:27:00Z The movie is based on the true story of the CIA rescue from Islamic revolutionary Tehran of six U.S. diplomats who pretended to be producing a fake film. Oscars in Hollywood cliffhanger over Best Picture, Director 2013-02-20T13:03:42Z Babylon survived because it lies farther south and east than its less fortunate ancient neighbors of Nimrud, Hatra and Palmyra, which are within the jihadists’ self-proclaimed Islamic caliphate. Using Laser Scanners to Preserve Antiquities in ISIS’s Cross Hairs 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z In Hussein Hassan’s The Dark Wind, two families are torn apart by the ramifications of an Islamic State ambush. Middle Eastern cinema has so much to say, and we need to be listening now more than ever 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The show’s questioning of personal freedoms and sexual identities reveals the deeply personal struggles, doubts and vulnerabilities of people whose art may be evidence of a profound social transformation in the Islamic world. Art Challenges Social Norms in the Arab World 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z For all of Mr. Trump’s chest-pounding about the Islamic State, it was Mrs. Clinton, ultimately, who was viewed as the more interventionist, even hawkish, of the two candidates. Review: ‘The Big Stick’ Argues for a Robust Military Role Abroad 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z It may well be a carefully staged, falsified dramatic event performed to create an effective propaganda tool to achieve important Islamic State goals. The Mosul Museum video from Islamic State could be a staged drama 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Ms. Edgerton, 29, is a communications adviser at the State Department in Washington, working for the office of the special envoy for the global coalition to defeat the Islamic State. Blaire Edgerton, James Wu 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z In the Middle East, it is still difficult to disentangle religion from politics: in the ideology of Hamas, for example, Islamic themes meld seamlessly with secular nationalism and Third World ideology. The Blame Game: Karen Armstrong Talks About 'Fields of Blood' 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z The Sudanese artist narrates the experiences that led him to wide acclaim as a painter challenging paradigms of African, Islamic and “Western” modernism, including encounters with Elijah Muhammad and the African American painter Hale Woodruff. Newly Published, From a Vermont Sanctuary to Chicago’s Spoken Word 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z He decided to sneak into Syria to report on refugee-camp conditions but was kidnapped by Islamic militants, tortured and held for 22 months. Fall Movie Release Schedule 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z The cataclysms monitored in “Another World,” meanwhile, remain, the ravages of the Islamic State bound to feature afresh in art as, alas, they do in life. Harold Pinter and Tracy Letts Revivals, and ISIS on Stage in London 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z And the list of destroyed, damaged or looted works has only grown longer as the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, which seeks to create a caliphate, has pushed into northern Iraq. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z At Ms. Lewis’s urging, the curators invited dozens of Muslim representatives from local universities, Islamic centers and mosques to consult on the show. Mediating Faith and Style: Museums Awake to Muslim Fashions 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Visual motifs from Europe and South Asia, and from the Jewish and Islamic Middle East show up in various combinations. Indelible Impressions From 3 Shows in Washington 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Those wars spawned an Islamic insurgency that spread across the region, including to neighboring Dagestan, which is now the center of the violence. US lawmakers in Russia report no 'specific' clues prior to Boston attack 2013-06-02T17:47:32Z His hometown, Deir al-Zour, in eastern Syria, has been taken over by the Islamic State, and daily life there has become a series of bribes and checkpoints. Refugee Influx in Germany Sets Off a Brooding Cultural Debate 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Her work has more in common with the giddy grotesqueries of the Los Angeles artist Paul McCarthy or with Philip Guston’s lumpy, comical forms than it does with Islamic calligraphy or Persian miniature painting. The Charming, Disgusting Paintings of Tala Madani 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z "Tell people there is no spring without flowers and there is no Arab Spring without women," said Dalia Ziada, Egypt director of the American Islamic Congress. Streep as Clinton? Tribute gets people talking 2012-03-13T00:29:08Z U.S. imams are currently debating whether or not to hold Islamic funeral services for Tamlerane. I am not the Tsarnaevs 2013-04-22T15:19:00Z Other galleries are presenting exhibitions of contemporary and Islamic art. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Azadeh Moaveni has written a powerful, indispensable book on a challenging subject: the inner lives and motivations of women who joined or supported the Islamic State militant group. Inside the Minds of the Women Who Joined ISIS 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z It's increasingly rare these days to find fantasy that isn't grounded in the familiar western myths, but Wilson refreshingly, and without condescension, uses Islamic folklore to tell a story of state oppression, resistance and hope. Science fiction and fantasy – reviews 2012-10-05T07:00:03Z Museum officials said it was a mistake; nevertheless, Islamic art scholars criticized the decision as an ethical breach. Asia Society Names New Leader 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z At one point, an Islamic studies scholar recites a Koranic verse: “Heaven lies under a mother’s feet.” Review | In Etaf Rum’s ‘A Woman Is No Man,’ the prison of domesticity is hard to escape 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z In an effort to avoid demonizing an entire religion, he argues, there has been silence on the very real threats of Islamic extremism. Let’s listen to Bill Maher: On Paris, religion and race, Maher walks a fascinating and tricky line 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Over the years, the thriller evolved to focus not just on America and the Islamic world but on crises within the West as well. ‘Homeland’ Gives the Long War a Long Goodbye 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Najee Ali, director of the advocacy group Project Islamic Hope, plans a news conference Tuesday with other Los Angeles black community leaders calling for the removal of the toys from the market. Action figures for 'Django Unchained' draw protest 2013-01-08T22:01:04Z The inspiration for the “Fox & Friends” segment about the “Islamic image” came from The New York Post, which, like Fox News, is owned by the News Corporation. Jon Stewart of ?The Daily Show? Takes On Fox News 2010-04-23T22:21:00Z Video that went viral after it was released by Islamic State in 2014 showed militants using bulldozers and drills to tear down murals and statues the 3,000-year-old Assyrian site of Nimrud near Mosul. At Baghdad workshop, the search for Iraq's looted artifacts gets... 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z The recent devastation of Nimrud by Islamic State fanatics is both heartbreaking and disgusting, yet it wasn’t so long ago that the civilized West behaved with comparable barbarity. How Asian art came to America: ‘The China Collectors’ 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Many Muslims object to depictions of Muhammad as sacrilegious, and the subject of how to show Islamic art in context has become a flashpoint for institutions. Asia Society Names New Leader 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Pressured, and sometimes even beaten by relatives to attend Islamic religious services as a preteen, Nader became lost. Homosexuality, God and ISIS: The secret life of a lonely gay Christian in Yemen 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Islamic State continued that crackdown, blowing up statues and monuments, said Ali al-Baroodi, a Mosul University professor and photographer. Artists emerge from ruins of Mosul to reclaim Iraqi city's cultural... 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Camp Speicher in June, where, according to a U.N. report, about 1,500 Iraqi soldiers and security officers were captured and killed by Islamic State. Blogs, videos and verse: an Iraqi poet's quest to heal her homeland 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Some might level a second criticism: given that IS, in particular, seems more concerned with the theatre of gore than with Islamic jurisprudence, does jihadist ideology matter? Men of war 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z In May 2011, as the peaceful uprising was gathering momentum, Assad declared an amnesty that released virtually all the Islamic extremists in his prisons. War Without End 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z There were stepped window frames and filigreed decorative squares, which are typical of Islamic architecture. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z “The Newsroom” tirades touched on everything from Islamic governments to country music, but they were especially caustic about new-media sites that feast on lowest-common-denominator sensationalism. ‘The Newsroom’ Ends Its Final Season on HBO 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z Equally disappointed was a representative from the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Auction Shows Elizabeth Taylor?s Star Still Shines 2011-12-16T23:29:38Z In the months since, mass protests challenging the authority of the Islamic Republic have swept across the country and have been answered with brutal repression. ‘No Bears’ Review: A Film That Critiques Itself 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The two girls went to an all-female Islamic study circle where the male teacher sat the other side of a curtain. Life as the spouse of a suspected al-Qaida terrorist 2013-02-20T18:40:01Z If Rumi arrived at a place of tolerance, it was from within his Islamic tradition, not beyond it. How Did Rumi Become One of Our Best-Selling Poets? 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z For potential recruits raised in front of Xbox consoles, the Islamic State says its making its own video game and released a trailer modeled after the violent and vice-filled "Grand Theft Auto." Islamic State's soft weapon of choice: social media 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Thus, for long periods in Islamic history, slavery was abandoned. The Perfect Children of ISIS: Lessons from Dabiq 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Overall, Wilson's memoir offers the reader valuable insights into the Islamic faith. 'The Butterfly Mosque': Learning to live with love and Islam 2010-06-09T23:48:00Z This exploration of secularism and Islamic extremism finds Turkey’s literary colossus at his most profound and unsettling. 10 of the best books set in Turkey - that will take you there 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Emphasizing the point, in one gallery examples of the region’s pre-eighth-century synagogues, Byzantine-era churches, and the beginnings of Islamic mosques are displayed: we are meant to see the remarkable similarities more than the differences. Museum Review: The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Renewed 2012-07-14T00:49:03Z "The ability to be absolutely modern and to seamlessly incorporate Islamic tradition is what makes Shangri La so alive an environment and so relevant today," she said. Artwork from Doris Duke's Shangri La comes to NYC 2012-09-08T16:15:10Z “We focus on projects that increase understanding and relationships between Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the U.S.,” said Zeyba Rahman, senior program officer at the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. For Children’s Museum, Show on Islam Is ‘a Surprise Blockbuster’ 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z She also quietly worried about the future of Islam, believing it is under siege both by governments and by the ungodly and destructive work of the Islamic State. Who are “radical” Muslims? Many point to those from the Salafist tradition, but that’s a gross generalization 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Islamic militants often accuse Western aid groups of covert religious missionary work. American teacher killed in Yemen 2012-03-18T15:16:00Z The Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced Tuesday its intention to loan more than 130 pieces of its Islamic art collection to a museum under construction in Saudi Arabia. LACMA to loan Damascus room, Islamic art to new Saudi museum 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z But she continues to argue that “fear of a crazy man” will not stop her from fighting against the Islamic fundamentalism, Sharia law and the Islamization of France. Euro crisis? vultures 2012-05-17T15:25:00Z "Divisiveness only serves to fuel the downward spiral of hate and misunderstanding between the Islamic and Western worlds." NPR fires news analyst after remarks about Muslims 2010-10-21T18:05:00Z They each had the same house, he's treating them all equally, which is, Islamically, if you're going to do this, what you're supposed to do. "Doubt is healthy": "Ramy" will make you question everything about monogamy and spirituality 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Najee Ali, director of the Los Angeles civil rights organisation Project Islamic Hope, said the toys are "a slap in the face of our ancestors" and is calling for their removal from sale. Django Unchained action figures outrage US black activists 2013-01-09T12:08:59Z The Islamic State uses stills from Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah” on its recruiting flyers, basking in the imagery of what it believes to be the impending apocalypse. “Escaping ISIS”: The harrowing Frontline investigation flips the focus from lost boy villains to their living victims 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z The new structures add further dazzle to the Doha skyline, which already includes Mr. Nouvel’s syringe-like Doha Tower and the blocky white jumble of the Museum of Islamic Art, by I.M. 52 Places to Go in 2019 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z The Islamic extremist group said it was in reprisal for Kenya’s military presence in Somalia. Turmoil in Kenya tourism amid terror warnings 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z In a large museum, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Schlesinger recommends sticking to one area, such as the Islamic art wing. How to get the most out of a museum visit 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z The hijab - one of the most visible signs of Islamic culture - is going mainstream, with advertisers, media giants and fashion firms promoting images of the traditional headscarf in ever more ways. From refugee camp to runway, hijab-wearing model breaks barriers 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z “We definitely wanted to get involved,” said Sultan Chowdhury, who was one of the founding members of the Islamic center, and currently serves as its trustee. A rabbi decided to sponsor an Afghan refugee family. When he needed a hand, he brought in a mosque and a church. 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Beneath this thick layer of what became Islamic tradition, there is a more uplifting image of the Prophet Muhammad, waiting to be discovered not just by non-Muslims, but also many Muslims themselves. Illuminating Islam’s Peaceful Origins 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z I looked around as he spoke and you could almost breathe the beauty: a piece of an Islamic column from Spain, an Italian Renaissance stemma, many Berber pots, pine cones and marble busts. T Magazine: The Aesthetes 2014-04-11T18:32:15Z “If I say something that may sound apologetic for Muslims or Islamic practice, they hang me.” Provocateur’s Death Haunts the Dutch 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z DC comics jettisoned “Holy Terror,” which was originally conceived of as “Holy Terror, Batman!” and even Rambo won’t be bothering to take on Islamic terrorists. “Escaping ISIS”: The harrowing Frontline investigation flips the focus from lost boy villains to their living victims 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z “What worries me now is the arrival of Islamic extremism,” she said, noting that under Mr. Ben Ali, Tunisia had not tolerated radical Islam. Tunisia After the Revolution 2012-04-06T18:10:20Z He told his uncle about he’d even been able to ask him a question about the Islamic State. Southwest claims it doesn’t discriminate — but no apology yet for Arabic-speaking student kicked off flight 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Joyce Carol Oates, the author of more than 50 books, faced a spirited backlash on Twitter after she posed a question Sunday about whether anything is “celebratory & joyous” within the Islamic State. Joyce Carol Oates on Twitter: Is Nothing ‘Joyous’ in ISIS? 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z She argues that for a growing number of Muslims, “Islam is often more about identity than piety, about Muslim values rather than Islamic ideology.” Books of The Times: Upheaval and Hope in a Land of Turmoil 2011-08-01T23:00:10Z Then came the Renaissance and the rediscovery of antique scientific texts, many of which had been preserved and translated by Islamic scholars, and a vibrant new era of research began. Art Review: ‘Gardening by the Book’ Celebrates Rare Botanical Volumes 2013-06-13T21:26:09Z The campaign gained support from politicians outside the far-right and some victims of the attacks by the so-called Islamic State. Muslim Rapper Cancels Bataclan Concerts. French Far-Right Celebrates. 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z The main hall of the museum, which features Rajastani temple columns and wooden railings from a nobleman’s home, is topped with a great Islamic dome — a nod to Mumbai’s diverse history. Mumbai, a City Both Uplifting and Heartbreaking 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z “Having an Islamic family pushed me to question what religion was,” she says. Meet the Young Designers Making Catholic-Inspired Fashion 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Rome’s fast-growing Islamic community, many of them immigrants from Morocco, Bangladesh, Albania or Senegal, resides on the other side of town in gritty, bustling piazzas near the Termini rail station. Rome, Sacred Ground for Nearly 3,000 Years, and Counting 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The Met’s Islamic collection returns to view in what are now being called the galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia and Later South Asia. Art Review: The Met?s New Islamic Galleries - Review 2011-10-27T23:27:21Z It is the most eloquent and intellectually cogent response to those who belittle and malign Islamic culture; it shows that the Nobel prize committee is capable instead of seeing its depth and richness. Why Adonis should win the Nobel 2010-10-06T14:00:00Z A SON In Tunisia, a couple’s young son is wounded by stray fire from Islamic militants. Winter Movies 2021: Here’s What’s Coming Soon to Streaming and Theaters 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z This month, she created a series of sketches for Vanity Fair about life in territories controlled by Islamic State. Roundup: Truths revealed in 'Selma,' libraries ransacked by ISIS, Vegas Strip design 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Embassy in Tehran at the height of the Islamic revolution. Thriller 'Taken 2' earns second box office win 2012-10-15T22:14:12Z Take the sentence that begins: "On the night that everybody was glued to the television . . . a group of Islamic students, acting with Khomeini's approval, climbed over the wall of the American Embassy compound." The House of the Mosque by Kader Abdolah | Book review 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z Hamas, the militant Islamic group that rules the territory, is skewered in the show. US reporter/actor plays to tough crowd in Israel 2011-05-20T12:26:08Z This is presumably intended to invoke the white horse that will be ridden by the Mahdi, the Islamic messiah. Essential Killing ? review 2011-04-02T23:09:26Z As a child, her life was circumscribed by gymnastics practice and Islamic prep school, realms where discipline and accountability were sacrosanct. SZA Almost Quit Music. Now She’s a Grammys Contender. 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z It’s a collagelike portrait of a people set in a corner of Mali, following various men, women and children whose lives are, with escalating violence, being upended by Islamic jihadists. Sommeliers Decanting the Madness of Cannes 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z A long history of secret deals between their two armies—overrides the problems with Islamic extremism. Geopolitical friends 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Mohammad Hosseini, the country's minister of culture and Islamic guidance, has described it as "an offensive act" motivated by "evil intentions". Alter Argo: Iranian film to tell other side of hostage crisis 2013-01-11T17:37:56Z His play “The Invisible Hand,” which was recently staged in London, is a study of Islamic radicalism and the force and shadowy designs of global financial markets. Ayad Akhtar, author of Pulitzer-winning 'Disgraced,' ponders race, identity and the cruelties of capitalism 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z It had to be within a few hours’ flying time and free of the Islamic State or Al Qaeda. A Carefree Getaway Just Off the Persian Gulf 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Last year, he helped launch an international book drive to replenish the million books that Islamic State torched at the university library, one of the most important in the region. Artists emerge from ruins of Mosul to reclaim Iraqi city's cultural... 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Islamic State overran Palmyra for a second time in December, 2016. Palmyra statue damaged by Islamic State goes on display in Damascus 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Indeed, the duo sees the collection as both a contemporary homage to the intricate beauty of Islamic art and an attempt to keep ancient craft traditions alive. The Ruby Tree Collection for Harrods 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z It is visible, high above the building’s central hall, for the first time since 1849, when Italian restorers concealed it in compliance with the Islamic ban on praying before human images. An Ancient Angel Is Revealed in Istanbul 2010-05-19T10:00:00Z In today’s France, after the Islamic State attacked ordinary Parisians in November and killed 130, she said in a recent interview, there is only a slow understanding that French society itself is at risk. A French Deportee Life at Auschwitz and History Repeating 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z In those mesmerizing works, the Iranian-born, New York–based Neshat made visible the striking differences between the masculine and feminine experience in contemporary Islamic culture. A Captivating Survey of Works by Iranian Artist Shirin Neshat Will Open at the Hirshhorn Museum 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Popular Islamic forum carried a more even discussion. Citizen Khan - view from abroad 2012-09-07T07:31:55Z Interwoven with the story of how she renovated the house are asides on an array of issues—education, women’s rights, Islamic art—and on the Assads, whose regime she clearly detests. Love story 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z My sermons stand as the most clumsily phrased and possibly least inspiring in Islamic history, not surprising given my Arabic. How to be a Muslim at NYU after 9/11 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Malians began fleeing to Burkina Faso in 2012 after their lives were upended by an Islamic insurgency, where it took a French-led military intervention to regain power in several major towns. Angelina Jolie visits Burkina Faso as U.N. Special Envoy 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z The museum’s permanent collection ends in the 19th century, allowing it to sidestep modern politics and most Islamic fissures. In Qatar, a Museum Looks Back at the Breadth of Islam 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z There’s the writer Akbar Ganji, a Revolutionary Guardsman in the 1980s, who became a liberal agitator and one of the Islamic Republic’s most formidable political prisoners. Review: Laura Secor’s ‘Children of Paradise: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran’ 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z “Fox & Friends” had repeatedly asked whether the crescent-shaped logo of the nuclear security summit was an “Islamic image,” one selected by in his outreach to the Muslim world. Jon Stewart of ?The Daily Show? Takes On Fox News 2010-04-23T22:21:00Z The dafatir are novel, echoing Baghdad’s past as an important source of illuminated Islamic manuscripts. Mourning Iraq’s Destruction, a Native Son Creates 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Iran’s flamboyant ambassador to the United States during the rule of the shah who charmed both Hollywood stars and politicians with his lavish parties until the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Britain's Channel 4 television gave the Islamic State propaganda video to archaeologists to examine. The Mosul Museum video from Islamic State could be a staged drama 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z I am not a scholar of world religions, but it seems to me that substituting an Islamic reading for a Christian one here is not a strain. A ‘Hamlet’ Poised Between Cultures (and Languages) 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z When, in 2012, Islamic jihadists imposed an extreme version of Shariah law on northern Mali, banning all music and destroying radio stations, many of that country’s most prominent musicians were forced to hide or flee. Review: ‘They Will Have to Kill Us First’ Documents Malian Music in Exile 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z "Red," her first solo exhibit in Seattle, contemplates the female presence in Islamic society, with a special emphasis on the role of motherhood. Review: Seattle sculptor Humaira Abid blends dazzling craft, potent content in 'Red' 2011-04-07T19:31:11Z Under Sudan's Islamic religious law, Muslim women are not permitted to marry Christian men. Family of Sudanese Christian convert sues to annul daughter's marriage 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Rather, the Islamic State wants to reconnect us to our own not-so-distant past, when we were more than capable of similar acts of savagery. Immolation of Jordanian pilot aims to drag us back to barbarism 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z They took Knight's book as a manifesto for a new kind of Islamic youth culture that respects women and gay people and isn't afraid to challenge Islam where necessary. How Islamic punk went from fiction to reality 2011-08-04T19:00:01Z It is exactly because I reject superstition that I see Bill Maher as less of a critic of Islamic fundamentalism than an apologist for every other form of back-asswards fundamentalism. Bill Maher, atheist fundamentalist: Why he gives nonbelievers a bad name 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Among its celebrated projects is a multicultural urban park in Copenhagen specifically designed to address religious and cultural diversity, and the rising tension between immigrants from the Islamic world and other Danes. Why is this architecture firm dealing with the NFL and Dan Snyder? 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z After fleeing oppression in the Islamic republic, they thrived in Brooklyn, booking repeat gigs at local venues and turning their three-story East Williamsburg house into a hub for artistic Iranian expats. Before NY shooting, Iranian band thrived while another struggled 2013-11-13T00:38:19Z Those changes include the recent renovations of the Islamic galleries and the Costume Institute, which just reopened. In Met’s Future, a Redesigned Modern Art Wing 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Instead, the network's lineup spent 45 minutes discussing construction of an Islamic center near ground zero. Coverage of Iraq exit shows networks' differences 2010-08-19T23:41:00Z The Art Mill is the latest in Qatar’s sequence of 21st-century art museums, which include the I. M. Pei–designed Museum of Islamic Art and Jean Nouvel’s forthcoming National Museum of Qatar. Qatar Museums Seeks an Architect to Design Its Latest Exhibition Space 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z When the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new galleries of Islamic art open on Nov. 1, among the treasures on display will be one of the oldest chess sets in the world. ArtsBeat Blog: In the Metropolitan Museum's New Islamic Gallery: A 12th Century Version of Chess 2011-10-19T21:05:11Z The Louvre collection's mission is to foster understanding between the West and the Islamic world. Amid cultural clash, Louvre honors Islamic art 2012-09-20T17:35:09Z The first step is to file a proposal on an ideologically correct subject with the country's ministry of culture and Islamic guidance. A chance to hear Iran's Voices of the Unheard | Rachel Aspden 2010-03-19T10:24:00Z Over the next decade, many satirists found themselves facing the question: How bold do I want to be amid this clash of free expression and Islamic extremism? How cartoonists think about free expression and Islamic extremism 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z “Sleeper Cell,” a Showtime series about an undercover F.B.I. agent who infiltrates an Islamic terrorist cell, had only two seasons. 2010-01-15T04:09:00Z At the Mosul Museum, visitors are now able to catch virtual glimpse of ancient Assyrian treasures destroyed by Islamic State. In Mosul exhibition, Iraqi artists process brutal rule of Islamic... 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z The grand prix prize – effectively the runner-up – went to Xavier Beauvois' Of Men and Gods, his surprisingly gripping dramatisation of a true story: the 1996 deaths of French Cistercian monks kidnapped by Islamic fundamentalists. Cannes film festival: Apichatpong Weerasethakul wins Palme d'Or 2010-05-23T18:28:00Z The Veil of the Temple uses both Christian and Islamic texts while Hymn of Dawn contains Hindu, Sufi and Jewish influences as well as the music of native American tradition. Obituary: Sir John Tavener 2013-11-12T17:29:21Z This is a tough question to answer because religion and politics intermingle in the Islamic State, just as they intermingled in the state created by Islam’s founder, Muhammad. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z President Karzai was not really into this plan, but eventually agreed as long as no one referred to it as an “Islamic emirate”. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z In the context of Islamic art, language is transferable to almost any surface, on almost any scale. Art Review: The Met?s New Islamic Galleries - Review 2011-10-27T23:27:21Z Omid Safi, a professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at Duke University, says that it was in the Victorian period that readers in the West began to uncouple mystical poetry from its Islamic roots. The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The auction house stretched the “Islamic” concept far enough to include Western European works of art. Special Report: Asian Art: 'Islamic' Culture: A Groundless Myth 2011-11-04T13:00:10Z “The period was a high point for the Islamic art world,” Mr. Bubbar said. For Those Attending TEFAF, Art Outweighs a Robbery 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z “Farewell to the Night”, which premiered on Tuesday at the Berlin Film Festival, tells the story of Muriel, played by Deneuve, and her attempt to stop her grandson from joining Islamic State in Syria. Catherine Deneuve's new film explores Islamist radicalisation 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Trump also declared that the United States took action to “illiberate” the Islamic State — he apparently meant “obliterate.” Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Trumpling all over American history 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Since Coster had no notion of the medieval Islamic world as something alien and strange, his engravings depicted the characters in the stories in European dress. The Arabian Nights: a thousand and one illustrations 2011-03-12T00:06:32Z Some of the women were imprisoned and executed by firing squads; others were arrested and “reformed” according to Islamic revolutionary principles. Photography: Rare Glimpses of Iran’s Lost Underworld 2014-03-20T14:32:28Z ICE contends that the Islamic State militant group has established “systematic procedures” in Iraq and Syria to “extort illegal excavation operations to generate revenue.” A Green Light for Art Criminals? 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Most of the sites featured in the book originated in the medieval age of Islamic empires, as the faith spread from the harsh Arabian desert into new landscapes and climates. Review | A look at some of the most beautiful gardens in the world 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z The exhibition includes other chess pieces — Islamic and medieval — and carved bone objects from the Met’s collection, all of which serve mainly to show by contrast just how adorable the Lewis chessmen are. Art Review: ?The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen From the Isle of Lewis,? at the Cloisters 2011-11-17T23:25:24Z That raises the question of how to connect the rabbi’s generous view of the Abrahamic texts with the need he discerns to construct a meaningful alternative to Islamic State’s seductive nihilism. Bloodied brothers 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z A few years ago, Qatar ran a campaign to remind tourists to dress modestly, in accordance with its Islamic laws. Perspective | What to do if you get into legal trouble abroad 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Or is the video, instead, a grotesque perversion of performance art, cynically designed to inflate the image of Islamic State power? The Mosul Museum video from Islamic State could be a staged drama 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z The number of museums, galleries and cultural institutions has since blossomed with the emirate itself establishing more than a dozen, including a museum of Islamic civilization and a small heritage museum. A Carefree Getaway Just Off the Persian Gulf 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z The Swiss embassy in Tehran looks after the interests of the United States, which broke off diplomatic ties with Iran shortly after its 1979 Islamic revolution. Iran to release of U.S. men jailed as spies 2011-09-13T11:01:05Z A thaw in the Islamic Republic's stance on such matters during the 1990s meant that the Tehran Symphony Orchestra was able to re-group, though the infrequency of its activities today paints a sombre picture. Mahan Esfahani: Why I'm proud to take part in the Proms 2012-07-20T14:06:00Z The most sacred Islamic site is the Kaaba, the monumental black cube in the courtyard of Masjid al-Haram, the great mosque in Mecca. Design: It's a World of Black Rectangles 2010-12-12T18:30:00Z Maher’s point it that there is an Islamic extremism that is real and the left has lost the vocabulary for speaking about it meaningfully. Let’s listen to Bill Maher: On Paris, religion and race, Maher walks a fascinating and tricky line 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Argo is the true story of the rescue of US diplomats stranded in Tehran after the 1979 Islamic revolution. Argo wins top Screen Actors Guild prize, boosting Oscar hopes 2013-01-28T08:21:45Z Photograph: The British Library Board The Mughals, perhaps more than any other Islamic dynasty, made their love of the arts, their aesthetic principles, a central part of their identity as rulers. Art treasures of the Mughal empire 2012-11-30T22:55:14Z American soldiers took heavy casualties in Fallujah, and the city’s eventual succumbing to the Islamic State was regarded by many veterans as a failed mission and a sacrilege to comrades lost. Blood, sand and tears: A foreign correspondent's view of the opera 'Fallujah' 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z After the decline of Srivijaya, Islamic sultanates established themselves in the coastal areas from the 13th to 16th centuries, developing a tradition of court arts and royal regalia, some of which are on display. Review: A Long Parade of Cultures Leaves a Rich Trail in the Art of Sumatra 2010-08-04T14:00:00Z Islamic State overran Palmyra for a second time in December, 2016. Palmyra statue damaged by Islamic State goes on display in Damascus 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z In 2003 the Islamic galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art closed for renovation, and one of the world’s premier collections of Islamic art more or less vanished into storage. Art Review: The Met?s New Islamic Galleries - Review 2011-10-27T23:27:21Z A series of progressively smaller craters surrounds a large central one in “Enneagan”; it suggests the lunar surface, as well as the Islamic tile designs the Michigan artist cites as inspiration. In the galleries: Tales that unfold from the folding of paper 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z In addition, more than one in six supporters of the Islamic State in this country were women. Review: Peter Bergen’s ‘United States of Jihad’ Surveys Homegrown Terrorism 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z This sort of bait and switch is one of many Digital Age tactics the militant group has deployed in its otherwise bloody campaign to create an Islamic caliphate across the Mideast. Islamic State's soft weapon of choice: social media 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Indeed, when the show premiered, a complaint was lodged by the head of the women's wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamic political party, and it was subsequently banned by the government. Noises off: How Burqavaganza pitted theatre against conservative Pakistan 2010-07-07T14:47:00Z “Mugam Sayagi,” an ode to 16th-century Islamic sublimation of sensuality, began in darkness with an extended solo that cellist Sunny Yang floated out weightlessly with a focus that seemed to suspend time. Kronos Quartet’s creative generosity is apparent in performance of new commissions 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z My rules are: always have some biggish clashing jewellery around and a long top, particularly if you're travelling in Islamic countries so you can conceal your figure without necessarily wearing the burqa. Observer Ethical Awards 2013: Joanna Lumley – National Campaigner of the Year 2013-06-15T23:07:16Z Saving ancient sites "needs to be a priority, it needs to be the first thing" in the struggle against Islamic State, Hawass said before lecturing this week at USC. Zahi Hawass urges military action to save Iraq's ancient sites 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z CS: An American woman who wants to be a film-maker is clearly less disadvantaged than an African man or a woman living under strict Islamic laws. Does it matter that there are no women up for the Palme d'Or? 2010-05-15T23:07:00Z This season is based in New York, where an assassination plot against the moderate president of an Iran-like Islamic nation could disrupt a nuclear disarmament agreement about to be signed at the United Nations. 2010-01-15T04:09:00Z They returned only after the 2001 U.S.-led assault that ousted the Islamic movement and its al-Qaida allies. Afghan boys from nominated film to walk red carpet 2013-02-07T17:30:11Z State Department with the aim of discouraging Islamic fundamentalism and improving relations between the country’s majority Khmer and small Cham Muslim communities. Television: Cambodians Get a Taste of Western Television 2011-06-01T15:26:40Z Ramadan, based on the Islamic lunar calendar, lasts until July 27. Sumatra: Seeking serenity in a place of prayer 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z There was a more impressive, focused set from Fun-Da-Mental, the British band who in the early 90s started fusing hip-hop and global styles, and mixed Islamic themes and angry politics with influences from Pakistan. Taqwacore punks/Wainwright & Thompson 2010-06-22T21:40:00Z In that quest “Islamic authority was de rigueur,” she says. Books of The Times: In ?The Tenth Parallel,? by Eliza Griswold, Religions Clash 2010-08-17T23:26:00Z At the same time, she says she knows that the guardians of the Islamic Republic will resist to the end. An Iranian Exile Channels Her Trauma Into Film 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z For his contribution, the artist, primarily known for his giant outdoor sculptures of steel or stone, focused on his 80-foot work displayed in a park at the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar. The Art of a New York Film Festival Poster 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Islamic textiles, some with Arabic inscriptions, were used to wrap the relics of Christian saints. What Museums Don’t Reveal About Religious Art 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Fey’s Kim is also, of course, a woman finding her way in an Islamic culture whose strictures have been tightened even further by Taliban rule. Review: Tina Fey Falls in Love With a War Zone in 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z It recently showed an on-the-ground reporting series from within Islamic State territory in Syria. Vice Media teams up with Canada's Rogers to build Toronto studio 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z The contrasts between these attitudes is striking evidence that the Taliban were by no means acting in a "typically" Islamic manner in razing the statues. The Buddhas of Bamiyan by Llewelyn Morgan ? review 2012-05-18T21:55:08Z A far-right religious extremist group, opposed to what they saw as the corruption in modern society, assassinated the president and slaughtered Congress, putting the blame on Islamic terrorists. Elisabeth Moss on The Handmaid’s Tale: 'It is a feminist story' 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z As February draws to a close, 5,000 Islamic State troops land in Mexico and march north. Dave Barry’s Year in Review: The sad thing is, we’re not making this up! 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z His song “For the Rest of My Life” is an Islamic wedding fixture. On Tour With an Islamic Pop Star Who Makes Fans Swoon 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z In the photography gallery, rotating works by the Moroccan-born artist Lalla Essaydi incorporate Islamic calligraphy, a sacred art form dominated by men in part because of the training required to master it. Women’s Art Is Every Kind of Art 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Rejecting the austerity of Minimalism and Conceptual Art, its members incorporated decorative elements drawn from sources as varied as Amish quilts, Islamic tile work and wallpaper. Miriam Schapiro, 91, a Feminist Artist Who Harnessed Craft and Pattern, Dies 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z His Islamic texts and prayers anchor him as he reenters society, a loose term for the stark landscape of Luna County, N.M., where two government employees fight over his soul. Redemption tale 'Two Men in Town' is an uneven mix 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z To me, the work more resembles an Islamic screen or a sky of scintillating stars conjured in reverse by the optical flare of black against white. Martin Creed: Down Over Up; Richard Wright: The Stairwell Project; Joan Mitchell 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z She arrived on Long Island, living with an aunt and uncle, Arfa and Faroque Khan, doctors who later helped found the Islamic Center of Long Island, one of the region’s prominent mosques. Daisy Khan, an Eloquent Face of Islam 2010-11-15T19:12:00Z One of the more powerful episodes features the stories of Frank, a former neo-Nazi, and Jesse, a former militant Islamic extremist. Do people ever truly change their beliefs? 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z This narrative approach lends the larger story of the Islamic State an up-close-and-personal immediacy and underscores the many what-ifs that occurred along the way. Review: ‘Black Flags,’ Tracing the Birth of ISIS 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z He added a modicum of nuance in subsequent sentences, but I know of no experts on Islamic terrorism who would ever suggest that uttering such a categorical statement in a public forum is judicious. From the Enlightenment to the Dark Ages: How “new atheism” slid into the alt-right 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Despite interventions during the war by several Muslim countries, she rightly concludes, the fears raised by Serbian propaganda regarding an Islamic fundamentalist takeover were considerably overblown. Conversations With a Mass Murderer 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Rasoulof is also Iranian, his movies are banned in his homeland and he's been sentenced to jail by the Islamic regime there. Iranian director facing jail appears in Cannes 2013-05-25T12:17:15Z Held to commemorate the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, it's a hugely popular event on the Tehran cultural calendar, showcasing films from both Iranian and international directors. Boost for Iranian cinema at film festivals 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, however remote a final accord may be between the Islamic Republic and its adversaries, a return to the negotiating table may calm nerves after 15 angry months. Iran, big powers agree to keep talking 2012-04-15T13:23:00Z After American troops withdrew from Iraq in 2011, Fallujah, whose history stretches to Babylonian times, was under nominal control of the Iraqi government until 2014 when the Islamic State swept through its streets. Blood, sand and tears: A foreign correspondent's view of the opera 'Fallujah' 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z One of the most interesting things about Islamic scholarship is that there is diversity of thought. "Doubt is healthy": "Ramy" will make you question everything about monogamy and spirituality 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The pope has several times condemned the "barbaric violence" of Islamic State fighters, most recently during his trip to Turkey last month. Pope, on Christmas Eve, urges world to be open to God 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z There was no answer at a phone number listed for the Islamic Center of Johnstown. Pa. school pulls 'Kismet' after 9/11 complaints 2011-09-20T18:46:03Z Halal is applied to foodstuffs and beverages permissible under Islamic law. Dubai's latest luxury: wine that includes 24-carat gold but no alcohol 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Why not just accept the Islamic State when they take over? On ‘Black Lightning,’ a Superhero Takes On Race, Justice and the Real World 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Many Qurans in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts’ collection were transferred there from royal tombs at the turn of the 20th century, when Europe was plundering Turkey for art. ‘The Art of the Qur’an,’ a Rare Peek at Islam’s Holy Text 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z The film is directed by Oscar-nominated documentary maker Matthew Heineman, whose past works include covering activists grouping together against Islamic State in Syria. 'A Private War' goes to frontline to tell reporter Marie Colvin's... 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z The new design elements are based on a study of the center’s underlying motifs of Islamic architecture. City Center to Embark on $75 Million Renovation 2010-03-16T21:53:00Z The Aga Khan’s purpose isn’t just to showcase the diversity of Islamic cultural production. Toronto’s new Islamic art museum aims to express a non-threatening Islamic identity This family-friendly show features a range of paintings and other artistic renderings of animals from Islamic myth. Cannes Festival Begins and Chinese Artists Head to Sydney: Global Arts Guide 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z An essentially tender and passive man, Ezzedine finds sustenance in his Islamic faith as his dignity is stripped away. A Rich, Old-Fashioned Spy Thriller Set in Elizabethan England 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z As a young generation of Western-educated art professionals breaks unprecedented ground, they are gingerly balancing an Islamic society’s conservative values with freewheeling art. A Carefree Getaway Just Off the Persian Gulf 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Combining classic rock and the blues and mixing it with the mystical music and poetry of Islamic Sufism, he created "Sufi rock". Rock against religious fanaticism 2010-04-22T21:20:00Z A girl who witnessed Islamic State militants stone a woman to death depicted the scene by drawing the shape of a woman only to bury her with circles until she was barely visible. Artist captures war as seen by children - toys included 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Hard-liners in the government have long viewed social messaging and media services as part of “soft war” by the West against the Islamic Republic. Music video on Iranian app with US porn actress spurs probe 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Being a specialist in Middle Eastern and Asian mythologies, she relates numerous accounts of aerial women from Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist tradition. Review | ‘Women Who Fly’: a tale of female emancipation through the ages 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z A simple cattle herder in the sand dunes of Mali finds his fate in the hands of edgy, insolent Islamic extremists. Oscars 2015: Powerful foreign-language film nominees incite with insight 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z The writers don’t go any nearer to Islamic extremism or terrorism. Review: ‘The Brink’ Stars Tim Robbins as a Sex-Crazed Secretary of State 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z In meetings held at the end of 1992, Wright says, the group "turned from being the anti-communist Islamic army that Bin Laden originally envisioned into a terrorist organization bent on attacking the United States." Reading bin Laden and his world 2011-05-06T21:32:04Z The plan for an ambitious memorial was hatched in the months after a lone gunman, Omar Mateen, apparently inspired by Islamic State propaganda, stalked through the club early on June 12, 2016, creating carnage. At Pulse Shooting Site, a Plan to Remember Renews Pain for Some 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Mohammad Hosseini, the Iranian minister of culture and Islamic guidance, denounced the movie as “an offensive act” that was motivated by “evil intentions.” Strike Up the Banned: 5 Films That Sparked International Incidents 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Expecting the Gulf Arab states to fight IS also ignores the complex political relationship between those nations and Islamic fundamentalism generally. We’re not beating ISIS like this: America has no easy solution to its Middle Eastern crisis — and maybe none at all 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Compressed into one urban site, the layers of Istanbul’s pagan, Christian and Islamic pasts present endless narrative possibilities that historians can form into sweeping, commercially enticing sagas. A City Where East Meets West and the Past Is Always Present 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Consider what happened after 9/11: Resources were diverted from domestic extremist terrorism and into investigations of Islamic terrorism, even though statistically, homegrown right-wing extremists are arguably a greater threat. A Former Agent Investigates the F.B.I. and Finds It Lacking 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Indonesian police denied her a concert permit after Islamic hard-liners mounted protests, saying her show would corrupt the youth. ArtsBeat: Lady Gaga Shows Prompt Protest in Philippines 2012-05-18T16:25:11Z Special educational programs are being devised for young children on themes such as the Muslim veil, carpets and Islamic science. Amid an Anti-Muslim Mood, a Museum Appeals for Understanding 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z During Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observant Muslims fast from dawn to dusk - refraining from consuming food and drinking liquids. Dubai activists stock public fridges for needy during Ramadan 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z As Dave Itzkoff reported at the time, the satire “elicited an ominous message from an Islamic group based in New York.” Emmy Nomination for Controversial 'South Park' Episode 2010-07-08T20:08:00Z Moving on from Tesco then ... here's the Islamic centre, which used to be the Star and Garter, where the mum of this lady from the film used to play the piano. TV review: The Secret History of Our Streets 2012-06-20T21:01:01Z As the war escalated and brutality fueled radicalization, Fares faced not only the danger of regime bombings and shelling, but also threats from the Islamic State and other extremist groups that started to proliferate. For these Syrian artists, humor is essential to coping with oppression and war 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Raqqa’s later history largely registers as more mundane, a tale of declines and revivals that turned catastrophic when the Islamic State, or ISIS, seized it in 2014, making the city its effective capital. Review: In ‘City of Ghosts,’ Fighting ISIS With Journalism 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z She was routinely invoked in wars against Islamic states and anti-Semitic campaigns. ‘Picturing Mary’: Filled with highlights but flawed in its omissions That includes Yazidis, who were targeted for genocide by the Islamic State. Review: Two Battle Diaries From Iraq 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Related: The FBI has issued a warning about Islamic State-looted antiquities hitting the art market. Roundup: Damage at Palmyra, controversy over artist pay, the death of the American lawn 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z With the exception of Islamic State, which deliberately targeted ancient ruins, all sides in the war have portrayed themselves as guardians of historical sites and their enemies as vandals. Syria's lost heritage stands out in Aleppo's broken minarets 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z As the seat of a medieval dynasty that controlled much of North Africa, Tlemcen has long been a center of Islamic learning, culture and art. The 41 Places to Go in 2011 2011-01-07T21:03:56Z Most recently, with the Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, who is also her romantic partner, she has been connecting that American music to the music of Africa, the Mediterranean and the Islamic world. With Her First Opera, Rhiannon Giddens Returns to Her Roots 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z An Islamic star, Cleopatra's Needle, the colours of the desert, the Arc de Triomphe: all are reduced to their essential forms and held in perfect balance in a picture as condensed as a sonnet. Saloua Raouda Choucair – review 2013-04-20T23:05:40Z It’s unfortunate that the Egyptian loans, including icons from the Holy Monastery of St. Catherine at Sinai and other works from Cairo’s Coptic and Islamic Museums, could not be secured. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z In the early days of the outbreak, Imam Amr Dabour, the director of religious and social services at the Salam Islamic Center, started streaming videos of the prayers online for the community. Breaking the Ramadan Fast in Quarantine 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z The extremist ideas taught in the halaqas — Islamic study circles for young boys held at the mosque — led much of the country’s young population to radical, intolerant views. Homosexuality, God and ISIS: The secret life of a lonely gay Christian in Yemen 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Finally, it is also open to debate as to which Islamic groups, schools of thought and practices may be considered Salafist. Who are “radical” Muslims? Many point to those from the Salafist tradition, but that’s a gross generalization 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z A day earlier at Sotheby’s London, similar attitudes prevailing among Arabs and Iranians sent soaring sky high works of art from “the Islamic world.” Reclaiming the Badges of Cultural Identity 2010-10-22T11:30:00Z Nor is there any real analysis of why the White House seems to have been caught off guard by the Islamic State’s swift advance and the collapse of the Iraqi Army. ‘Worthy Fights,’ by Leon E. Panetta 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Also, what is worse — not only Gayoom is back, but this coup was instigated through Islamic radicalism as well. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z Orwell today would tell us that the Islamic State is Islamic and shame those who refuse to acknowledge a truth so plain. Ayaan Hirsi Ali: By the Book 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z His huge collection is spread across five existing and planned museums: the Museum of Islamic Art, the National Library, the Natural History Museum, a Photography Museum, and a museum for traditional textiles and clothing. Qatari art collector Al-Thani dies 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z After Sheik Saud agreed to donate his collection of Islamic art to the state, Sheik Hamad hired Mr. Pei to design a building for it. Critic?s Notebook: Building Museums, and a Fresh Arab Identity 2010-11-29T19:10:00Z Although raised an Anglican, he was an outspoken defender of the Islamic world against both Western predations and the misrepresentations that bolstered them. The Restless, Eclectic and Contradictory Passions of Edward Said 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z What's more, the obvious debt his work pays to the elaborate designs of traditional Islamic architecture and eastern European textiles could be taken as exotic cultural exploitation. This week's new exhibitions 2011-03-19T00:06:46Z In the past, an Islamic star and crescent also shared the plaza, but no application for those was received this year. Emanuel to light Daley Plaza 'holiday' tree today 2011-11-23T06:01:00Z Raised in Shiraz, he began making short films as a teenager, and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution he became involved in underground theater, literature and politics. Shoja Azari Puts New Faces on Islamic History 2010-05-20T20:28:00Z At the time, Le Pen said the incident showed that the “Islamic fundamentalist threat has been underestimated in our country.” “The Intouchables”: Racial comedy, French style 2012-05-22T20:45:00Z A walk through the narrow streets of the city’s Sovabazar neighborhood provides a glimpse at the ancestral estates, which range in style from Islamic to Baroque and beyond, that emerged during this period. 36 Hours in Kolkata, India 2012-11-22T15:12:44Z Islamic State claimed responsibility for what it called revenge against "Crusaders," but there appeared to be contradictions in its account of the operation. Ariana Grande returns to U.S. following Manchester bombing: report 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Many people following Hindu and Islamic traditions have determined gestational ages and conditions under which they believe abortion should be prohibited. How to argue with your relatives about abortion: A few arguments that don’t work with pro-lifers and some that might 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z The fake stories fulfilled their purpose of preventing Islamic fundamentalists from dominating an election. 'The Newsroom' recap: It's a bittersweet day for Will and Mac 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z And when the Met sought to display the very best artifacts in its new Islamic galleries, it went to the Hispanic Society to arrange loans for 27 of its works. art: Changes at the Hispanic Society of America 2011-11-13T05:00:15Z Practically speaking, it’s the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. 9 things everyone should know about Ramadan 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z The band’s performance Nov. 13 at the Bataclan concert hall turned into a bloodbath when Islamic extremist suicide bombers stormed in, as near-simultaneous attacks hit cafes and a stadium around Paris. Eagles of Death Metal Perform For Bataclan Survivors 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Unesco did not name Islamic State as being responsible for the destruction of the shrine, which it identified as the Imam Dur Shrine in Salahuddin Province, north of Baghdad. Unesco Condemns Destruction of 11th-Century Shrine in Iraq 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Louvre’s New Islamic Galleries to Open in September The Louvre announced Tuesday that its grand new galleries to house its collection of Islamic art would open Sept. ArtsBeat: Louvre's New Islamic Galleries to Open in September 2012-07-24T17:27:55Z The festival, which opens on Wednesday, will operate with heightened security after theattacks on Paris and Brussels and reports from Italian intelligence that Islamic State is planning to target beach resorts. Cannes remains vigilant as festival opens amid fears of terror attack 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Almost all Hollywood productions are banned in the Islamic republic as "culturally decadent". Iranian paper banned for showing Clooney wearing 'Je suis Charlie' pin 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z LaTrobe University anthropologist Nicholas Herriman calls the Cocos Malay, “Australia’s oldest continuously Islamic and South Asian community” and on the islands this is a position greeted with respect. History, harmony, and the only Muslim island in Australia | Ben Stubbs 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Justin Normand, a manager of a Dallas sign shop, had a similar idea in November: He stood in front of the Islamic Center of Irving in Irving, Tex., holding a sign reading, “You belong.” These Booths Are Made For Talking: Soothers Hit the Streets 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z The situation worsened in 2014 when the Islamic State made Raqqa its de facto capital and went on to invade vast areas of Syria and Iraq. In a Syrian Town Under Siege, a Secret Library Kept Dreams Alive 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z The story involves eight French monks — played by Lambert Wilson and Michael Lonsdale, among others — whose peaceable lives are threatened by Islamic fundamentalists soon after civil war erupts. Film: At Cannes, Films Echoing World Events 2010-05-20T22:16:00Z The publication of Akyol's Islamic endorsement of democracy is well-timed with the still unsettled government in Egypt, the war raging in Libya, fighting in Yemen and unrest in Syria. Seeds of Arab Spring sown in Islam's past, author says 2011-07-14T18:31:10Z Egypt is also closely monitoring Islamic State-inspired militants who operate just over the border in the chaos of post-Gaddafi Libya and are seeking to topple the Cairo government. Egypt tourism could fully recover in 2015: minister 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z There are Islamic radicals who are fearsome, ruthless, and there are secularists who are also fearsome, ruthless. Museums: In Turkey?s Museums, Sacred and Secular Interweave 2010-05-25T22:26:00Z Mr. President, you’ve mentioned the role that Islamic radicals now play in the government. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z “As monstrous as it was, the Islamic State gave these girls a reason for living. I’m not sure we understand yet why secular societies often do not.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Shaw, which explores the relationship of the arts to the Quran, Hadith, Sufism, ancient philosophy and poetry — but also, ambitiously, uses Islamic art as a model for decolonizing global art history. 5 Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z News reports tell us that the terrorist group referred to as the Islamic State is not only destroying architectural monuments in Syria and Iraq, but is also doing brisk business selling looted antiquities abroad. ‘Assyria to Iberia,’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z “So we want to switch it up and show multiplicities. And start a general dialog, also including those who are mistrusting of Islamic culture. I think that’s important, especially right now.” L.A. Islam Arts Initiative to open shows at Barnsdall 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Every frame of "Women Without Men" and every image within those frames attest to the background of its first-time director, Shirin Neshat, as a photographer celebrated for her explorations of Islamic gender issues. 'Women Without Men': Forming a sisterhood during coup in 1953 Iran 2010-07-08T20:39:00Z Religious extremism is growing: probably nowhere else, per person, sends as many recruits to fight with Islamic State. A darker shade of blue 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z It seems therefore highly likely that his longing for the great Orwellian test – the momentous moral challenge to match the 1930s – might tempt him to overstate the threat of Islamic fundamentalism. The boor's head 2010-05-21T23:03:00Z “But for the international audience, this is where they learn about the Islamic world, past and present.” In Qatar, a Museum Looks Back at the Breadth of Islam 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z But the Islamic State is not innovative in its depredations. Immolation of Jordanian pilot aims to drag us back to barbarism 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The Islamic calendar uses slightly fewer days than the Western calendar of January through December, so Ramadan occurs at a different time each year. Fasting is just one part of Ramadan, Islam’s holy month 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z It’s not that Hollywood hasn’t made films set in the Islamic world. Film: Hollywood Ignores East-West Exchange 2011-03-18T20:48:41Z Patrols of so-called "morality police" regularly enforce standards of Islamic dress on Iran's streets. Iran 'releases' Happy video dancers 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z A SON In Tunisia, a couple’s young son is shot by stray fire from Islamic militants. New Fall Movies 2021: Here Are More Than 125 Coming Soon 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Shortly after the February election, Islamist lawmakers said they would seek constitutional changes to replace the country's mix of legal codes with only Islamic Sharia. Kuwait drama on war unity contrasts current feuds 2012-08-16T12:25:15Z The museum just ended the run of a groundbreaking show, “America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far,” which explained Islamic life to the very young. Historic Church to Be New Home for Children’s Museum of Manhattan 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z In the September 11 attacks, 19 men from the Islamic militant group al Qaeda hijacked airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon outside Washington and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Americans mark 10th anniversary of attacks 2011-09-11T13:00:00Z The video is part of an aggressive media war being waged by Islamic State, especially online and on social media sites, in addition to its brutal military tactics on the ground. Baghdad's National Museum of Iraq re-opens in rebuke to Islamic State 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The first of a projected trilogy, this fantastical adventure novel riffs on the imagery of Islamic folklore. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Here’s a topic: Does the president have a constitutional right to wage a long-term military campaign against the Islamic State? Spare Times for March 27-April 2 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Ms. Barker compared the fate of Briseis and the other captured Trojan women to that of the Kurdish-speaking Yazidi women who have been targeted by Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. In ‘The Silence of the Girls,’ Pat Barker Tells ‘The Iliad’ From a Woman’s Perspective 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Hitchens felt that many on the left acted cowardly, blaming Mr. Rushdie for the response to his fourth novel, “The Satanic Verses,” and rationalizing the reaction of Islamic extremists. Books of The Times: ?Hitch-22: A Memoir? by Christopher Hitchens 2010-06-01T22:25:00Z With the rise of Hamas in Gaza and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and “all these radical Islamic groups, it’s not an accident,” he said. ‘The Green Prince’ Tells the Story of Mosab Hassan Yousef 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z It was documented in four scholarly catalogs he commissioned in the 1970s and a fifth catalog, on Islamic painting and book art, published in 1988. Edmund de Unger, Islamic Art Collector, Is Dead at 92 2011-02-21T04:30:31Z But the most perverse judgments arise from an unholy hybrid of antiquated British rules and Islamic law: the law against blasphemy. Flowers from the muck 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Sharjah also bans alcohol according to Islamic tradition, which prompts many visitors to visit the bars of neighboring Dubai or Ajman before returning to Sharjah’s less expensive beach hotels to sleep. A Carefree Getaway Just Off the Persian Gulf 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Other countries, too, have felt slighted by the fictionalized account of how a group of Americans were furtively sheltered and secreted out of Iran during the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Passing reference in 'Argo' rankles New Zealand 2013-03-21T06:46:08Z Some victims' families complained that the arched shape formed by the structures would resemble an Islamic crescent. United 93 families dedicate Sept. 11 memorial 2011-09-11T02:50:00Z I asked her about a dish I had watched a street vendor prepare in the Islamic quarter. Tourists are trickling back to Egypt 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z There are few scholars today with greater expertise on Islamic militancy than Will McCants. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The image also conjured up the worst of Islamic State — not a subject to be trifled with, he added. An assassination 2,061 years in the making: Trump, 'Julius Caesar' and the politics of theater 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Iranian censors can impose strictures on filmmakers in the name of Islamic morality and national morale, although Farhadi, who lives and works in Iran, said his 2012 film was not subjected to such censorship. Iran returns to Oscar race with 'The Salesman' 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z But in 2000, the island won an improbable reprieve: a band of Abu Sayyaf guerrillas, Islamic separatists from the southern Philippines, raided the camps and kidnapped 21 people, including 10 tourists. Journeys : A Monsoon, Then Underwater Magic in Malaysia 2013-01-25T17:46:35Z Sexual harassment remains widespread in Egypt, and even women covered up by veils and long robes in strict Islamic dress say they are not immune. Egyptian women's issues highlighted by Logan case 2011-02-17T12:14:08Z It said last month it was putting Islamic State on its list of banned terrorist organizations. Photo of boy holding decapitated head is barbaric: Australia PM 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z “Girls of the Sun,” Eva Husson’s ripped-from-real-life drama about a battalion of Kurdish women fighting the Islamic State in northern Iraq, begins and ends in the swirling dust of the same explosion. ‘Girls of the Sun’ Review: Brave Women Enlisted in a Battle Against Subtlety 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z "No one else in extremism is using social media as effectively as the Islamic State right now," says J.M. Islamic State's soft weapon of choice: social media 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The point is to expose people to alternative ways of being a Muslim – to challenge the idea that there is one officially "correct" Islamic way of doing things. Salman Ahmad, Sufi rocker 2010-05-20T11:29:00Z But they’re also about close-up detail, and this is the real story of the art of the Islamic world, and certainly of the examples gathered at the Met. Art Review: The Met?s New Islamic Galleries - Review 2011-10-27T23:27:21Z From the 19th century onward, the part of present-day Nigeria that falls into the region called Yorubaland, was wracked by territorial conflict, first under Islamic dominion, then British control. Bamigboye, Nigeria’s Tour-de-Force Sculptor, Claims His Fame in the World 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z If the violence of the Islamic State often feels disconcertingly Old Testament, that’s no accident. Immolation of Jordanian pilot aims to drag us back to barbarism 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The crusaders tried to divide us with democracy and personal freedom, however, the crusader strategy is not working because the Islamic State is here to stay.” Oliver Reed movie used by Isis to threaten Italy 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Their parents wanted to maintain traditional Islamic values in the home. After Charlottesville, solving the problem of angry men: What does healthy masculinity look like? 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z He spends most of his time pursuing his study of the Qur'an and Islamic scholarship. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z In the background, Cat Stevens' "Wild World" can be heard, Islamic law is debated, and the central elements for disaster are assembled as the United States backs and then abandons Afghan fighters. 'Bhutto': A fascinating documentary about the late Pakistani leader 2011-03-03T21:01:04Z For the museum’s curators, it was a chance to expand the definition of Islamic art far beyond the confines of geometric patterns. A Hawaii Home for Islamic Art Widens Its Scope 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The institute also exhibits intricately detailed items that indicate the Arab world’s Christian heritage, including icons from Syrian and Lebanese churches and convents, amid the Muslim prayer rugs and other Islamic treasures. In Transit Blog: Arab Institute in Paris Reopens Exhibition Rooms With Lavish Displays 2012-03-23T10:00:54Z He said he believed the Islamic Republic's government was a "rational actor." UN inspectors in Iran for nuclear talks 2012-02-20T10:35:00Z To hammer it home, law enforcement officials shared images of Islamic State and al-Qaeda propaganda that encourage attacks on American social spots. The Capitol may be ready for a terrorist attack. But is your favorite bar? 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z A new series explores life under the Islamic State through the eyes of four young recruits. What’s on TV Monday: ‘The State’ and ‘The Commander’ 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z For the current school year, 60 percent of enrolled university students are female, according to official records cited by the Islamic Republic News Agency. Rise in divorce in Iran linked to shift in status of women 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Ramadan dates vary year to year, following the Islamic lunar calendar. Where Breaking the Ramadan Fast Includes Caribou 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z And go figure, while I was there I stumbled right into an exhibition of works from LACMA's collection of Islamic art. A Chilean museum shows why LACMA's Pereira buildings need replacing 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z An influential Milwaukee pharmacist speaks favorably of Hitler, while the imam at the local Islamic Center preaches of the “loathsome” self-love exhibited by the Jewish people. Books of The Times: ?American Dervish? ? By Ayad Akhtar ? Review 2012-01-04T22:00:52Z In Mr. Bergen’s view, however, a bigger threat in the United States is posed by lone-wolf terrorists, ones inspired by the Islamic State or Qaeda affiliated groups over the web. Review: Peter Bergen’s ‘United States of Jihad’ Surveys Homegrown Terrorism 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z President Obama said something similar, in February, at the Islamic Society of Baltimore: “Our television shows should have some Muslim characters that are unrelated to national security.” “Halal in the Family”: The Sitcom We Need 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Presenting him, that is, as the kind of moderate and charismatic Islamic thinker in whom the West might find a useful intermediary. Books of The Times: Paul Berman?s ?Flight of the Intellectuals? 2010-05-02T21:52:00Z Central Asia This vast area of the Islamic world also contains some of its greatest highlights: Samarkand’s blue domes, Bukhara’s maze-like old town and Khiva’s fortress walls – and that is just in Uzbekistan. Can Middle East tourism ever recover? 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z It also throws some light on Iraq’s current challenges as it emerges from a war with Islamic State militants and seeks to reconcile its Shi’ite majority with its Sunni and Kurdish minorities. Letters from Baghdad shows Iraq through eyes of British female explorer and spy who shaped it | Reuters 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Despite her message of inclusion, Ms. Khan has been accused by critics of being an extremist in a moderate’s garb, hiding a conservative Islamic agenda behind a friendly, modern face. Daisy Khan, an Eloquent Face of Islam 2010-11-15T19:12:00Z This week’s events took place against the backdrop of France’s ugly colonial history, its sizable Muslim population, and the suppression, in the name of secularism, of some Islamic cultural expressions, such as the hijab. Unmournable Bodies 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z There could be a similar crew of Islamic doofuses in the city of Sheffield in north England. 'Four Lions' Review: Finding Comedy in Suicide Bombers 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z So it’s natural to wonder if the complaints against the show—here, that it presented middle-American Muslims positively without paying attention to Islamic fundamentalism—were the reason, or a reason. Was All-American Muslim Too Controversial, Too Boring, or Too Good to Survive? 2012-03-08T14:23:08Z Across the Middle East and other parts of the world, young men flock to Islamic terrorist groups such as ISIS/ISIL and Al Qaeda. After Charlottesville, solving the problem of angry men: What does healthy masculinity look like? 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z We are not just making work which demands the judgment of critics at an international level, but also the judgment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Shirin Neshat: A long way from home 2010-06-13T21:01:00Z On one side are what the former Islamist Maajid Nawaz calls “regressive leftists” who deny any significant link between religious belief and Islamic extremism. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z This lightness is especially strange, as is the movie’s comedy, which together make a dissonant counterpart to the now-familiar, deadly kidnappings by the likes of the Islamic State. Review: ‘The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq’ Blurs Fiction and Reality 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Timbuktu's famous manuscripts, believed to number in the hundreds of thousands, mainly date from the 14th to 16th centuries, when the city was an important hub for trade and Islamic knowledge. Timbuktu library is treasure house of centuries of Malian history 2013-01-28T13:17:56Z Kid Cudi caused a stir last year with a nakedly honest album about his battles with depression, while Lupe Fiasco has rapped about the tension between his Islamic upbringing and hip-hop's degradation of women. Sister Act 2010-04-27T07:13:00Z "You couldn't help that sinking feeling inside you to think that maybe this is committed by somebody who is a Muslim," said Ismail Fenni, acting imam of Islamic Society of Boston. "American Manhunt" The 6 most shocking revelations from Netflix's Boston Marathon bombing doc 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z But the sultan also presided over the adoption of tough Islamic law in 2014, which raised concerns among tens of thousands of non-Muslims, including Western expatriate workers. Your gilded chariot awaits: Brunei sultan celebrates 50 years in power 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Her photographs of details of Indian architecture, urban and Islamic, of desert landscape and of weaving still on the loom were the visual sources for many of the drawings. Art in Review: Nasreen Mohamedi: ‘Becoming One’ 2014-01-16T22:49:27Z This exhibition examines depictions of the supernatural in art from across the Islamic world. Björk in Montreal and Flower Art in Melbourne: Global Arts Guide 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Born to an Islamic teacher in Sudan's second city, Omdurman, his first foray into art was decorating the writing slates at his father's Qur'anic school. Ibrahim el-Salahi: from Sudanese prison to Tate Modern show 2013-07-03T18:30:01Z You can probably see where this is going: Come Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, “The Other Side of the Wind” will join the roster of American hostages. The story of the final — and unfinished — work of Orson Welles 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Anyone wishing to rebuild the Temple would first have to demolish the Dome of the Rock, the first and perhaps the most beautiful of all Islamic buildings. From Gabriel to Lucifer: A Cultural History of Angels by Valery Rees 2012-12-21T07:00:01Z Islamic State fighters, who occupied Palmyra for nearly a year beginning in May 2015, ransacked landmarks across the city, a Unesco World Heritage site. Palmyra Arch Replica Is Unveiled in Trafalgar Square in London 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z These days, the rise of the Islamic State is a subject that gets her going, as is feminism as it relates to Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. Diamanda Galás, Still Wild and Primal, Returns to the New York Stage 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z The people are very much for progress – not these stupid Islamic things. Monir Farmanfarmaian: 'In Iran, life models wear pants' 2011-07-12T20:59:01Z But the corrosive impact of Pakistan’s struggle with Islamic militants, its tortured relationship with the United States and the effects of an all-powerful military pervade the show. Pakistan?s Palette of Blood and Tears 2010-12-17T17:03:54Z “We will show, with a Chinese work and an Islamic one, the links, the consistencies, the similarities ... the objective is to show that in history there are more links and bridges than walls.” Louvre Abu Dhabi opens in November with no limits on art 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Christian King Pedro adopted the Islamic model: a carved and gilded wooden half-dome over a cube, considered to be the best in Spain. In Andalusia’s three key cities, one of history’s great architectural mash-ups 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The depth of changing attitudes, Ms. Wright contends, can be measured by the flowering of new art forms in the Islamic world that challenge the political, religious and social establishments. Books of The Times: Upheaval and Hope in a Land of Turmoil 2011-08-01T23:00:10Z His Islamic moral compass was not textual; it was internal, his own notion of right and wrong. Mohsin Hamid: 'Islam is not a monolith' 2013-05-19T19:00:07Z Malaysia is also pursuing a larger share of the Muslim market through halal treatments, which exclude products forbidden under Islamic law, such as those derived from pork. Malaysia tries to parlay appeal to Muslim visitors into medical tourism push 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Following an Islamic State-style attack in a Gothenburg bookstore, a nightmare for the West, the story conjures up another kind of worst-case scenario. Review | Johannes Anyuru’s latest novel is an award winner in Sweden. If there’s any justice, some of that success will cross the Atlantic. 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Dreams Are Lost in the Melting Pot It’s no wonder that the words Islamic and fundamentalism are often so tightly coupled in American minds: even our dictionaries bind them together. Movie Review: ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist,’ Directed by Mira Nair 2013-04-25T23:17:37Z From the United States and Europe to the Arab states, counterterrorism dragnets too often equate any degree of Islam-infused politics with support for Islamic State or Al Qaeda. Inside the Minds of the Women Who Joined ISIS 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z He ordered the construction of the Orientalist Museum in Doha, which opened in 1996, and the Museum of Islamic Art. A Golden Age for Museums in the Persian Gulf 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z “In addition to the Islamic Center of Washington,” Owens notes, “the embassy of Oman and the former embassy of Iran are very close to Obama’s new mansion.” The Daily Caller loses it over Obama family mansion that’s (gasp!) 1,096 feet from a mosque 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Their superhero traits are based on Islamic ideas, but their religion is never made overt and the intention is that they "transcend all language and cultural barriers". Meet the Islamic superheroes 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z But the most interesting element linking the shows is that they are taking place during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, as part of a series called — what else? Blending Jazz and Religion in Istanbul 2010-08-06T10:10:00Z “They entertain us, but indoctrinate us at the same time,” said Abbasi, who drew applause from Iran’s minister of culture and Islamic guidance, Mohammad Hosseini. ‘Argo’ just another insult by Hollywood, Iranians say 2013-02-19T06:28:19Z The video also raises questions about Superior Farms’s promise that all meat from the plant is butchered according to the Islamic rules of halal, or ritual slaughter. Animal Rights Group Says Video Shows Abuse of Sheep 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z It took the period’s fascination with China and Islamic cultures to absurd lengths. An 18th-century Parisian garden of delight can teach us much about what not to do today 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Amir H. Fallah was born in Iran in 1979, the year that a revolution overthrew the country’s monarchy and replaced it with an Islamic republic. Amir H. Fallah Feels the Pull of His Iranian Origins 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z So she read the Koran and other Islamic texts and began attending Friday prayers at her local Islamic Center. For American Muslims, Choosing to Wear the Veil Poses Challenges 2010-06-11T23:37:00Z But the tactic reentered Western territory in a big way in November, when Islamic State militants massacred patrons of a concert hall and cafe in Paris and set off explosions at a soccer stadium. The Capitol may be ready for a terrorist attack. But is your favorite bar? 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Ms. Agha has laser-cut elaborate shapes, partly inspired by Islamic geometric motifs, into steel cubes. Anila Quayyum Agha Uses Patterns to Break Patterns 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Thus, the blessed attacks against the Russians and the French were successfully executed despite the international intelligence war against the Islamic State.” The Perfect Children of ISIS: Lessons from Dabiq 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z According to the BBC, the opening date was moved up to Saturday in direct response to a statue-smashing propaganda video released last week by the so-called Islamic State. Baghdad's National Museum of Iraq re-opens in rebuke to Islamic State 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z “I’m not sure the industry sees a lot of box-office potential in getting these representations right and portraying Muslims or the Islamic religion in a more nuanced and realistic way,” Mr. Bernstein said. Film: Hollywood Ignores East-West Exchange 2011-03-18T20:48:41Z Eventually, the play becomes something dark and upsetting, as the WhatsApp messages start to ape the violent, posturing misanthropy of the Islamic extremists whose social media accounts Mr. Alipoor trawled researching the show. What Radicalizes Young Men? This Show Tells You via WhatsApp 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Algeria's civil war erupted in 1992 when the army canceled elections that Islamic candidates were expected to win. True Algerian tragedy inspires contemplative film 2010-05-18T14:44:00Z The future does not bode well for the ancient archaeological site of Palmyra in Syria -- or any other archaeological sites within reach of Islamic State militants. Islamic State smashes Palmyra artifacts; UNESCO calls it 'industrial scale' destruction 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Still, several members of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation vehemently opposed the resolution, painting it as a form of cultural imperialism. UN passes LGBT rights resolution, with no help from these 21 countries 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z But a statue of Buddha is looking into one mirror, an Islamic carpet proposes prayer before another. Michelangelo Pistoletto's stunning reflections 2011-07-12T13:47:53Z The fact that we invaded Iraq is merely a background condition for this local explosion of jihadist triumphalism and horror—one that is fully explained by a commitment to a specific interpretation of Islamic scripture. Sam Harris talks Islam, ISIS, atheism, GOP madness: “We are confronting people, in dozens of countries, who despise more or less everything that we value” 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z To remedy this situation the government is planning a big event – Nouakchott, Capital of Islamic Art – for 2011. Mauritania's hidden manuscripts 2010-07-27T13:00:00Z Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republicby Michael Axworthy Yet, according to Michael Axworthy in his calm and literate portrait of the Islamic Republic, certain long-lived chickens are coming home to roost. Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review 2013-03-01T17:30:02Z The al Qaeda splinter group's changing name — Islamic State, ISIS, ISIL, IS — seems about the only aspect of the terrorist organization that hasn't been branded as carefully as a new Apple product. Islamic State's soft weapon of choice: social media 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z On the Muslim Street, we sampled Islamic Chinese food, which completely eschews pork and relies instead on lamb and mutton, as well as glutinous noodles made from mung bean flour. Cultured Traveler: Feasts for the Eyes, and the Palate, in Xian, China 2014-02-07T19:37:02Z Last year, the Islamic State seriously damaged ancient temples there. The French Literati and the Arab World Do a Complicated Dance 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Islamically, there’s an emphasis on enjoying physical relationships within the context of marriage, not just for procreation. Taboo-busting sex guide offers advice to Muslim women seeking fulfilling love lives 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z "There were death threats from many Islamic groups... it was a really hard time for me," Luv said in an interview in Arbil, the autonomous Kurdistan region's capital. Kurdish singer Helly Luv ready to 'Risk it All' for independence 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z The Islamic Republic of Iran is the nation run by medieval Shi’ite clerics and a daffy, dangerous politician who denies the Holocaust and may soon have a nuclear weapon to aim at Israel. A Separation: How about an Oscar for This Fascinating Iranian Drama? 2011-12-30T17:42:11Z That kind of supercompetent Islamic terror group is a staple in series like “24.” ‘24: Legacy,’ Scripted From Trump’s Dire Islamophobia 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z She was booked as an act of solidarity with northern Mali, where Islamic militants effectively banned all music last year. Glastonbury preview: Part one 2013-06-25T06:12:44Z Vidino is currently leading a research project in partnership with the New York Times where he’s tasked with digitizing, translating and publishing roughly 15,000 pages of internal Islamic State documents. These researchers study terrorists. Sometimes, they also stumble across scoops. 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z From Trump’s perspective, if he’s not an all-powerful being, then he is at least uniquely capable of restoring America’s greatness, overcoming Islamic extremism and defeating his political rivals. Donald Trump thinks he’s a god. Even worse, his supporters agree 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z The community abuts the McLean Islamic Center, a mosque with about 100 members. A mainstream journalist opposed a mosque’s expansion. Is such activism appropriate? 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Iranian media in the past had described his infractions as “activity against the Islamic Republic.” Iranian filmmaker dies from COVID-19 despite prison furlough 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Instead, the film’s emotional climax comes as Mr. Homsi himself reaches Istanbul, released from captivity and torture by the Islamic State. In ‘Our Terrible Country,’ Mohammad Ali Atassi Explores the Syrian Revolt 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z "But what happens in the play – persecution, specifically if you're gay – happens in a number of African countries and Islamic countries. And it's beginning to happen in Russia. It's still going on." 'Bent' at Mark Taper lets defiant love shine amid the Holocaust 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z It showcases Greek and Roman antiquities of the kind being destroyed — or looted for sale — by the Islamic State, or ISIS, in places like Palmyra, Syria, some 160 miles away. Beirut’s Art Scene Stirs Amid Tumult 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z A Museum of Islamic Civilizations, complete with a “digital dome” and light projections à la the immersive Van Gogh Experience, opened in 2022 in Istanbul’s new largest mosque. How Erdogan Reoriented Turkish Culture to Maintain His Power 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Mohseni-Ejei also criticised supporters of the imprisoned actors, who interpreted their arrests as a new campaign against artists in the Islamic regime. Iran releases prominent actor and filmmaker 2011-07-27T16:46:08Z A few years later, of course, it’s the prophets who are in power, and the lycée teachers who are being sent to Islamic re-education camp. Review: ‘Persepolis,’ by Marjane Satrapi 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z He also reflects the recurrent Egyptian debate about whether the consequence of democracy may be the creation of an Islamic republic. The Prophet - review 2012-06-22T17:04:17Z The paintings of carved saints on the third floor set up an especially lively dialogue, contrasting Christian imagery with Islamic semiabstraction, European with Middle Eastern, opulence and love of nature with colorless deprivation and martyrdom. Critic’s Notebook: Rudolf Stingel’s Carpeting Makeover in Venice 2013-08-20T22:13:15Z Hospitals are also using sutures manufactured by a local firm made from lambs slaughtered under Islamic law. Malaysia tries to parlay appeal to Muslim visitors into medical tourism push 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The new book spans six countries, showcasing the unifying principles of garden design across the Islamic world and even into the author’s native England. Review | A look at some of the most beautiful gardens in the world 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z What would you propose as an alternative to intervention and prevention of allowing a UN member state from falling in to the hands of Islamic fundamentalists pending their govt's request for assistance? Glenn Greenwald's reader Q&A: the highlights 2013-01-24T23:07:00Z Nearly four years later, Mr. Petraeus is now a partner in a New York private equity firm, and has advised the White House on the war against the Islamic State. Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus and the Afterlife of a Scandal 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Armstrong guides us not only through the history of Judeo-Christian and Islamic Scripture, but also through Hindu and Sikh texts and Buddhist and Chinese philosophies. What Is the Meaning of Sacred Texts? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Daniels said that “the next frontier” for the museum is its programs, such as one that deals with current events in the Middle East and the violent spread of Islamic radicalism. September 11 Museum Drew 2.7 Million Visitors in First Year 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z But in Gaza, where the Islamist militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad are backed by Iran, Quds Day was commemorated. In Jerusalem, thousands pray at Al-Aqsa on last Friday of Ramadan 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Caryl is good on the cognitive dissonance induced by the Islamic revolution in Iran. Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century by Christian Caryl – review 2013-07-25T07:01:00Z She first ran afoul of the Islamic Republic when it said she collaborated with Westerners by playing opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Ridley Scott’s C.I.A. thriller “Body of Lies.” Golshifteh Farahani Continues to Rebel in ‘Patience Stone’ 2013-08-09T18:42:26Z She’s also showing an Islamic prayer rug that incorporates a border of U.S. flags. In the galleries: Art history slapstick 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Made with the help of Big Ink, a New Hampshire company whose portable press allows printmakers to work on a monumental scale, “Stupor Mundi” is an abstraction that suggests Persian, Islamic and Celtic motifs. Review | In the galleries: Contemplations on the memory of personal spaces 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z "This isn't meant as a provocation, but as an opening," the designer told ANSA, saying her choice to show a burkini was meant as a sign of respect for Islamic culture. Young stars of social media fill Dolce&Gabbana front row 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Charlie has often been aimed at Muslims, and it’s taken particular joy in flouting the Islamic ban on depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. Unmournable Bodies 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Lowry, a scholar of Islamic art and former director of the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, was 40 when he took over as MoMA’s sixth director in 1995. Glenn Lowry, MoMA Director, Will Continue Through 2025 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z They later became the backyard of Yves Saint Laurent, whose deep love for Marrakesh is evident in his personal collection of Moroccan crafts and textiles on display in the adjoining Islamic Art Museum. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Marrakesh, Morocco 2010-12-23T21:08:40Z “We will exhibit a group of artefacts from all periods from prehistory, the ancient east and the classical and Islamic eras in this section,” he said. Syria's national museum reopens doors in war-scarred Damascus 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Islamic State entered the city eight months before the video’s sudden release late last month. Propaganda video may be a cover for Mosul Museum looting 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z But the Jordan-appointed council that oversees Islamic sites on Jerusalem’s sacred compound kept it open for Friday prayers, encouraging faithful to congregate on the 35-acre complex’s outdoor grounds rather than inside its covered shrines. Muslims pray in thousands, heed coronavirus warnings at Jerusalem holy site 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z This year, it is undoubtedly Caliphate, a thriller about Swedish Islamic terrorists. Fjord focus: Nordic noir lets the light in at last 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z As the title suggests, this Danish prison drama with Islamic overtones is tough enough to survive that inevitable comparison to A Prophet, taking the "new inmate learns the ropes" storyline in its own individual direction. This week's new films 2011-08-26T23:06:05Z A U.S. naval strike force led by the Truman began sorties against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, at the start of its months-long deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. Dodging planes and a taste of home: life on a U.S. aircraft carrier 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z The Crusader Kingdom, a series of Islamic empires and their ancient predecessors are represented by pottery, coins and jewelry. Exhibition Review: ?The Dead Sea Scrolls? at Discovery Times Square - Review 2011-10-28T22:51:17Z As part of that deal, Aceh won the right to be the only Indonesian province to use Islamic Sharia law as its legal code. Repeal law punishing gay sex with lashes in Indonesia's Aceh, says Amnesty 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z She tries to warn Americans about their naïveté in the face of encroaching Islamic influences, maintaining that officials and journalists, out of cultural sensitivity, sometimes play down the honor killings that occur in the West. Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s ‘Heretic’ 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Because as far as the Iranian censors are concerned, there are only three genres of music acceptable in the Islamic republic: Iranian folk music; Iranian classical or "traditional" music; and Iranian pop music. Iranians pump up the volume for banned tunes 2013-05-07T13:46:41Z The terrorist group Islamic State claimed it was responsible for Siddique's slaying, and in a statement accused the literary magazine editor of "calling to atheism." With writers and editors being murdered, free speech is at risk in Bangladesh 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Boutique hotel in the old Islamic quarter with 17 Egyptian-history-themed suites with private balconies and exotic decor. Tourists are trickling back to Egypt 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z "Insulting the officials of other countries and using inappropriate words … is not approved of by the Islamic Republic of Iran," he said. Iranian media warned after paper calls Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a 'prostitute' 2010-08-31T11:40:00Z Asked whether the Taliban government will ban music again, spokesman Bilal Karimi told The Associated Press, “Right now, it is under review and when a final decision is made, the Islamic Emirate will announce it.” Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The group changed the name to just Islamic State in June, but the chocolate maker was suffering by association. Belgium chocolate maker ISIS needs to change its name again 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z But King Mohammed VI is also a religious leader who holds the title of commander of the faithful, and the government says Islamic principles should regulate society. Moroccan Film About Prostitution Creates Uproar 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z “I witnessed the birth of what is now Islamic State,” says Ware. ‘I witnessed the birth of Isis’: how one film-maker captured the horror of Iraq 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z To the south of Aleppo lie the ghostly remains of deserted Byzantine cities, and Aleppo itself is a storehouse of Islamic, pre-Christian and early Christian history. Letters: Syria – destination for tourism and torture 2012-07-08T20:00:11Z Furthermore, the movement was alleged to have assassinated several US citizens during the 70s, although it argues that this was the responsibility of a Marxist faction that had split from the main, Islamic, faction. Marzieh obituary 2010-10-19T17:18:00Z Unesco said the shrine – which consisted of a square main building topped with a tall dome — was “one of the emblematic representations of Islamic architecture of its time.” Unesco Condemns Destruction of 11th-Century Shrine in Iraq 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Farmanfarmaian’s dazzling, mirrored sculptures and jewelry combine architecture, celestial geometry and Sufism with traditional Islamic craft techniques to produce a kaleidoscopic effect. What Not to Miss at the Art Show at the Armory 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z The Islamic State and other extremists are motivated by the idea of punishing “shirk,” or idolatry. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Based on a traditional Islamic paradise garden, the park’s first section centers on a burbling fountain. In Marrakesh, a secret garden to rival St. Laurent’s famed Jardin Majorelle 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Many questions were raised by the shocking recent propaganda video showing Islamic State jihadists smashing statues, both authentic antiquities and gypsum reproductions, inside Iraq’s Mosul Museum and at the ancient Ninevah archaeological site nearby. Propaganda video may be a cover for Mosul Museum looting 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Or maybe the Islamic State has made you so panicked that you greeted the weekend’s news with relief: Finally, you thought, we are safe, and all these new walls will only make us safer. Shock. Outrage. Resistance. Repeat. Is this the new normal in Trump’s America? 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z For others, the slaughter is an act made in honor of a birth in the family or a ritual marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. Sustainable halal meat is making inroads in Muslim communities 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z Even better, why not describe some Islamic fundamentalists as lazy and feckless? I'm a huge fan of Top Gear. But this time I've had enough 2011-02-05T21:30:00Z In each of the five countries, the Islamic architecture was a reflection of the religion, the people and the period of time before Russian control. Following the Silk Road: A solo traveler’s journey through the ‘5 stans’ 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z He was a screenwriter for the 1998 movie “The Siege,” which imagined a wave of terrorist bombings in New York after the secret abduction by the United States military of a suspected Islamic terrorist. Tribeca Film Festival: 12 Days, 132 Films, 38 Countries 2010-04-16T00:04:00Z The goal, beyond educating the public about Islamic arts, is to deflate stereotypes. L.A. Islam Arts Initiative to open shows at Barnsdall 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z But it accused South Park of having mocked the prophet, and cited Islamic scholars who ruled that "whoever curses the messenger of Allah must be killed". South Park censored after threat of fatwa over Muhammad episode 2010-04-22T20:16:00Z Timbuktu has long been a center of Islamic scholarship, art, literature, and music—a deposit of cultural artifacts at the southern gate to the Sahara. A Movie That Dares to Humanize Jihadists 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Islamic folklore and narratives are full of flying machines, impossible journeys, skewed time frames and stories that illuminate cultural or scientific theories. Mysteries Unfold in a Land of Minarets and Magic Carpets 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z In the Islamic world, many countries continue to ban Animal Farm, ostensibly because of its emphasis on pigs. Where's Lenin? 2010-04-16T23:08:00Z In an email, Ms. Oates said she posted to Twitter several times on the subject after reading coverage in The New York Times about the treatment of women in the Islamic State. Joyce Carol Oates on Twitter: Is Nothing ‘Joyous’ in ISIS? 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z This means that we can condemn Islamic extremism without condemning all Islamic people. Let’s listen to Bill Maher: On Paris, religion and race, Maher walks a fascinating and tricky line 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Many are fasting, as are some patients: The Dearborn area is home to one of the nation’s largest concentrations of Muslims and one of its biggest mosques: the Islamic Center of America. Breaking the Ramadan Fast in Quarantine 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z In Medal of Honor’s main single-player campaign, for example, the player takes the role of various United States soldiers, looking to kill Islamic bad guys and accomplish various tactical objectives along the way. Video Games: Whose Side Are You on? It Might Be the Taliban?s 2010-09-01T22:13:00Z Responsibility for the killings was claimed by the Islamic State group, which has called on its followers to attack France, which is bombing IS bases in Iraq and Syria. Sting to sing as Paris Bataclan venue reopens after 2015 attacks 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The new Muslim elite dominates the final section of the show, which looks a lot like the Met’s permanent Islamic galleries. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z The show is in the newly re-opened Royal Hall of the Mosul Museum, which was looted and destroyed by Islamic State and in the ensuing war to wrest control of the city. In Mosul exhibition, Iraqi artists process brutal rule of Islamic... 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z That created an underground network of Islamic radicals, and for a long time they were the only organized group in town. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z Set during a long night of opium-fueled conversation, it is one of several books on this year’s short list to tackle the often fraught interactions between the Western and Islamic worlds. Prix Goncourt Goes to Mathias Énard 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Islamic State is engaged in a media war in addition to its horrific ground combat. Propaganda video may be a cover for Mosul Museum looting 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The Islamic calendar begins with the migration of Muhammad and his followers to escape the persecution of Meccan tribes. Alif the Unseen: speculative fiction meets the Arab spring 2012-12-13T09:58:14Z The Persians traditionally disdained the Islamic courts of India: to Persian ears, the Indians spoke Persian badly, with a heavy accent. Art treasures of the Mughal empire 2012-11-30T22:55:14Z After experiencing the changes brought by the Islamic revolution in her native country, little Marjane begins to think of herself as a revolutionary. Spare Times: For Children, for July 13-19 2012-07-12T21:18:54Z “They come under a huge amount of societal pressure in many parts of the developing world, and certainly in the Islamic world and other areas of what I call the patriarchy,” she said. In Ukraine, female war reporters build on legacy of pioneers 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Makhmalbaf, a leading figure in Iranian cinema's new wave movement, is the most prominent Iranian figure to visit Israel since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf defends Israel visit after outcry 2013-07-16T18:20:33Z But for all the looting damage, nothing scares scholars more than the Islamic State militants. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Ahmadinejad and his allies are accused of trying to challenge the power of Iran's Islamic establishment. Deal for 2 Americans jailed in Iran hits snag 2011-09-18T11:40:00Z The bone figure of a naked female from Ay Khanum belongs to a tradition that continued from ancient times well into the Islamic period. Art Review: Murky Exploration of an Iranian Past 2011-05-27T12:00:04Z In his mind, such philanthropy was as Islamic as building a mosque. My Muslim Father’s Faith in America 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The Islamic State wants to erase that distance, not just to horrify us, but to drag us back with them. Immolation of Jordanian pilot aims to drag us back to barbarism 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Friday's decision is a precedent for transgender individuals to challenge the Islamic sharia ban in other Malaysian states, said Aston Paiva, the lawyer for the petitioners. Malaysian court scraps cross-dressing ban in landmark decision 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z He said he hoped to secure funding from the Art Bureau wing of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organisation. Ben Affleck: Iran's plan for Argo response film is 'badge of honour' 2013-01-14T12:03:36Z A campaign is now under way to promote it as "Indonesia's Islamic tourism city." Keeping the Faith in Banda Aceh 2010-03-25T10:25:00Z Nashashibi wants to grow an endowment to further his group’s work; he also hopes, for the first time, to join the Hajj, an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. MacArthur ‘genius’ grant winners step into the spotlight: ‘Is this really happening?’ 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z In order to try to gain acceptance in the region, he successfully sought part of his funding from an Islamic investment bank with a sharia board. Meet the Islamic superheroes 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z Iran’s first president after the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution who fled Tehran after being impeached for challenging the growing power of clerics as the nation became a theocracy. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Filmmaking is a tricky business in Iran where the government keeps a close eye on political content and checks to ensure Islamic norms, such as women's dress code, are respected. Iranian movie on U.S. in Iraq entered for Oscars 2010-12-08T15:36:00Z “The Islamic regime was intent on controlling every dimension of our lives, and we were determined to resist.” Nazila Fathi’s ‘The Lonely War’ Is a Memoir of Iran 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z When he returns, he is a changed man, having discovered Islamic fundamentalism, with its emphasis on austerity and self-discipline in the service of a greater cause. ‘Horses of God,’ Nabil Ayouch’s Film About Islamic Extremism 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z The neighborhood surrounding the Islamic Center of Irving, which serves about 10,000 area Muslims, began to flourish with condos and mansions built by those who wanted to live close to the mosque. A year ago, Ahmed Mohamed became ‘Clock Boy.’ Now, he can’t escape that moment. 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z The technique, first used on glassware in Syria and Egypt as early as the third century, was perfected over the next few centuries on ceramics in several Islamic countries. Artworks That Shine in New York Museums 2013-01-04T00:50:22Z It was all part of a recent “Scavenger Hunt: Figures in Islamic Art” event at the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design in Honolulu. A Hawaii Home for Islamic Art Widens Its Scope 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z While the country grows ever richer, many in Azerbaijan, a nation of some 9 million Turkic language-speaking people, are once more embracing their Islamic heritage, which was suppressed during Soviet times. Azerbaijan basks in glitz, fears exposure 2012-05-23T12:06:15Z A threat from an Islamic extremist group in Gaza, received by United National officials during the middle of the Mozart symphony, ultimately forced a hasty exit by the players after some post-concert speeches. Abroad: In Gaza, Concert Leaves Echoes of Normalcy 2011-05-04T13:45:05Z The Islamic State wants the global community to know that there's a new sheriff in town. The Mosul Museum video from Islamic State could be a staged drama 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Kumar doesn’t deny that there are bad men in the fundamentalist Islamic world, men worthy of the American military’s attention. Books of The Times: ?Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb? 2010-08-05T22:00:00Z An additional show, “In Search of the Dot that Created the Circle: Geometry in Nature,” about pattern in Islamic art, will be on view in the separate pop-up gallery space. The fall and rise of Clyde Beswick and his CB1 Gallery's new downtown digs 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z After urging the need for structural reform, he offered a novel alternative to fighting Islamic extremism with violence: comedy. Fox & Friends try to undermine Bono’s theory on the power of mockery — by mocking him 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z IS wants to do away with “false idols”, promising instead an Islamic caliphate that threatens to be as extreme as it is thuggish. Stones that speak 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Almost 30 years later the museum was embarking on the most ambitious rethinking and rebuilding of its Islamic art galleries in its history, a $50 million endeavor. History?s Hands 2011-03-20T02:26:58Z Al-Sharif was born in Mecca in 1979, the year that the Grand Mosque seizure marked the resurgence of the radically puritanical Islamic doctrine known as Salafism. Memoirs Take the Wheel 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The Taliban’s fundamentalist interpretation of Islam includes a rejection of art that is not Islamic or portrays living beings, and people are concerned that view hasn’t changed between last time and now. Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z In his frenzy to modernise Turkey after the first world war, Atatürk destroyed Islamic schools and abolished the veil as a narrowly Asian trapping. Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century by Christian Caryl – review 2013-07-07T07:01:13Z It is expected that the list will include Islamic and Hindu leaders as well as those from other faiths. British royal wedding guest list details emerge 2011-04-10T15:23:09Z There were also the predictable audiotapes extolling Fatah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Abroad: Do-It-Yourself Culture Thrives Despite Globalism 2010-04-14T17:23:00Z Or recall the faked report that the leader of the Islamic State was urging American Muslims to vote for Hillary Clinton. Perspective | Don’t get fooled again by bogus links, bots and pure bunk. Here’s how. 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z And on subjects such as covering the Islamic State, it was essentially all men. Perspective | One news anchor decided to put more women on air. Now his idea has gone global. 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z And a third seems to admire “anarcho-Islam and the founding of Al Qaeda,” while attacking the American “racist Orientalist fantasy” of Islamic terror. Governors Island as Playground for the Arts 2010-08-13T00:29:00Z Mrs. Kamil and her children fled Syria after her husband was kidnapped by the Islamic State. Oscar Plans Are Back On for Syrian Subjects of Nominated Films 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Sahner, 34, is an associate professor of Islamic history at the University of Oxford. Sarah Van den Bergh, Christian Sahner 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z The Islamic Council said Rushdie had to face the "justifiable wrath and anger" of hundreds of millions of Muslims. Clash of the Booker titans 2013-05-23T13:57:00Z In "Halal Food," Armanios and Ergene also write about this economic tension, noting that some Islamic scholars oppose the minority’s focus on animal welfare prior to slaughter due to the potential of a cost-prohibitive product. Sustainable halal meat is making inroads in Muslim communities 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z According to the author’s memoir, Salman’s father changed the family name to Rushdie “because he respected Ibn Rushd for being at the forefront of the rationalist argument against Islamic literalism in his time.” Salman Rushdie’s new novel is a swirling tale of genies and geniuses 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z He intends to expand it into a nonprofit foundation to revive Iran’s historical and cultural material that was destroyed, banned or underrepresented in the Islamic Republic. Photography: Rare Glimpses of Iran’s Lost Underworld 2014-03-20T14:32:28Z Secular voters fear that Mubarak's autocracy will be replaced by an Islamic one. Warda gave us a soundtrack for the Arab spring 2012-05-21T12:40:01Z And we must find some way recapitulate these changes in an Islamic context. Sam Harris talks Islam, ISIS, atheism, GOP madness: “We are confronting people, in dozens of countries, who despise more or less everything that we value” 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Reader emails to the Bagger included one that said, “You would want this great American’s help if you were in the hands of the Islamic State.” ‘American Sniper’ Fuels a War on the Home Front 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z “It’s a nice idea, right at the heart of our Islamic religion,” said Anan al-Hourani, another visitor who brought his daughters to the park on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Dubai's 'Quranic Park' draws on Islam's holy text 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Her ninth cookbook, “Feast: Food of the Islamic World,” was published by Ecco at the end of May. The Vast World of Islam, in 300 Recipes 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Construction began in the ninth century during the Arab era, and it was later expanded by the Normans, invaders from northern France, who assimilated designs of the Islamic and Byzantine courts that preceded them. A road trip around Sicily is a journey across centuries 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z And such revelations shape groups of believers by being incorporated in canonical written texts: the Hebrew Bible, the Christian Gospels, the Islamic Koran. Exhibition Review: Abraham?s Progeny, and Their Texts 2010-10-22T22:50:00Z On his first visit to Mosul in 2017, McCarty said Islamic State snipers tried to shoot him twice as he arranged a toy tank on the ground near a destroyed car. Artist captures war as seen by children - toys included 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z While all of this testifies to an aesthetically and technologically sophisticated culture, a nonspecialist might wonder what is distinctively Seljuqian about it — what distinguishes it from, say, medieval Islamic arts and crafts in general. The Met Explores an Islamic Dynasty’s All-Embracing Big Tent 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z He also rants with prophetic fury about how in the future the Islamic faithful will be corrupted by their secular neighbors, fall into heresy and neglect the holy ways of their ancestors. In these medieval Arab tales, a heavy dollop of spice 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z In dim quarters in the old Islamic galleries it was hard to appreciate. Art Review: The Met?s New Islamic Galleries - Review 2011-10-27T23:27:21Z Illumination was the way we expressed ourselves in the Islamic era. Saudi artists escape from the desert to find outlet in Britain 2012-10-04T10:51:50Z Islamic State militants began occupying the Mosul Museum nearly eight months ago. The Mosul Museum video from Islamic State could be a staged drama 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Climate change exacerbates competition for resources, and thus religious conflict; Christian missionaries are naïve, often willfully; Islamic leadership proves as corrupt as whatever it replaces. Books of The Times: In ?The Tenth Parallel,? by Eliza Griswold, Religions Clash 2010-08-17T23:26:00Z The text of the Islamic Republic’s constitution, particularly the one revised in 1988, also makes clear how incorrect the author’s proposed new translation is. What Has Gone Wrong Between Iran and the United States? 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z The scene is interspersed with images showing the bodies of Syrians the Islamic State claims were killed by coalition missiles. ISIS and its increasingly sophisticated cinema of terror 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z In February 2015, he watched in horror as Islamic State videos were posted online showing men attacking the artifacts in the museum - some antiquities from the 7th century BC - using sledgehammers and drills. British Museum trains Iraqi archaeologists to rebuild post-Islamic State 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z They explain the logic behind different death rituals, from the quick burial that follows Islamic tradition to the trend of planning one’s own funeral. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘I’m Sorry’ and ‘Funeral Directors: Dead Good Job’ 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z “Liberal intellectuals are more offended by Islamophobia than they are by sharia,” or Islamic law, Mr. Hitchens offered. The State of Conservatism 2010-06-11T21:46:00Z From the abstract patterns in the Spanish ceiling of the museum’s Islamic art galleries, she gleaned that a fragment can be multiplied almost to infinity. An Odissi Dancer Charts New Paths in ‘the Land of Discovery’ 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Goes on night patrol with the Vice and Virtue Squad in Indonesia's Banda Aceh, site of the disastrous tsunami on Christmas Eve 2004, as they enforce a strict Islamic morals code. Eliza Griswold's 'The Tenth Parallel': where Christianity and Islam meet 2010-09-29T21:40:00Z As Mitchell notes, Israel does face real, serious security threats emanating from the Occupied Territories, including from radical Islamist groups such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad. George Mitchell wrote 'A Path to Peace' about Israel and Palestine. Is there one? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The Islamic Revolution of 1979 against the Shah of Iran’s expert-driven and radically disruptive modernization was one such ferocious upsurge—the first “great insurrection against global systems,” as Michel Foucault rightly called it. The Anti-Élite, Post-Fact Worlds of Trump and Rousseau 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Some may be reminded of even darker associations — with war, public beheadings and the Islamic State. Heard of ‘Aureliano in Palmira’? You Probably Know the Overture 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z They became exiles when Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown in the Islamic revolution of 1979, while they were traveling in France. Feeding the Soul With Art and the Artists With Persian Delights 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Eid al-Adha, or Festival of Sacrifice, is the second of the year’s two major Islamic holidays, and coincides with the Hajj pilgrimage. The Menu Evolves for a Muslim Holiday Built Around Food 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z It turns out that the Islamic extremists are in fact Islamic extremists. Luther, Chris Ryan's Strike Back and Jamie Does? Venice 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z In an e-mail, he wrote the following: “Zanzibar is a predominantly Islamic island so Christmas isn’t celebrated much locally, although the main Christmas days are taken as public holidays.” In Transit: Q&A: Spending the Holidays in Africa 2010-11-23T18:00:00Z Unlike the colossal statues of the Buddha destroyed by the Taliban, the monuments of Timbuktu are themselves Islamic. Will anyone save Timbuktu from Islamist tomb raiders? 2012-07-02T11:56:11Z He was interested in historic traditions in gardens and once wrote a book about Islamic gardens, “Gardens of Paradise.” Author John Brookes was a rarity: A gardener who focused on design 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z During his lifetime, he experienced war, two revolutions on his doorstep and encounters with Islamic cultures that challenged and entranced him. Eugène Delacroix at the Met: A 19th-century retrospective that evokes today’s turmoil 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z Lumping together under a single denomination the infinitely diverse artistic expressions of the “Islamic World” is as inept as talking about Christian art from 8th-century Carolingian manuscripts to 18th-century French porcelain. Auctions: Century-Old Vandalism of Islamic Art, and Its Price 2011-04-15T12:00:27Z We are confronted with our own barbarity, as we have been confronted with the barbarity of the Islamic State. After Senate’s report on CIA interrogation tactics, it’s time to see who we really are 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z There's medieval art, tapestries, alabasters, stained glass, English oak furniture, Degas and Cézanne, Islamic art, ancient Chinese art and modern sculpture by Rodin. 1000 kids | Art and design museums 2010-03-30T23:05:00Z There is a section of that in the Maldives, and I’m afraid we now have three Islamic radicals in the cabinet. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z On Jan. 24, the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, one of the most important in the world, was badly damaged by a truck bomb, which destroyed more than 70 artifacts. Dallas Museum Lands a Rich Trove of Islamic Art 2014-02-03T22:39:05Z “Everybody wanted vernacular or Islamic style, or something decorative and old-fashioned,” Fournier said. | Striking a Balance 2014-04-09T15:00:26Z Islamic authority also was unable to stanch superstitious beliefs, as objects in a section called “Astrology, Magic and the World of Beasts” reveal. The Met Explores an Islamic Dynasty’s All-Embracing Big Tent 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z One of the incidental atrocities of the Islamic Republic that year was its imprisoning of Bahari. Review: Jon Stewart's Rosewater: Laughing Through the Torture 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z But many musicians fear for their futures under the Taliban, which rules according to a harsh interpretation of Islamic law. Afghan musicians look to recreate famed school in Portugal 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Following their capture of the city in 2014, Islamic State went on a rampage, destroying many of Mosul’s ancient sites and artefacts, including a shrine believed by many to be Jonah’s tomb. In Mosul exhibition, Iraqi artists process brutal rule of Islamic... 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Medieval Islamic groups that were just as apocalyptic made the same turn in order to survive once they established states. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z In the coverage of this case, we see talk about Islamic terrorism, about guns, mental illness… But is there a factor or issue here that we typically overlook when we discuss this kind of case? Mass shooters often chase fame and suicide: “These are not people who want to … live with the crimes they commit” 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Thousands more clasped hands outside some of the nightspots where members of the Islamic State group struck Friday night during a half-dozen attacks that also wounded 350. A moment of silence in France 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z About a year ago she took a job overseas with a large nonprofit organization in an Islamic country. I’ve got friend fatigue! 2012-08-15T23:59:00Z Illicit trade in looted antiquities is one of Islamic State's main sources of funding. Baghdad's National Museum of Iraq re-opens in rebuke to Islamic State 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z “Islamic Blue” refers to the fact that this style of porcelain, although associated with China, was dependent on cobalt from the Islamic world. Review | In the galleries: Exhibits explore the many meanings of blue 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z “They believe if the hijab comes off, everything will be destroyed — the Islamic Republic will tumble down.” An Iranian Exile Channels Her Trauma Into Film 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Since Islamic State launched its lightning offensive across Iraq and Syria staging beheadings and releasing carefully crafted films to draw in new recruits, Arab and Western governments have sought to counter their message. Saudi-owned TV drama fights Islamic State propaganda 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z While their swords reproduce the Western model, the pearl-studded leather strips hanging from their belts and their armlets are royal costume fittings worn by the emperors of Sasanian Iran and their early Islamic successors. Review: The Foundations of Russian Culture and Art 2010-03-05T14:00:00Z In 2014, a terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State began seizing territory in western and northern Iraq as part of its efforts to establish a caliphate. Recalling when Baghdad fell to U.S. and U.K. forces 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Lady Gaga was forced to cancel her sold-out concert in Indonesia in May following threats by Islamic hard-liners, who called her a "devil worshipper." Indonesia axes bikinis for 2013 Miss World pageant 2013-06-06T11:23:10Z The 15 galleries, which took eight years to complete, showcase more than 1,200 works of art and objects and are organized by geographical areas to underscore the richness of the Islamic culture. ArtsBeat: Met Reports One Millionth Visitor to New Islamic Galleries 2013-01-22T16:55:47Z Asma Barlas, an expert on women in Islamic societies at Ithaca College, said change will likely be slow because traditional attitudes run deep. Egyptian women's issues highlighted by Logan case 2011-02-17T12:14:08Z Photograph: AFP/Getty Images 's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said today that music is "not compatible" with the values of the Islamic republic, and should not be practised or taught in the country. Music fails to chime with Islamic values, says Iran's supreme leader 2010-08-02T21:25:00Z The next day, an Islamic Center is defaced with graffiti that says "Go home" and "Murderers." ArtsBeat: DC Introducing an Arab-American Character 2012-09-04T18:48:04Z The latter deals with the very topical issue of Islamic extremism. Oscars 2015: Foreign language film nominees led by 'Ida,' 'Leviathan' 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z He’s been captured by the Islamic State, and he spends a fair bit of the first two episodes in a wooden box. Policiers Like Your Favorite Crime Show, but French 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z "So I imagined this fantasy world where Islam didn't have an absolute definition, and you had the power to define it yourself," Knight says today, a PhD student in Islamic studies in New York. How Islamic punk went from fiction to reality 2011-08-04T19:00:01Z Second only to Baghdad as an intellectual lodestar of the Islamic world, Bukhara was a center of trade, scholarship, religion and culture stretching back millenniums. 12 Days on the Most Storied Highway of Them All: The Silk Road 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z The carefully preserved old medina — with its radiant tiles, historic mosques and warren of alleys — dates from the 12th to the 16th century, when Tunis was a major center of the Islamic world. 52 Places to Go in 2019 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z She returned to Iran in 1957, but after the Islamic revolution of 1979, which saw the vast majority of her works confiscated, sold or destroyed, she spent another 10 years in New York. Monir Farmanfarmaian: 'In Iran, life models wear pants' 2011-07-12T20:59:01Z The airport's interiors nod to Turkish and Islamic designs and its tulip-shaped air traffic control tower won the 2016 International Architecture Award. Istanbul to unveil new airport, seeks to be world's biggest 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Despite cuts to its budget, the museum authority is building two new institutions to complement Qatar's existing museums of Islamic and modern art. Qatar trims cultural plans as tradition and budget pressures weigh 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z But if silence means that those who say nothing about atrocities generated within the Islamic culture are worried that they will help anti-Islamic forces in the west then they are mistaking their real enemy. Letters: I am not against Islam, but Islamic extremism 2010-09-02T23:05:00Z McCarty’s most recent work was set in Mosul where thousands of civilians where caught up in the fight to oust Islamic State. Artist captures war as seen by children - toys included 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z In Iraq, years of conflict, most recently with Islamic State, erased much of the Christian heritage in ancient cities like Mosul and Sinjar in the north. In Lebanon, a monastery brings together Christians scattered by war 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z By the late stages of the war, entrepreneurs in town began collecting the used shells, hammering Islamic designs onto their sides, polishing them up and selling them to aid workers and journalists. Mortar shells and dog tags: The objects Post journalists can’t leave behind 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the cowardly obsession surrounding “Islamic terrorism” continues to play out like a scene of absurdist theater. We let the idiots take the wheel: Donald Trump, Fox News and how we let our democracy rot 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z But the subject matter of their songs is less likely to jolt traditionalists in the Islamic state. Iranian blues and jazz bands find fans in Tehran 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Its centrepiece is the Arab hall, a tiled and gilded orientalist fantasia made of real and imitation Islamic decoration. 1111 Lincoln Road 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z The Vatican said all the money would go to projects to help Christians return to rebuild their homes in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains that were destroyed by Islamic State militants. Pope gets white-and-yellow Lamborghini to auction for charity 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z The fatwa, a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law, called for Rushdie's death because of his book, which some considered blasphemous. The long controversy around Salman Rushdie, and his refusal to stop speaking up 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z In the words of Olivier Roy, a French scholar on Islamic societies, “the process of violent radicalization has little to do with religious practice.” I am not the Tsarnaevs 2013-04-22T15:19:00Z Zarqawi — or the "sheikh of the slaughterers" as his admirers called him — also laid the foundation for the Sunni extremist army now known as Islamic State, or ISIS. 'Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS' offers brilliant biography of Abu Musab Zarqawi 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Among them were the flags of Northern Cyprus, Kosovo, Spain's Basque region and the Islamic State group's flag. Palestinians blast Eurovision song contest for preventing their flag from being flown during the event this year 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z “Wool is the miracle fiber,” said Walter Denny, a professor of art history at UMass Amherst who specializes in Islamic carpets and textiles and frequently advises museums and other institutions on their rug collections. The End of the Wonder Rug 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z They operate cameras, present shows and interview female guests ranging from doctors to students of Islamic theology. Egypt TV channel caters to fully veiled women 2012-07-24T18:31:11Z But teachers must be Muslim, to ensure familiarity with Islamic business practices. Islamic fashion school cuts a faithful figure in Indonesia 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z He thought the attacks would bring the United States and Iraq closer together to jointly combat Islamic extremists. Review: ‘Debriefing the President’ Tears Into the C.I.A. 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z He directed a superb nonfiction feature, “City of Ghosts,” about an improvised news organization trying, in 2014, to document atrocities inflicted by Islamic State foot soldiers on the Syrian city of Raqqa. ‘A Private War’ Review: Dateline Truth, Somewhere in Hell 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Under the Islamic influence they become increasingly intricate and stylized, as in a set of elaborately carved wooden doors from eighth-century Iraq. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z For the Islamic State, social media is a soft weapon that's helped it build the appearance of omnipresence, despite its small numbers in the real world. Islamic State's soft weapon of choice: social media 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Musa Widyatmodjo, an Indonesian designer who was raised as a Christian, says designers always face certain limitations, whether they be customers’ proportions or pricing constraints, so meeting Islamic requirements are “just one of the challenges.” Special Report: Fashion: Finding Sales in Islamic Wear 2011-02-17T19:49:31Z The page fetched £115,250 from the Islamic Art Museum of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. Auctions: When Auction Estimates Go Haywire 2011-10-07T11:30:11Z With loans from the National Museum of India in New Delhi, the Udaipur City Palace Museum in Rajasthan and the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, there should be some sights glorious to behold. The New Season: Asia Dominates New Season of Art Shows 2011-09-18T04:00:09Z When she criticized the condition of women in Iran, Khomeini said, “If you do not like Islamic dress you are not obliged to follow it. The chador is only for young and respectable women.” The Life of Oriana Fallaci, Guerrilla Journalist 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Or I would become a devout Muslim, almost ending up in an Islamic school, before lapsing from Islam and becoming a secular American. Donald Trump’s deadly nationalism: Hate has been mainstreamed, politics have turned violent — and he hasn’t even been elected yet 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z Ted Cruz said: “…we have a president who refuses to acknowledge the threat we face and even worse, who acts as an apologist for radical Islamic terrorism.” Fine, just call him the N-word: All the Republicans want to do is say it. Would be more honest if they did 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z In the war of movies about heroic CIA operatives fighting Islamic bad guys in Western Asia, the nicer one took the big prizes at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 70th Golden Globe Awards. The Golden Globe Awards: Big Wins for Argo and Les Misérables 2013-01-14T09:59:52Z A short walk northwest brings you to Bethnal Green Academy, from which three British schoolgirls fled to Syria to join the Islamic State last year. In London, Blue Plaques Mark the Noted and Notorious 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z The design’s freshness is thrown into relief by its relationship to Mr. Pei’s distinguished Museum of Islamic Art. Architecture Review: Celebrating the Delicate Beauty of the Desert Landscape 2010-03-22T22:46:00Z In Marrakesh, they opened one of their villa’s buildings as a museum specializing in Islamic art. Pierre Bergé, Transformative Fashion Executive, Dies at 86 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z But in 2017, Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a nearby Egyptian police checkpoint, in which one officer was killed. Ancient Christian manuscripts digitized at monastery beneath Mount... 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z "The people don't want a military dictatorship or rule by Islamic fascists." In an uncertain Egypt, street artists rein in their outrage 2013-07-23T22:06:31Z But soon, he would flee Tehran forever with the arrival of the Islamic Revolution, joining Iranian Prime Minister Shapour Bakhtiar in Paris and his National Resistance Movement of Iran. Iran’s Iraj Pezeshkzad, who wrote ‘My Uncle Napoleon,’ dies 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The Doris Duke collection is fascinating, but it's more about her, and the design of her home, than it is a profound investigation into the art of the Islamic world. How L.A.'s Islamic art shows might expand our 'Middle East' vision 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z It also echoes the Islamic tradition of avoiding figurative art, or any painting, in favor of the written word. Mourning Iraq’s Destruction, a Native Son Creates 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Islamic State seized Palmyra in May 2015 and demolished many of its ancient structures and objects, while looting others to help finance its operations. Replica of part of destroyed Palmyra altar unveiled in Syria 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z In this debut, an Islamic scholar delivers an accessible biography of Muhammad, Islam’s founding prophet, tracing his development from orphan to political leader and providing insights into his personal life and tastes. Newly Published, From the Extraterrestrial to East Jersey State Prison 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The hijab - one of the most visible signs of Islamic culture - is going mainstream, with advertisers, media giants and fashion firms promoting images of the traditional headscarf in ever more ways. From refugee camp to runway, hijab-wearing model breaks barriers 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z He may have been drawn to the Islamic State by the very same sites and applications he used to try launching a music career. Islamic State's soft weapon of choice: social media 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z “Paradise Gardens” is being published in conjunction with a new BBC documentary in which the author traveled across the Islamic world to explore what inspires and distinguishes Islamic gardens from the English variety. Review | A look at some of the most beautiful gardens in the world 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z As we imagine Comic Book Guy might say: worst cultural ban by an Islamic theocracy ever. ArtsBeat: Won't Somebody Please Think of the Children? 'Simpsons' Toys Banned in Iran 2012-02-06T17:25:58Z "Doris Duke's Shangri La: Architecture, Landscape and Islamic Art" opened Friday to celebrate the year of her 100th birthday and runs through Jan. 6. Artwork from Doris Duke's Shangri La comes to NYC 2012-09-08T16:15:10Z "Any kind of problem you face, there is always a solution," the Islamic republic's first female MC tells me airily. Salome: straight outta Tehran 2011-01-04T22:30:01Z The fictional British woman is clearly modeled on the notorious Samantha Lewthwaite, an Islamic convert from Northern Ireland known to the London tabloids as the White Widow. Alan Rickman and Helen Mirren wage the drone war — but the intriguing thriller “Eye in the Sky” doesn’t go far enough 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z While the general perception of Islamic art is that it is always religious and without representations of humans and animals, this exhibition shows otherwise, including in miniature paintings. In Transit: In Amsterdam, a Rich Survey of Islamic Art 2010-12-12T11:00:00Z At the Valley Ranch Islamic Center, in Irving, Texas, weekend prayer sessions usually bring together about 1,000 Muslims, and are a primary means of collecting donations. The Community Cookbook Is Reborn for a Time of Scarcity and Sharing 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z TV to document the lives of young Persians whose parents fled Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, or who settled in California as young children. "Shahs of Sunset" puts young Iranians on U.S. TV map 2012-01-24T00:01:10Z Photograph: Xan Rice Timbuktu's main library, officially called the Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Islamic Studies and Research, is a treasure house containing more than 20,000 manuscripts covering centuries of 's history. Timbuktu library is treasure house of centuries of Malian history 2013-01-28T13:17:56Z Trump ignored the question and criticized military announcements of pending actions, as against Islamic State-held Mosul in Iraq. In debate, Trump takes on moderators almost as much as Clinton 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z The fervor of the 1979 Islamic Revolution saw the book banned and the series never aired again on Iranian state television. Iran’s Iraj Pezeshkzad, who wrote ‘My Uncle Napoleon,’ dies 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Products in this Muslim majority Southeast Asian nation are regularly checked to ensure they are halal, or permissible according to Islamic law. Malaysia Muslim groups call for boycott of Cadbury, Kraft foods after pork traces 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z The Islamic art even includes representations of the Prophet Muhammad, which Shiite Muslim custom allowed until about the 16th century, Ms. Weinstein said. At These Exhibitions, Death Is a Lively Subject 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z It shows a lone man in Islamic religious garb futilely trying to damp down a wall of flames that engulf a building. Pakistan?s Palette of Blood and Tears 2010-12-17T17:03:54Z She was charged with corruption of young people and disrespect for the Islamic Republic, according to the Guardian. Instagram star 'zombie' Angelina Jolie sentenced to decade in prison 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z A similar dynamic can be seen in Syria, whose leader, Bashar Assad, carefully stoked the sectarianism and Islamic radicalism he now claims to be defending against. Burning down their house 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z A show featuring textiles from the Early Islamic period, dating from the 7th to the 14th century. 10 Art Exhibits to Discover This Summer 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z “Sharia and Islamic law says if you fight against them, you are fighting against God,” says Faghihimani. 'I'm proud of my sin': the 'criminal' stars of Iranian TV promoting women's rights 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z This treatise on "Islamic socialism" defined the concept of Jamahiriya, a state without parties that would be governed directly by its people. Dictator-lit: Gaddafi's surreal gibberish 2010-03-24T12:46:00Z As the late scholar Shahab Ahmed writes in his book “What Is Islam?: The Importance of Being Islamic,” the “historical and human phenomenon that is Islam” for centuries tolerated contradiction and paradox. How Did Rumi Become One of Our Best-Selling Poets? 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z The Kurds are fighting primarily for a homeland, parts of which are, for the time being, full of Islamic State fighters in need of killing. We’re not beating ISIS like this: America has no easy solution to its Middle Eastern crisis — and maybe none at all 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Friedlander points to the centuries-old development of Islamic legal traditions and the fact that animal agriculture operated in a very different context then. Sustainable halal meat is making inroads in Muslim communities 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z They were Islamic saints, the poets and philosophers revered by Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam. Music Review: In Union Square, New York?s First Sufi Music Festival 2010-07-21T22:31:00Z He’s on the board of a community college, has a commercial real estate business and spent a year in Kuwait fighting the Islamic State. An Orange County House race has become an Asian American culture clash 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z They mine public databases, passively monitor Islamic State propaganda online and track the group’s members on encrypted messaging apps like Telegram. These researchers study terrorists. Sometimes, they also stumble across scoops. 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Some of the finest new art works influenced by the Islamic tradition of design are on show at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. VIDEO: London museum's Islamic art show 2011-07-26T15:03:13Z The author paints a bleak picture for the future of alcohol in the Islamic world. A novelist's pub crawl across the Muslim world 2013-07-22T13:05:05Z At the country’s first Islamic fraternity, Alpha Lambda Mu at the University of Texas, Dallas, students get the opportunity to express both their Muslim and their American sides. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia 2014-02-06T16:33:14Z Well, since you mention the veil, I have to ask you about the recent law in France, which forbids Islamic women from wearing it in many public situations. Juliette Binoche on her new Tuscan-seductress role 2011-03-12T22:01:00Z But the situation in Kashmir is complicated by other factors including the inroads made by more rigorous strands of Islamic practice, often influenced by hardline thought in Pakistan and the Gulf, in recent decades. Kashmir's first all-female rock group disband following threats 2013-02-05T15:19:33Z “We also teach them about wearing clothes according to Islamic rules.” Islamic fashion school cuts a faithful figure in Indonesia 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z At least 12 staffers at the headquarters of the French satirical weekly were killed Wednesday in Paris during an attack by gunmen wearing hoods who also shouted Islamic phrases. Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart pay tribute to Charlie Hebdo victims 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z In Iraq and Syria, Sunni extremists like the Islamic State and others are deliberately wrecking shrines, statues, mosques, tombs and churches — anything they regard as idolatry. Unesco Condemns Destruction of 11th-Century Shrine in Iraq 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Sunni extremists like the Islamic State and others are deliberately wrecking shrines, statues, mosques, tombs and churches — anything they regard as idolatry. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z It's certainly one of the most complex – the centre of a country that is 98% Islamic yet increasingly famous for its watermelon martinis. Istanbul: minarets and martinis 2011-02-27T00:05:21Z Shifting the blame from Islamic doctrine to a bunch of armed crazies amounts to a slap in the face of those, like Nawaz, who are trying to reform the religion from within. They’re all just this deluded and deranged: Anti-intellectual religious wing-nuts run the GOP 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z Some conservative Islamic groups, including Hamas, disapprove of the western-style Arab Idol. Arab Idol favourite Mohammed Assaf carries hopes of Palestinians into final 2013-06-21T11:04:43Z Interspersed among these artifacts are works by six former artists in residence at Shangri La, who process its fusion of Islamic tradition and 20th-century modernism in ways cerebral and material. Art Review: ‘Doris Duke’s Shangri La’ at Museum of Arts and Design 2012-09-06T21:15:21Z Stoning was widely imposed in the years following the 1979 Islamic revolution, and even though Iran's judiciary still regularly hands down such sentences, they are often converted to other punishments. Celebrities call for release of Iran stoning woman 2010-12-13T12:31:00Z Not shown was the Islamic hall, said to hold primary artifacts. Propaganda video may be a cover for Mosul Museum looting 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The festival will proceed, with several concerts, a film, children’s programs, gallery tours and a presentation about Arab and Islamic food scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Saudi-supported cultural festival goes forward at Smithsonian 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z The apparent double standard highlights divisions between Indonesia’s largely tolerant majority and a vocal minority of Islamic hard-liners. Forget Gaga; Indonesia wild for own raunchy shows 2012-05-30T13:48:00Z State Department alert issued last week, which cautioned of a “possible” risk to travelers from the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and other terrorist groups. Is it safe to travel to Paris and other European cities? 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z One became an Islamic mosque, the other a Buddhist temple. A new solution for America’s empty churches: A change of faith 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z It was then that he began collecting Islamic art in earnest. Edmund de Unger, Islamic Art Collector, Is Dead at 92 2011-02-21T04:30:31Z But the Gulf sheikhs who used to race their thoroughbreds here now have racecourses in their own countries, although Islamic law bars the gambling that attracts many punters in Beirut. Beirut's racetrack hopes for winning streak again 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The gap between western liberalism and Islamic liberalism suddenly looked frighteningly large. TV review: Islam: The Untold Story; Accused 2012-08-28T21:40:01Z “You get a scene-for-scene remake of ‘The Exorcist,’ ” but with Islamic themes instead of the Catholic ones.” Brooklyn Brain Jam Presents Nerd-Approved Shows 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z La Aljaferia, originally built as a country retreat for the city’s Islamic rulers and later the palace of Aragon’s Catholic monarchs, is now home to the regional parliament. Spain’s Zaragoza: Goya, tapas and 2,000 years of history 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z “Jerusalem” we see as a lived reality in gorgeous, centuries-old examples of Christian, Islamic and Jewish art. The Best Art of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Invited to an Islamic State training camp in Syria, Natalie makes herself indispensable to Saladin. 3 for thrills: ‘The Black Widow,’ ‘The Woman in Cabin 10,’ ‘All Is Not Forgotten’ 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z But Islamic civilization left a deep mark in Andalusia during seven centuries of domination that ended when Christian forces expelled the Moors with the fall of Granada in 1492. In Spain, Searching for Ancestors, Dry Wine and Calm Seas 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z One man told him that the world should be run under an Islamic caliphate. Film: The Gang That Couldn?t Bomb Straight 2010-10-23T16:08:00Z Ecker carefully combed the 900-plus pieces of Islamic art in the DIA's collection, most of which was stored in the basement. Detroit Institute of Arts' New Gallery: Islamic Works 2010-03-09T00:45:00Z Duke created the foundation in her will to promote the study and understanding of Islamic culture; Shangri La serves as a center for Islamic arts and cultures and is open for public tours. Artwork from Doris Duke's Shangri La comes to NYC 2012-09-08T16:15:10Z In the end, Wolfsen showed Leon reciting the Islamic declaration of faith in his prison cell as his angel watches. Muslims seek change in their Hollywood story 2011-02-02T11:02:10Z Why is there no stand-alone Museum of Islamic Art, contemporary or otherwise, in the United States? We need diverse influences: Artist Shahzia Sikander on her multicultural past and our future 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Seven generations of its men before him had trained as Islamic scholars, known as Mawlawis. An Old Master’s Song for the Nation That Broke His Heart 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Frightened by the town’s Islamic fundamentalism, Fadhma rails against the man who put him up to it: her own brother, who scavenges contraband merchandise from the detritus of war. First Novels Tackle Sexism and Prejudice, Past and Present 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z While de Forest was traveling to paint by night, he also collected Asian and Islamic antiques, many of which have ended up in museums. Antiques: Moonlight and More From a Victorian Artist 2011-03-03T22:12:19Z In the opening pages of her new book, “I Was Told to Come Alone,” the journalist Souad Mekhennet recounts setting up a meeting with an Islamic State leader in Turkey in 2014. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: A Reporter Inside the World of Jihad 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z The art of this time and place was a mix of Persian, Islamic and Central Asian-Turkic traditions, and artists combined abstraction, representation and writing in innovative ways. Some Favorite Things Not Hanging on a Wall 2011-12-30T00:11:48Z “It is a very dangerous thing to think of Isis as Islamic, because there is nothing Islamic about them … We are singing to their tune,” she said. ‘Don't give up the fight,’ Meryl Streep tells women 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z The Siege" about a radical Islamic group attack on New York, said that after September 11 "the world became a lot more complicated. Still painful, Sept 11 has few rewards for Hollywood 2011-09-07T05:09:26Z The dangers of standing up to the Islamic State are real. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z From 1970 to 1980, his father was director of the Islamic Center in Washington, D.C., an elegant mosque on Embassy Row. T Magazine: The Gift of Reconciliation 2010-12-04T19:00:00Z He was one of the finest chroniclers of the 1979 Islamic revolution that overthrew the shah of Iran, his native country; the nearly eight-year Iran-Iraq war; and Saddam Hussein’s gassing of the Kurds. Photography: Rare Glimpses of Iran’s Lost Underworld 2014-03-20T14:32:28Z Some of the objects assembled from collections in 12 countries, such as a heap of walnut-sized pieces of amber, or jewellery made to incorporate Islamic and Byzantine coins, probably did come through trade. Biggest Viking exhibition in 20 years opens – and this time they're angry 2013-06-19T15:13:55Z Other objects - some of which were saved by private individuals - include Bronze Age carvings and medieval Islamic coins. Looted art back in Afghan museum 2012-07-19T12:10:56Z The Islamic State’s caliphate is on the verge of oblivion; terrorism thrives anyway. Perspective | Was 2017 the end of something or just the beginning? 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Iraqi troops pushed Islamic State from Nimrud in November, giving officials a clearer idea of the scale of the damage. Iraqi artist recreates ancient works destroyed by Islamic State 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Though the city was once bustling with performers, a strict Islamic government took control decades ago and stifled artists. Review: ‘Song of Lahore’ Chronicles a Pakistani Jazz Ensemble’s American Triumph 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z “Describing in plain English the various elements of the Islamic Republic’s ethos” was intolerable to his jailers. Jason Rezaian Recounts His 544 Days of Captivity in Iran 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z It’s far better — or so the bulk of Islamic thinking goes — to leave the unseen, unseen. ‘American Qur’an’ is an old/new masterpiece 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z As the Iraqi army fights to retake cities controlled by the Islamic State, Maher denies that Muslims are battling ISIS. Bill Maher’s outrageous statements about Islam and Muslims are beyond the pale 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z He’s doing a lot of caricatures about the Islamic State, he said cheerfully. Foundry Gallery’s ‘Colors of Kurdistan’ artists show courage as well as talent Ancient Rome becomes a place of Moorish arches and Islamic patterns. Titus Andronicus – review 2013-05-24T16:47:26Z The fate of the movie was referred to the country’s Council of Islamic Ideology, a constitutional body that advises the government and legislature. Pakistan delays decision on movie that offended Islamists 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z She was charged with blasphemy, corruption of youth and disrespect for the Islamic Republic when she was arrested in October 2019. Instagram star nicknamed 'zombie Angelina Jolie' freed from jail on bail: report 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Thompson, who hopes to work in Islamic finance one day, learned Egyptian colloquial Arabic, the everyday language in Cairo. More Students Choose a Junior-Year Abroad in the Mideast 2010-08-06T22:00:00Z A bit tubby, he wore dorky glasses and sported a beard that strove unsuccessfully to evoke the Islamic State. In ‘The Piranhas,’ the Chronicler of Italy’s Mobsters Tries His Hand at Fiction. For a Change? 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z That is why the Islamic tradition developed a post-Quranic literature on the life and times of Muhammad, recorded in the books of sira, or biography. Illuminating Islam’s Peaceful Origins 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Mosul, Iraq’s second city, fell to the Islamic State. Mourning Iraq’s Destruction, a Native Son Creates 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Because Islamic holidays are pegged to the Hijri lunar calendar, the exact date depends on the sighting of a new moon, and, over time, the holidays move through the seasons. The Menu Evolves for a Muslim Holiday Built Around Food 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z But carved reliefs of veiled women suggest that many images now regarded as Islamic in fact have roots that are far older. Stones that speak 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Though the story seems fresh and features current themes with refugees fleeing to Canada and a fear of Islamic terrorists, all of the harrowing details were in the 1985 novel. Memorial Day 2017: What to read, watch this holiday weekend 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Somali-Americans are particularly sensitive about how they are perceived after a trial earlier this year at which three young men from the community were convicted of trying to join Islamic State. HBO drama thrusts Minneapolis Somalis into unwanted spotlight 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Backed by Warner Bros, Argo portrays the behind-the-scenes adventures of six stranded US diplomats gone to ground in the Canadian ambassador's home in the immediate wake of Iran's Islamic revolution. Alter Argo: Iranian film to tell other side of hostage crisis 2013-01-11T17:37:56Z Caught between Scandinavian bigotry and Islamic fundamentalism, the family struggles to find a way forward. The 10 books to read — and gift — in December 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z It didn't create this Islamic State of ISIS. Rob Reiner on Donald Trump’s “classic fascist” ways: “He’s a con man and a criminal” 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z The Islamic State has now adapted Mr. Awlaki’s library of incitement for its communications campaign. Review: Scott Shane’s ‘Objective Troy,’ on Killing the American Jihadist Anwar al-Awlaki 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Just as language serves as a visual binder in many Islamic cultures, so it does in Mr. Koraichi’s formally diverse but completely of-a-piece show, “Love Side by Side With the Soul,” at Aicon Gallery. Rachid Koraichi, Making His Own Language 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z This unique account of the Islamic faith, a finalist for the National Book Award in nonfiction, focuses on the perspective of an imam the author has known for more than 20 years. Notable nonfiction of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z On March 22, 2016, three Islamic State suicide bombers targeted Brussels airport and a metro train in the capital, the deadliest such attack in Belgian history. Brussels installs memorial to mark attack anniversary 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z March 7 decree from the Ministry of Interior prohibited, among other things, “calling for atheist thought in any form, or calling into question the fundamentals of the Islamic religion on which this country is based.” Atheism explodes in Saudi Arabia (where just talking about atheism is illegal) 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Was it the day Islamic revolutionaries overran the American Embassy in Tehran, beginning a 444-day captivity drama? The Feats and Failures of Jimmy Carter 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Some critics reported the new work was referencing the Islamic State. David Bowie and the sad, inspiring history of making art while dying 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Not so much in real life, where after 9/11, Islamic terrorists in America have tended to be radicalized individuals or duos. ‘24: Legacy,’ Scripted From Trump’s Dire Islamophobia 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z After spending the better part of a day exploring the museums, we headed toward Oman and the Musandam Peninsula, but not without one final reminder of the emirate’s Islamic ways. A Carefree Getaway Just Off the Persian Gulf 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Timbuktu” Yes, African director Abderrahmane Sissako’s wry, rich, tragic and spectacular tale of life under the rule of Islamic militants in northern Mali’s legendary “library city” was nominated for the foreign-language Oscar last year. 2015: The year’s best movies, from a classic screen romance to the ghosts of Auschwitz to delusional TV stardom 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z In the last act, Fatima emerges as a martyr whose suffering assumes contemporary resonance in Laith’s rejection of Islamic extremism. ‘The Lady of Heaven’ Review: A Tale of Two Eras 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z A version of this article appears in print on February 4, 2014, on page C3 of the with the headline: Dallas Museum Lands a Rich Trove of Islamic Art. Dallas Museum Lands a Rich Trove of Islamic Art 2014-02-03T22:39:05Z ‘A civil war in the Islamic world’ Rohde also noted that the longer his captivity went on the less accommodating his captors became as they failed to earn money or fame for their hostages. Serial recap – season two, episode four: The Captors 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Panahi himself remains under house arrest in the Islamic Republic after being banned from making films for 20 years and sentenced to six years in prison in December 2010. Jafar Panahi's Closed Curtain collaborators grounded in Iran 2013-02-28T11:07:38Z The galleries provide a needed showcase one of the West's most extensive Islamic art collections, some 18,000 artifacts that range from the 7th century to the 19th century. Amid cultural clash, Louvre honors Islamic art 2012-09-20T17:35:09Z The tenets of their ideology can be traced to mainstream Islamic thinking, although “the contemporary Salafi-Jihadi movement has interpreted and shaped them in unique and original ways”. Men of war 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Germany’s domestic intelligence chief said last month that Islamic State continued to target vulnerable youths in Germany through the internet and social media. Film at Berlin fest examines how Islamic State jihadists recruit... 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z Both the vast, vibrant capital, Amman, and the remote, otherworldly desert landscapes are speckled with artistic masterpieces and profoundly moving sites of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths. Exploring Jordan’s cultural fusion 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Islamic extremism, fundamentalism and militarism are forces all too familiar in our time. Review | A look at some of the most beautiful gardens in the world 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z “I don’t wear traditional Islamic dress, but I do keep up with my prayers and beliefs.” How we met: 'Sometimes couples use sex to make up. We’ve learned to bond in other ways’ 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Work by Osgood, who lives in Portland, is influenced by crafts such as Islamic ceramics, Mexican tiles and medieval tapestries. A show of Kim Osgood's art at Lisa Harris Gallery 2010-04-22T21:12:00Z Associated Press photographer Maya Alleruzzo took second place in the category with a story about the Islamic State group enslaving Yazidi women in Iraq. Coronavirus hug image named World Press Photo of the Year 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Both her dress and the kiss "are unacceptable in the Islamic Republic of Iran", he explained. Iranian backlash over Cannes kiss 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z The movie is burdened with a perfunctory subplot in which the sheik becomes the target of an assassination plot by Islamic extremists. Movie Review: ?Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,? With Ewan McGregor 2012-03-08T23:10:43Z To this day, visitors meandering through the shaded orchards and marble pools of Granada, Spanish for pomegranate, are visiting functioning, enduring Islamic gardens. Review | A look at some of the most beautiful gardens in the world 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Mr. van Gogh was killed by an Islamic militant in Amsterdam six years ago. Emmy Nomination for Controversial 'South Park' Episode 2010-07-08T20:08:00Z Islamic extremists have destroyed an important 11th-century shrine in Iraq, in a continuation of their war on cultural sites they consider idolatrous, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, known as Unesco. Unesco Condemns Destruction of 11th-Century Shrine in Iraq 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Al-Qaida-linked rebels occupied the fabled Saharan city of Timbuktu in 2012 and enforced a strict interpretation of Islamic law under which they destroyed the historic mud-brick tombs they considered idolatrous. ICC judges cut Muslim radical’s sentence in Timbuktu case 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z So, contrary to some stereotypes, not all arguments over free speech in the Islamic world end up with violent demands for the artists involved to be killed. Noises off: How Burqavaganza pitted theatre against conservative Pakistan 2010-07-07T14:47:00Z In an “Arab world” museum, the presence here of a hagiographic image of Napoleon, colonialist invader of Islamic North Africa and pilferer of non-Western art, is ripe with political irony. Louvre Abu Dhabi, an Arabic-Galactic Wonder, Revises Art History 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The boy escaped a terrifying Islamic State attack on Kobane, Syria, eventually making it to the artist’s hometown in Turkey. Review | This D.C. exhibition should be seen by everyone concerned about the migrant crisis 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z The lure of the exotic Islamic world that Delacroix only knew through paintings and drawings was too much to resist. Eugène Delacroix at the Met: A 19th-century retrospective that evokes today’s turmoil 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z Reminders of Venice’s history of mercantile and cultural commerce with the Islamic world are indeed everywhere. Mosque Installed at Venice Biennale Tests City’s Tolerance 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The Islamic State uses the internet to recruit followers. What is terrorism? What do terrorists want? 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z In the midst of this icon of Islamic architecture, 16th-century Spanish Catholics implanted a Gothic cathedral. The Enduring Echoes of Moorish Spain 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z What was it like, confronting everyone at the Islamic center when they realized what you had once been planning? "My whole life is guilt": The former extremist who disavowed his bigotry and converted to Islam 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z It tells the story of a group of Islamic radicals, including a journalist who infiltrates them and acts as a police mole, and the tensions in the group leading up to a planned attack. French Movie About Jihadis Won't Be Released in Theaters 1459-05-30T05:00:00Z The students couldn’t decide between two problems: ISIS, also known as the Islamic State, and people dying because of gun violence. May Class of KidsPost: Potomac Preparatory Public Charter fifth-graders 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The Department of Islamic Art will exhibit much of the Louvre's 18,000 works, hoping also to foster cultural understanding. Louvre Museum unveils Islamic Art wing 2012-09-20T05:03:09Z “Chess of the Wind” was made in Iran and screened only briefly before being banned in the tense period leading up to the Islamic revolution. ‘Chess of the Wind’ Review: A Remnant of an Iran That Used to Be 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Everyone I spoke to who wore Islamic dress did so because this issue of modesty is sacrosanct, and they felt liberated not being judged on their appearance. Is France right to ban the burka in public? | Debate 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Religious traditions, respect for cultural difference, fear of legitimating Islamophobia … You'd think twice about declaring a jihad on Islamic attitudes to women and their bodies, right? A gloriously crude topless 'jihad' from a Femen activist 2013-04-05T15:18:20Z Third, IS’s proclamation in 2014 of the restoration of the caliphate—in Islamic prophecy, one of the portents of the apocalypse—proved to be a masterstroke. Inside account 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z As I soon discovered, it was not entirely correct that visitors to the Maldives are not exposed to, or affected by, the country’s Islamic culture. 1,000 Islands, 2 Worlds 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z “But this is the only museum in the Middle East that really covers all the Islamic world. Most other museums focus on Islam in their countries.” In Qatar, a Museum Looks Back at the Breadth of Islam 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z In 2004, he became the first bishop to visit the Islamic Center of the Argentine Republic. 'The Great Reformer': Austen Ivereigh on Pope Francis 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z “If an Islamic person who lives in the neighborhood walks past that wall and sees the image splattered by a red paint gun, essentially it’s a message of war, death, intolerance,” she wrote. In Brooklyn, a Protest Mural Draws Its Own Protest 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Geller gained notoriety several years ago with her staunch opposition to the proposed Islamic cultural center near ground zero. Top 5 investigative videos: Stoned on the job 2013-04-27T18:00:00Z Modern Standard Arabic is very similar to Classical Arabic, the centuries-old lingua franca of the medieval Islamic world. Translating 'Frozen' Into Arabic 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The 38-year reign of the shah, self-proclaimed kings of kings, came to an end after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile to Tehran receiving a hero's welcome and founded the Islamic republic. Iran's hidden Warhols revealed 2012-08-01T15:52:55Z Many art spaces in Sharjah are designed in the Islamic architectural style that the emirate favors for official buildings. A Carefree Getaway Just Off the Persian Gulf 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Abouzeid notes, “Many Syrians wondered why the United States waited until Islamic State was at the height of its power to attack it.” War Without End 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z So if you say it’s not Islamic terror, when we kill terrorists or I talk about terrorism or we talk about terrorists, it’s not about Islam. Fox host: “I’m an Islamophobe” 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z It claims to show how a millennium-long Golden Age of Islamic science lasting into the 17th century anticipated the great inventions and discoveries of the Western world. Critic?s Notebook: To Each His Own Museum, as Identity Goes on Display 2010-12-28T23:04:19Z Ultraconservative Christians refusing to bake wedding cakes for gays, right-wing Jews in the occupied territories, Islamic extremist groups recruiting young women for jihad through the tactical use of kitten photos? The Unexpected Bat Mitzvah 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Lady Gaga canceled a concert on her “Born This Way Ball” tour last year after conservative Islamic groups threatened violent protests. ArtsBeat: Aerosmith Cancels Show in Indonesia 2013-05-06T15:51:41Z The characters are "inspired by Islam" rather than "Islamic". Meet the Islamic superheroes 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z "The art scene is part of a society that is the centre of the Islamic world – it resonates the values and traditions in Islam." Saudi artists escape from the desert to find outlet in Britain 2012-10-04T10:51:50Z The revolution replaced the monarchy with an Islamic Republic weeks later. Hired by the Empress of Art at Tehran’s Hidden Museum 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Other reports said the court objected to his use of Islamic symbols. Egyptian comedian sentenced for offending Islam 2012-02-02T17:01:05Z The country was changing, they were told, opening up and shedding its past as a hyper-conservative, insular Islamic kingdom. ‘MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman,’ by Ben Hubbard: An Excerpt 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z These Islamic State beheading-video announcements — another of which occurred as I was filing this review — have production values that are in line with the storytelling techniques of “Homeland.” ‘Homeland’ season 4: Refreshed, but still weary This is a generation who grew up through 9/11, the Madrid bombings, the London bombings and Islamic State terrors. In debt, out of luck: why Generation K fell in love with The Hunger Games 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z With a sudden decline in tourism, Mauritania is spending all available resources on security and combating al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb. Mauritania's hidden manuscripts 2010-07-27T13:00:00Z Featuring in Islamic mythology and pre-Islamic folk tales, the jinn's characteristics are as varied as the many cultures that recognize their intercessions in human affairs. Salman Rushdie's new novel 'Two Years' lets the jinn out of the bottle 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The West “pays very little attention to the Islamic world. We still haven’t realized that the world is a little more vast, and that culture is not just a Western prerogative,” he said. Amid an Anti-Muslim Mood, a Museum Appeals for Understanding 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Powerful, austere drama about an Algerian monastery threatened by Islamic fundamentalists. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2011-04-08T23:07:47Z The imposing “Gateways” incorporates Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths, while the smaller “Dancers” features poetry by Rumi, the 13th-century Islamic Sufi mystic. Review | In the galleries: A wide array of media carry election-year messages 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Whatever the case, this much is certain: An iconoclastic video going viral is a potentially effective counterargument asserting Islamic State’s supposed ideological commitment. Propaganda video may be a cover for Mosul Museum looting 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Pei’s buildings reflect and become a part of the cities around them, as in the Museum of Islamic Art, in Doha, Qatar. The Impeccably Understated Modernism of I. M. Pei 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Even today, in spite of the change of central government in Kabul, musicians still face strong disapproval and even harassment from a profoundly religious society that views music as inimical to Islamic devotion. Mahan Esfahani: Why I'm proud to take part in the Proms 2012-07-20T14:06:00Z “He is portrayed as a Sultan who is arrogant, cruel, inhumane, devious with all kinds of trickery, unreliable and who does not fully practice Islamic teachings,” the ministry said in a statement. Malaysia bans Bollywood film over negative portrayal of Muslim ruler 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z “I’d rather be with the Special Forces covering the Islamic State than be on this show.” There’s only one real Jeopardy ‘Power Player.’ And his name is Alex Trebek. 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z The Pope was also asked if he felt vulnerable to an assassination attempt or an attack by Islamic extremists. After Paris attacks, Pope speaks out against insulting religions 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Background briefings have enabled reporters to report with some confidence about the administration’s take on other issues as well — the Islamic State, the economy, health-care reform, upcoming trips and major speeches. White House background briefings: Good journalism or anonymous government spin? In almost every department of government, the Islamic Republic pressed on with the Pahlavi project. Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review 2013-03-01T17:30:02Z Artisans of the Italian Renaissance were the first to master complicated double-pile weaving techniques that created plain, voided and figured velvets, often incorporating Judeo-Christian and Islamic motifs like pomegranates and carnations. | International Velvet 2013-08-23T22:31:07Z Luis Monreal, the managing director of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, says organizers hope to "present to our Western public the pluralism of the Islamic cultures." Aga Khan's Islamic treasures go on show in Berlin 2010-03-16T12:18:00Z The women are not wearing headscarves, as demanded by Iran's Islamic law. Iranians arrested for 'Happy' video freed: social media 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z There is nothing “Islamic” about acts of vicious mayhem and wanton murder like Paris and San Bernardino, I say again and again into cameras and microphones around the world. Islamophobia only helps our enemies — it does nothing to stop extremist violence 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z The Qataris required the project to adhere to sharia law, a potential public relations nightmare given that Washington was waging wars in two Islamic countries. D.C. got everything it wanted out of CityCenterDC — except the crowds 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Where Antonioni’s film evoked the metaphysical malaise of Italy’s leisure class in that country’s postwar boom, “About Elly” depicts the strains between strict Islamic traditions and modernism within Iran’s affluent, sophisticated middle class. Review: In ‘About Elly,’ a Middle Class Enjoying Itself Is Engulfed in Change 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z “It is clear and inarguable that the murder of a dozen people in the Charlie Hebdo offices is sickening and tragic,” the letter states, referring to the attack by Islamic extremists in Paris in January. 145 Writers Sign Letter Protesting PEN Award to Charlie Hebdo 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z On Feb. 14, a suicide bombing by an Islamic militant killed dozens of Indian soldiers in Kashmir, a contested region between India and Pakistan. Priyanka Chopra Came to Talk About Beauty. It Got Political. 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z He deployed the phrase “radical Islamic terrorism,” which his new national security adviser, Lt. President Trump Changes His Tone, if Not His Tune 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Like Trump supporters, or drunken frat boys looking for a fight, or lynch mobs, or a sizeable chunk of the population of fundamentalist Islamic states. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 7: This Place is Dangerous 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z His translations acknowledge the Islamic and Koranic texts in the original by using italics to denote whenever Rumi switches to Arabic. The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Commonly translated as Islamic law, Sharia is a broad set of ethical principles found in the Quran, Islam's holy book, and in the teachings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad. Muslim women are using Sharia to push for gender equality 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z Iran's unique hidden treasure was bought before the Islamic revolution, under the supervision of Farah Pahlavi, the former queen of Iran, who fled the country with the late shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1979. Iran's hidden Warhols revealed 2012-08-01T15:52:55Z The images include new towers with Islamic curlicues, public toilets, thatched waterfront huts and pipe junctions, and demonstrate how architecture is used and experienced. Wolfgang Tillmans Takes Pictures of Modern Life, Backlit by the Past 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z The bands ask questions about the interpretation of Islam which I find interesting, and the Islamic world is in flux right now. My Meltdown: Richard Thompson 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z The use of the “Islamic” label was even more absurd when referring to a painting representing Hindu women performing the Sivaite ritual of the anointing of the lingam. Special Report: Asian Art: 'Islamic' Culture: A Groundless Myth 2011-11-04T13:00:10Z So Afghanistan's first underground concerts now start at 8:00 pm, and are over by 10:30 pm, and there's no bar or alcohol allowed, in deference to the laws of the Islamic Republic. Stealth festival to rock Kabul with musical explosion 2011-09-30T13:17:08Z The Jameel Prize was set up to show that Islamic traditions continue to inspire contemporary art and design - not only in the Muslim world, but in non-Islamic countries too. VIDEO: Contemporary art's equivalent of carpet 2013-12-14T00:04:53Z On the surface, the argument is about the trend — call it that — among a growing number of fashion brands to offer Islamic, or “modest” collections. What Freedom Looks Like 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Islam Karimov, 73, has for two decades ruled over his country with an iron fist, mercilessly stamping out all opposition and any signs of Islamic radicalism. Uzbek first daughter looks for love, gets none 2011-09-15T12:46:08Z The episode also features a priest battling an Islamic cleric over who gets to perform an exorcism on a person thought to be possessed by a jinn. Aasif Mandvi talks "Evil," djinns and "the appeal of Trump" despite being hated by GOP leaders 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z The country is still recovering from the civil war that broke out after 1992 election results were annulled, and the Armed Islamic Group declared war on non-Muslims and foreigners. Algerian Chaabi Musicians Reunite in the Band El Gusto 2012-10-12T18:21:46Z This is despite the fact that as of yet, it’s not conclusively proved the attacker was motivated by Islamic fundamentalism. Call the Orlando massacre a hate crime: This was an attack on the LGBT community—and that matters 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z It's about nine Cistercian monks in a monastery besieged by the threat of Islamic extremists in Algeria. Cannes round-up by Jason Solomon 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z "Morocco is an Islamic state where stages should not used to allow a person with such a degree of debauchery to perform because we have to shield the young from such influences," said Ramid. Morocco resists Islamist calls to ban Elton John 2010-05-17T17:57:00Z Both Jewish and Islamic custom demands the swift burial of the dead, but Israel has recently made a practice of retaining the corpses of Palestinians killed while committing terror attacks. The Dovekeeper and the Children’s Intifada 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z The Islamic Defenders Front, or the FPI, celebrated news of her cancellation. Lady Gaga cancels show after extremist threat 2012-05-27T09:46:35Z In the Islamic Gnawa musical tradition of West Africa, orbital and trancelike sounds spring from voices, metal percussion instruments and a stringed bass known as the gimbri. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z It is hard to believe, given the erudite references that fill the book and our talk, from Islamic history to Aristotle, the Valladolid debate and Voltaire’s admiration for British tolerance. Mohamed El Bachiri: ‘Terrorists killed my wife: this is my jihad for love’ 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z The Islamic Republic insists it is enriching uranium only for electricity and other civilian uses. EU bans Iranian oil, Tehran responds with threats 2012-01-23T12:51:00Z The refugees fled Islamic State fighters who have persecuted Shi'ite Muslims, Christians and others in Syria and Iraq who do not share the group's ideologies. Pope, on Christmas Eve, urges world to be open to God 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z “It incorporates motifs and artistic ideas that are part of the canon of Islamic art — geometric and floral designs, arabesques and also embedded text — but it’s very contemporary,” Komaroff says. At LACMA, the horror of 9/11 through the eyes of a Muslim artist who found a different path 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Bergen makes the case that the real threat from the Islamic State will remain “lone wolves” — Americans inspired by the group, rather than those directly financed or trained by it. Notable nonfiction books in 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Tancredo’s claim is contrary to widely accepted, mainstream interpretations of Islamic doctrine. Bannon molded Breitbart into a far-right sledgehammer. How it will be wielded in the Trump era? 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Billboards put up by human rights groups referred to the Islamic teaching that to educate a girl is to educate a nation. Muslim women are using Sharia to push for gender equality 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z The Islamic world was suddenly something that needed to be penetrated and understood. Aggro-Texting From the Syrian Jihad 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z “I find it so upsetting that I don’t always open these because it is too much,” said Sheila R. Canby, curator of the department of Islamic art of the Metropolitan Museum. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Ms. Looi’s introduction to Islamic fashion began when Middle Eastern women asked her to modify some of her gowns to meet Islamic requirements. Special Report: Fashion: Finding Sales in Islamic Wear 2011-02-17T19:49:31Z Lorraine Ali on the very savvy ways that the Islamic State is using social media. Roundup: Wonder Woman, LaBeouf; plus Giuliani, video game defender 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia crushed a campaign of al Qaeda attacks in 2003-06 but has been hit by Islamic State bombings in the past two years. Saudi-owned TV drama fights Islamic State propaganda 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z The debate over repatriation was revived four years ago when Islamic militants made a show of destroying centuries-old relics in places like the Mosul Museum in Iraq. Getty Trust to Invest $100 Million in Saving Threatened Antiquities 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z But she also paints heroic and godly figures from Judaism, Buddhism and the ancient Egyptian pantheon, as well as an abstract Islamic design. Review | In the galleries: Three local artists explore the transient nature of identity 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z He is in discussions to put the film on alongside workshops in other schools, as well as university Islamic societies, mosques and prisons, initially locally and then nationally. Film challenges extremism by and against British Muslims 2012-12-25T13:00:01Z According to the Forum's general secretary, if you would not use Islamic or Hindu prayer words in popular music, why use the word hosanna "in a carnal love song"? Religious censorship crushes creativity. So is it ever right to ban art? 2012-08-10T21:30:01Z The attack, soon claimed by Islamic State, was clearly targeted at foreigners. The price of free speech in Bangladesh 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z To begin, what role does religion play in shaping the Islamic State’s strategy? “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z The plots typically reach back into Islamic history for stories of bravery and betrayal. Kuwait drama on war unity contrasts current feuds 2012-08-16T12:25:15Z So, you were sharing the story with your friends at the Islamic center? "My whole life is guilt": The former extremist who disavowed his bigotry and converted to Islam 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z That our dilemmas about terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism, so heightened over the last decade, should erupt here too is also not surprising. When the school is the bully 2012-05-18T16:15:00Z I felt," he later explained to the court, "that I had an obligation to assist what I perceived to be an Islamic liberation movement against the warlords who were occupying several provinces in northern Afghanistan. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z “Islamic material has been something of a lacuna for them.” Asia Society Names New Leader 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Islamic State also destroyed Palmyra’s famous Triumphal Arch during its first spell in control of the city. Palmyra statue damaged by Islamic State goes on display in Damascus 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Pei’s last cultural building was the result of a call to design the Museum of Islamic Art, in Doha, Qatar, in 2008. Six of I.M. Pei’s Most Important Works 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Last year, he launched the Safe Havens Fund, an effort to resettle Christians under siege by the Islamic State in Syria and other embattled regions. He fought a duel, fled Nazi Austria and became Britain’s leading publisher 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z “This Islamic Republic has to end. Women today know their rights. They know what life and freedom of expression are. It will take time and blood, but there is no other way.” An Iranian Exile Channels Her Trauma Into Film 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Among the things that Ms. Ahmad’s father brought with him from Portland was literature about Islamic customs, teachings and overall history that he asked Mr. Pattison to read. When Cultural Circles Are Expanded and Redrawn 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z On Nov. 13, the Islamic State unleashed teams with Kalashnikovs and explosives to multiple hangouts in this area, as well as in the adjacent 10th Arrondissement and the Stade de France sports arena. Spring in Paris, My Adopted City, After the Siege 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z A year later, when the Islamic State takes over Falluja and veterans ask, “Was it all a waste?,” A Reckoning With the Wars He Has Known 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z His rapid rise through in a Wall Street firm stokes his ambitions for a political career back home: “In 25 years I’m going to be the dictator of an Islamic republic with nuclear capability.” The Reluctant Fundamentalist: How a Nice Islamic Guy Got Mixed Up in Terrorism 2013-04-26T03:30:28Z Since the LA/IAI effort focuses on the art of the Islamic world, the exhibition won't be entirely about the Middle East. How L.A.'s Islamic art shows might expand our 'Middle East' vision 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z In one of the movie’s funniest scenes she dashes into the Paris Métro naked but for a pair of boots and startles an Islamic fundamentalist couple across the car. | 'The Names of Love': You?re a Fascist? Let?s Hop in Bed! 2011-06-23T22:23:05Z “But the fast is a reminder that food is a means, not an end goal,” said Faiyaz Jaffer, a research scholar and chaplain at New York University’s Islamic Center. During Ramadan, Home Cooks Shine 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Then, on the news, I began seeing places in Iraq familiar to me, but this time being overrun by Islamic State militants or later being re-retaken with the help of another generation of young Americans. Whistleblowers, moral injury, and endless war 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Islamic State also destroyed Palmyra’s famous Triumphal Arch during its first spell in control of the city. Palmyra statue damaged by Islamic State goes on display in Damascus 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Eight years later, in the spring of 2014, Islamic State fighters surged back into the spotlight. 'Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS' offers brilliant biography of Abu Musab Zarqawi 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z After consulting with a lawyer affiliated with the local chapters of the Council on American Islamic Relations and the American Civil Liberties Union, he plans to release an edited version of the video. Seattle rapper says Secret Service searched home after anti-Trump social media posts 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Later we searched together for rare Ming bronzes and Islamic metalwork in London and beyond. Anthony North 2012-08-16T15:45:49Z The apparent double standard highlights divisions between Indonesia's largely tolerant majority and a vocal minority of Islamic hard-liners. Forget Gaga; Indonesia wild for own raunchy shows 2012-05-30T06:28:08Z These slabs of tuff, basalt or dolomite are carved with highly decorative crosses, and their elaborate patterns suggest the influence of Islamic culture even as they attest to an unshakable Christian faith. Reverent Beauty: The Met’s Armenia Show Is One for the Ages 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Today, some young Muslims engage in mut’ah marriage to date without breaking Islamic law. Why My Daughter Got (Temporarily) Married at 13 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z In late September, protests erupted across Iran as tens of thousands of people, led by women and girls, demanded liberation from the Islamic Republic’s theocracy. ‘Baraye,’ the Anthem of Iran’s Protest Movement, Wins a Grammy 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z In the black of night in northeastern Syria, two men drive their rickety jeep deep into Al Hol, a refugee camp for families of fighters for the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. ‘Sabaya’ Review: Light Breaking Through Darkness 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z The Islamic cemetery at Altach, Austria, has the opposite problem: Its plain, low buildings are so functional that they forget their form. Book review: ‘Sacred Spaces,’ a report on Modernism in religious buildinghs 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z The Iraqi Islamic Army was one of the insurgent groups formed in the wake of the US invasion. How the US let al-Qaida get its hands on an Iraqi weapons factory 2011-01-07T07:59:02Z “Six,” in the words of our current political debate, is not afraid to talk about “radical Islamic terrorism.” Review: ‘Six’ Follows Rough-Edged Navy SEALs in a War on Terror 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Ms. Al Khemir, who met Mr. de Unger at his mansion when she was a young scholar, said he was a figure whose knowledge and passion turned him into a rare protector of Islamic culture. Dallas Museum Lands a Rich Trove of Islamic Art 2014-02-03T22:39:05Z In 2008 the government opened the Museum of Islamic Art, a zigguratlike structure of white stone designed by I. M. Pei, and an orchestra, the Qatar Philharmonic, was formed in Doha. Jazz at Lincoln Center to Expand With Club in Qatar 2011-11-15T23:06:48Z It is shocking, therefore, that it has been banned across much of the two-thirds of Mali currently controlled by Islamic rebel groups. Mali music ban by Islamists 'crushing culture' 2013-01-15T21:10:07Z “If you look at Islamic State activist videos, it’s not just about recruiting in the West, it’s about the activists proving to themselves that they are men.” What Radicalizes Young Men? This Show Tells You via WhatsApp 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Campaigners say that the practice is often promoted by local Islamic preachers, although senior Muslim clerics in many countries, including Egypt, have denounced it as against the ethos of the religion. Female mutilation a means of male power over women: UN rights chief 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Though he was on the side of the Greeks two centuries ago, he was also fascinated by the glamour and violence he associated with the Islamic world. Eugène Delacroix at the Met: A 19th-century retrospective that evokes today’s turmoil 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z It was illegally dug up during Islamic State’s occupation of the desert town. Palmyra priest statue among haul of recovered Syrian relics 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Spectators at the finale said the show proved that religion remained relevant to young Muslims in countries like Malaysia, which maintains Islamic traditions while being open to high-tech industry and Western culture. Malaysia TV completes quest for Muslim role model 2010-08-01T02:06:00Z Rumi’s works are not just layered with religion; they represent the historical dynamism within Islamic scholarship. The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The focus on similarities among the three religions is partly meant to disconnect terrorism from the mainstream Islamic tradition. Exhibition Review: Abraham?s Progeny, and Their Texts 2010-10-22T22:50:00Z That shift is even more pronounced since the Islamic State began leveling some of the region’s priceless antiquities. A Carefree Getaway Just Off the Persian Gulf 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z That is, in any case, the Western vision; the Islamic vision was equally mystical: “Verily you shall conquer Constantinople,” the Prophet said. A City Where East Meets West and the Past Is Always Present 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The People's Mujahideen of Iran is a religious leftist organisation that calls for the overthrow of the Islamic republic. Marzieh obituary 2010-10-19T17:18:00Z I really want to like Bill Maher. He calls out Islamic fundamentalist regimes for their brutal oppression of women, and that is absolutely righteous. Bill Maher, atheist fundamentalist: Why he gives nonbelievers a bad name 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Islamic State seized Palmyra in May and began destroying its ancient legacy, asserting that the pagan ruins were an affront to its version of Islam. Getty acquires first photos ever taken of ancient ruins ISIS recently destroyed 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z How unexpected: Iran was full of surprises, exemplified by nine women who defied our stereotypes of life in an ultra-conservative, cleric-dominated Islamic republic. New friendships narrow the Persian gulf 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Yet many commentators in the West — some with large media megaphones — are attracted to highly simplistic, overly reductive explanations of Islamic terrorism. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Barcelona Movies » An Israeli Finds New Meanings in a Nazi Film Obama and the Mosque Issue A Room for Debate forum on navigating the politics surrounding the proposed Islamic center near ground zero. | Summer Shorts: Series B: At the 59E59 Theaters, Short Plays With Emotion 2010-08-18T21:50:00Z But the Islamic state’s report card is not all bad. Nazila Fathi’s ‘The Lonely War’ Is a Memoir of Iran 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z This may explain the deep unease many people feel about the short film that covers the origins of the attacks, the history of al-Qaeda and Islamic radicalism. The 9/11 Memorial Museum doesn’t just display artifacts, it ritualizes grief on a loop This chess set that is part of the exhibition of Islamic art. ArtsBeat Blog: In the Metropolitan Museum's New Islamic Gallery: A 12th Century Version of Chess 2011-10-19T21:05:11Z A neighbor of the Jones family hunts, killing each animal according to the Islamic law and ritual that makes the meat halal. Where Breaking the Ramadan Fast Includes Caribou 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Talking about one of the strategies of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, the retired Brig. Review: Climate Change and Conflicts in ‘The Age of Consequences’ 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Her art is a synthesis of Paris abstraction and Islamic aesthetics, and her approach to sculpture prefigures minimal and post-minimal work of the 1960s and 70s. The best art exhibitions and events for spring 2013 2013-04-01T06:00:00Z As with so much of the ugliness perpetrated by the Islamic State, what’s old is new. Immolation of Jordanian pilot aims to drag us back to barbarism 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Other scholars and most archaeologists have reacted harshly to that outlook, suggesting that those using the destructive spree by Islamic State extremists to lobby against repatriation want to justify discredited practices. Islamic State Destruction Renews Debate Over Repatriation of Antiquities 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z More than 30 years later, Motevalli, project manager at L.A.’s Department of Cultural Affairs, is blending her passion for art and civic engagement to educate people about the nuances of Islamic arts and culture. L.A. Islam Arts Initiative to open shows at Barnsdall 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z You pushed for national leaders to use the term “radical Islamic terrorism” when describing Muslims who are terrorists. Jerry Falwell Jr. can’t imagine Trump ‘doing anything that’s not good for the country’ 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z But with the exception of the opener, a somber new piece dedicated to the recent Ethiopian victims of the Islamic State, his first set on Sunday was all repertory. Girma Yifrashewa’s blend of European piano and Ethiopian music 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Rather than maintaining hope for peace, I see here nothing but a further attempt to renew the old failed approach to deal with the Arabic and Islamic world. Writers campaign for Israel-Palestine peace 2012-10-10T15:19:07Z Clooney is pushing for the United Nations to investigate and prosecute Islamic State commanders for genocide. Amal Clooney discusses effort to legally fight Islamic State 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z Among many narratives, some see it as a battle of jihadist rebels, including Islamic State, against the nominally secular Assad regime. Divided country, divided narratives 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Harkening back to a time when Muslims were more open than European Christians, he highlights many examples of progressive thought from Islamic history. Seeds of Arab Spring sown in Islam's past, author says 2011-07-14T18:31:10Z In Somalia, Charles meets a defector from al-Shabaab, an extremist group of Islamic militants. Borat director Larry Charles: why I asked terrorists to tell me a joke 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Nearby is the Temple Mount, where the Dome of the Rock and al Aqsa Mosque symbolize Jerusalem's Islamic history and traditions. A Perfect Day in Jerusalem 2010-07-07T13:35:00Z From our consultants in D.C., we learned that there were no organized Al Qaeda or Islamic State terrorist cells in the U.S. ‘Homeland’ Showrunner Declassifies the Series Finale 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z His 1981 book "Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey," revealed the emergence of a dangerous, fundamentalist Islam. V.S. Naipaul hangs up travel hat after Africa book 2010-10-27T21:07:00Z Lady Gaga canceled a concert on her Born This Way Ball tour last year after Islamic groups threatened violent protests. ArtsBeat: Aerosmith Cancels Show in Indonesia 2013-05-06T16:46:26Z A brief examination of Islamic and Afghan history substantiates Zahra’s instincts. “If we did not protest, no one would punish those men”: A brutal murder, a sham trial, and justice denied in Kabul 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z The imposing structure, built in a style that blends Gothic and Islamic elements, is one of the country’s oldest colonial-era edifices. Cuernavaca: A side trip into opulence, only an hour away from Mexico’s capital 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z In an appearance Tuesday on Fox News' "Hannity," outspoken "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson suggested the United States faced a simple choice in dealing with Islamic extremists: "Convert them or kill tham." 'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson on jihadists: 'Convert them or kill them' 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Their minaret-like shape is a defiant Islamic claim upon the modern world and an assertion of Malaysia’s place in the comity of nations. T Magazine: Beyond the Melting Pot 2011-05-16T19:45:36Z If these pieces were assembled with an eye to exploring the richness of Islamic art — and the historic reach of Islam — their presentation was also a way to emphasize the cultural crosscurrents that produced them. Critic?s Notebook: Building Museums, and a Fresh Arab Identity 2010-11-29T19:10:00Z We scheduled the first lesson for Aug. 12, but almost immediately, the Islamic State, ISIS, ISIL, IS — the jihadist group whose name seemed to change daily — took center stage, hacking its way across the region. Beverly Hills teacher finds violin and Vivaldi in a time of war 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z It's set in the mid-'90s, when a wave of fundamentalist Islamic terrorism swept across Algeria, making life there exceedingly difficult for foreigners, especially when they represented both Christianity and the legacy of French imperialism. "Of Gods and Men": Christian monks in a Muslim land 2011-02-25T02:01:00Z This powerful book about the women who joined or supported the Islamic State militant group offers in-depth, three-dimensional portraits of individuals whose actions and motivations seem difficult to understand. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z They retain control of the justice system but leave most other matters of governance to him, so long as his edicts do not contradict their interpretation of Islamic law. Comics and music shows in Saudi Arabia draw rebuke from clerics 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Art and destruction in the age of Islamic State. Roundup: Palmyra destruction, controlling the L.A. River, ugly sports stadiums 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z “You’re not going to watch this show and all of a sudden become a PhD in Islamic law or something.” Comedian Ramy Youssef is still figuring out life as a Muslim millennial. So he made a show about it. 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Mr MacGregor described the Hajj as a "supreme spiritual moment for Muslims" which "shapes the notion of the Islamic community worldwide". Museum to stage Hajj exhibition 2011-07-20T09:53:53Z She also spent time in the Astor Chinese Garden Court, in the Islamic art galleries and at the Cloisters. An Odissi Dancer Charts New Paths in ‘the Land of Discovery’ 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z That same year, in a classified National Intelligence Estimate, the CIA warned that Islamic extremists were intent on striking targets inside the United States. How publishing a 35,000-word manifesto led to the Unabomber 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Fourteen years later, the Islamic State’s destruction at Palmyra did much the same work of branding, defining the cruel so-called caliphate as an organization beyond all bounds. Perspective | The president didn’t threaten just Iran’s culture sites. He threatened culture. 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Defanged and pushed into the background, the satire vanishes, and you are left with an agreeable romantic comedy in which a progressive Islamic sheik gently promotes international cooperation and togetherness. Movie Review: ?Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,? With Ewan McGregor 2012-03-08T23:10:43Z On his journey, he impressed Islamic scholars with his intellect and temperament, and literally put his country on the map. Review | The Met gives a long-overdue look at an African cultural powerhouse 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The incident has highlighted the struggle between Iran's conservatives and those who hope President Hassan Rouhani, who has eased the country's antagonistic stance with the West, might also relax the Islamic Republic's social strictures. Iranians arrested for 'Happy' video freed: social media 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z “We will show, with a Chinese work and an Islamic one, the links, the consistencies, the similarities ... the objective is to show that in history there are more links and bridges than walls.” Louvre Abu Dhabi opens in November with no limits on art 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Her home is the luminescent force at the center of Nair’s adaptation, the embodiment of an aristocratic Islamic court culture and literary sensuality that was in decline by the time the story begins. ‘A Suitable Boy’ Finally Finds Its Perfect Match: Mira Nair 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z As the Islamic dress code became obligatory, Ms. Fathi and her sister, Goli, faced the tyranny of a “morality” teacher at school who tried to mold them into ideal Muslim girls. Nazila Fathi’s ‘The Lonely War’ Is a Memoir of Iran 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Or is this a rather impressive entry into the world of great private collections — the Islamic Frick, or the Mughal Morgan Library? Toronto’s new Islamic art museum aims to express a non-threatening Islamic identity Francis' predecessor, Benedict XVI, caused storms of protest throughout the Islamic world in 2006, when he made a speech that suggested to many Muslims that he believed Islam espoused violence. Pope says it is wrong to equate Islam with violence 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z Maury said Muhammad's face was only covered up in Islamic art starting in the 15th century, when Muslim scholars decided to interpret the veiled figure as a more respectful image. Amid cultural clash, Louvre honors Islamic art 2012-09-20T17:35:09Z As for tactics and strategy, the Islamic State’s leaders pick and choose what they think will work best given the circumstances. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Musa began designing for Muslim friends about 10 years ago, and Islamic wear now represents about 30 percent of his collections, which last year reported sales of 2 billion rupiah, or about $225,000. Special Report: Fashion: Finding Sales in Islamic Wear 2011-02-17T19:49:31Z Work on mosques is the domain of the Ministry of Awqaf or Islamic endowments, and it lacks the money for major repairs. Syria's lost heritage stands out in Aleppo's broken minarets 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z The clerics sharply differ, however, from al Qaeda and Islamic State Sunni militants in opposing violent revolt against the government. Saudi-owned TV drama fights Islamic State propaganda 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z The State’s leaders want to reconstitute the early Islamic empire and implement the fixed punishments required by scripture. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Even “Legacy” begins with the hero fleeing Islamic militants who are hunting down his army unit. “24” returns as a prequel: Will it bring its old baggage to the “new” Fox? 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Relations with the Islamic World and a senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institute. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z They wed the next year — after he converted from Greek Catholicism to her Islamic faith — and they prospered for years as one of the most glamorous couples of Arab cinema. Omar Sharif, international heartthrob of ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘Doctor Zhivago,’ dies at 83 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z This and other recent execution videos released by Islamic State are slickly produced narratives of multiple camera angles, eerie tension and polished editing that suggest the filmmakers are versed in Hollywood aesthetics. ISIS and its increasingly sophisticated cinema of terror 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z One of her earliest events was a barbecue hosted by the school’s International Living Center for the Islamic Student Association. Two small words inspired this couple’s friendship, and their eventual marriage 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z For the first time, this museum is hosting a celebration for Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z —Ms. Lawrence reviews Asian and Islamic art for the Journal. ‘Peacock in the Desert’ Review: Courting Opulence in Northwest India 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z While Islamic tradition focuses on the character of Noah, the Genesis Flood is entirely about God, about a new monotheistic construal of both divine judgment and the pro-human reversal of that judgment. “Noah” wasn’t the first: 5 flood stories you may not know 2014-04-12T14:30:00Z Advances by the Islamic State in Iraq are imperiling archaeological work in Kurdish areas. Roundup: Jeffrey Deitch's return, new rules for L.A. skyline, Instagram art 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z In addition to its well-founded lyrical imagery and Islamic overtones, “Arabesque” serves up a musical palette that features the indigenous sounds of the band’s primary musicians, especially guitarist Jonny Buckland, on full display. Coldplay attacks social and political unrest with hope on "Everyday Life" 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Ms. Neshat, who was born four years after the coup, left Iran in 1979, just before the Islamic Revolution that drove the Shah into exile. | 'Women Without Men': From Shirin Neshat, Sisterhood Found During a Coup 2010-05-13T23:04:00Z Heather Barbour, a lawyer and a leader in local Muslim circles, said the mosque — formally, the Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska — has members from 40 to 50 countries. Where Breaking the Ramadan Fast Includes Caribou 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z But the September 11 attacks on New York City by Islamic fundamentalists in 2001 vindicated him, he believes. V.S. Naipaul hangs up travel hat after Africa book 2010-10-27T21:07:00Z Near the Uffizi is the Bargello, renowned for its Renaissance sculpture and one of the best collections of Islamic art in Italy. The Taming of Italy’s Most Popular Museum 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Within eight weeks of me stepping foot in the Islamic center the first time, I became a Muslim. "My whole life is guilt": The former extremist who disavowed his bigotry and converted to Islam 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Three documentaries, related in content yet wholly unique, offer compelling reports on the country and some of its worst scourges: polio, drone strikes and Islamic extremism. Commentary: 3 films you must see to understand Pakistan, its problems 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The government is also under fire from Islamic figures as well who object to the Eurovision pageant. Azeri rights row drowns out Eurovision Song Contest 2012-05-24T13:09:57Z The Arab Spring is partly responsible for the show’s subdued tone, and for the heightened awareness we bring to its sacred and secular artifacts of a fading Byzantine culture and a burgeoning Islamic one. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z Like other works describing weblike patterns, it suggests a stoner’s purely retinal fantasia, while also channeling the lush decorative splendors of medieval European and classic Islamic painting. Art Review: Picturing a Mind-Blowing World Made of Drugs 2010-10-07T21:19:00Z I have to wonder if Hitchens, Dawkins and Harris truly believe that eliminating religion will also make the Islamic world forget about centuries of colonization and deprivation. What Hitchens got wrong: Abolishing religion won’t fix anything 2013-12-07T12:30:00Z Presenting a positive understanding of Islamic civilization — a problematic term that encompasses a huge range of cultural diversity and centuries of history — is an explicit goal. Toronto’s new Islamic art museum aims to express a non-threatening Islamic identity A drama about British Muslims who sign up to fight for militant group Islamic State is being developed by Channel 4. Channel 4 plans IS fighter drama 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Here, too, Mughal influence eventually pushed artists to greater naturalism, and by the middle of the 18th century, these northern artists had fused Islamic and local painterly traditions into ardent new form. ‘Divine Pleasures’ Celebrates the Colors of Desire in Indian Paintings 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z A later trip to the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain — famed for its soaring Islamic architecture — also left an impression, she said, partly because of the reactions of her fellow visitors. Anila Quayyum Agha Uses Patterns to Break Patterns 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Museum directors, archaeologists, collectors and others with a fierce passion for safeguarding antiquities have been united in their disgust as Islamic militants make a show of ravaging artifacts from the ancient world. Islamic State Destruction Renews Debate Over Repatriation of Antiquities 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Supporters of the Islamic center say religious freedom should be protected. Simmons offers window into thoughts on NYC mosque 2010-08-25T14:23:00Z Why aren't you redoing, for instance, the Asian galleries, in the same spirit as the Islamic galleries, which were done so beautifully and inexpensively a few years ago? Met sees highest attendance ever — even with new admission fees 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z The 2016 Republican primaries featured discussions where Donald Trump and other candidates debated the appropriateness of torturing and killing the family members of Islamic terrorists. The ghouls have won: The first night of Donald Trump’s RNC was a political death cult 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z They built palaces, mosques, madrasas and hospitals in Islamic architectural styles. The Met Explores an Islamic Dynasty’s All-Embracing Big Tent 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z In Indonesia, New Year's celebrations are widespread except in the city of Banda Aceh where Islamic clerics prohibit Muslims from celebrating New Year's Eve. Revelers start ringing in 2014 with fireworks 2013-12-31T13:58:40Z I don’t cook anything other than what she taught me, which is the Islamic food of India. My first hour: five high flyers reveal their morning routines 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Look for the most Islamic of Pakistani restaurants. An Economist?s Theories Plot a Course for Good Food 2012-04-10T20:44:28Z Because of all these branching and interlinked narratives — sometimes likened to nested Russian dolls or the arabesque patterns of Islamic art — “The Arabian Nights” constantly defers closure. Review | How ‘Aladdin’ came to be: Thank (or blame) an 18th-century French scholar 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z We thought we could actually change the world - to make it a more Christian, Islamic, Judaic, Buddhist, Hindu, loving world. Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74 2013-05-21T14:23:11Z Things got heated on the “Real Time” panel last night when the discussion veered towards the increasingly partisan issue of acknowledging “radical Islamic terrorism.” Bill Maher takes aim at the left: “Where are liberals to stand up for Muslims around the world?” 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z In 2008, the authority, run by the daughter of Qatar’s emir, opened the Museum of Islamic Art in a building designed by I.M. New Arab Museum to Open in Doha 2010-09-29T00:00:00Z For artists working within Islamic traditions, the prize is gaining a serious reputation. This week's new exhibitions 2011-07-15T23:07:37Z Built in the early eighth century on the former site of the Roman temple to Jupiter, the vast rectangular structure is celebrated for its green and gold mosaics, and for the Islamic figures buried there. 36 Hours in Damascus 2010-12-03T15:37:00Z December 12 In Amsterdam, a Rich Survey of Islamic Art A globally renowned collection of Islamic art is on view at De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam through April 17. In Transit: In Amsterdam, a Rich Survey of Islamic Art 2010-12-12T11:00:00Z Friends blame the Islamic Army, a local faction they tangled with. In ‘Our Terrible Country,’ Mohammad Ali Atassi Explores the Syrian Revolt 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z It is this visual vulnerability that prompts most schools of Islamic thought to prohibit images of sacred figures — prophets, angels, Allah — and in a few extreme cases, images of any living being whatsoever. ‘American Qur’an’ is an old/new masterpiece 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Abbas says he is willing to conduct elections, but first he needs to end the internal split between his government, based in the West Bank, and the Islamic militant Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip. Palestinians chose a new president _ on reality TV 2013-05-10T06:30:20Z Islamic forces are resisting an invading Western army in a conflict that has worn on for years. National Gallery Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Players take on a timely madrigal 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z A subtext," he says, "is the place of music in Islamic culture. Haroon Mirza: Play that funky cardboard 2011-03-08T22:00:00Z “These guys are on a roll,” she said, adding they have learned that by mobilizing various conservative groups and politicians, “they can set the agenda and underscore the importance of abiding by Islamic values.” Forget Gaga; Indonesia wild for own raunchy shows 2012-05-30T13:48:00Z A Saudi-owned television channel has launched a drama series portraying the brutality of life under the Islamic State to counter sleek propaganda from the jihadist group which has won it recruits worldwide. Saudi-owned TV drama fights Islamic State propaganda 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Islamic State, aka IS or Isis, is a radical Islamist group that has seized large swathes of territory in eastern Syria and across northern and western Iraq. Channel 4 plans IS fighter drama 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z Transformation cannot be complete, she writes, unless certain Islamic precepts are “repudiated and nullified,” including “Mohammed’s semidivine and infallible status along with the literalist reading of the Quran.” Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s ‘Heretic’ 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Even today, in the age of police body cameras and Islamic State execution videos, it retains its power. 'Banned in 46 countries' – is Faces of Death the most shocking film ever? 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The team only takes men who have been wounded by the Islamic State or lost family to them, and Kawa now qualifies. ‘Mosul’ Review: In Iraq, This Time It’s Personal 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Ultraconservative Muslims enflamed by the video stormed the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Tuesday and replaced an American flag with an Islamic banner. YouTube blocks video inciting violence in Mid East 2012-09-12T19:51:09Z We’re all questioning and re-imagining what it means to be Muslim in the 21st century and how to apply Islamic teachings to our present-day lives. Queer and going to the mosque: 'I’ve never felt more Muslim than I do now' 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z “Anti-Semitism is a derivation of Islamic radicalism,” he said, and it’s mostly the Islamic radicals who are on the attack. Michel Houellebecq, Casually Provocative 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z The show is certainly one of the best places to see Islamic art in New York right now, beyond the permanent collections of the Brooklyn and Metropolitan Museums. Art Review: ‘Doris Duke’s Shangri La’ at Museum of Arts and Design 2012-09-06T21:15:21Z Mr. Bhutto, 27, began using visual and performance works to explore Islamic identity after coming to the United States, in 2014, to pursue his M.F.A. at the San Francisco Art Institute. The Scion of a Pakistani Political Dynasty Comes Out 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Riay Tatary Bakry, president of the Union of Islamic Communities in Spain, said he thought over time people would become more aware about offensive names and symbols. Spanish hamlet 'Kill Jews Fort' to vote on name change 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z A single black IS flag was raised on the citadel that overlooks the Roman ruins, one of the site’s few medieval Islamic buildings. Stones that speak 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z "Those toys with faces were banned under the premise of apostasy and idolatry. These are myths. They are not Muslims, they are distorting Islam," Taha said of Islamic State. Dolls, teddy bears return to eastern Mosul after Islamic State 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z There is no cash prize for matches in Fujairah where betting is not allowed under the emirate's Islamic laws. In Fujairah, bull fights for honor, not money or blood 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Attending the conference would enhance his professional career, as well as offer him his first-ever break from the oppressive tedium of life in the Islamic Republic. The Poet Who Was Turned Away 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z It’s also a form of propaganda used sharply by the Islamic State, or Isis. Syrian Film Collective Offers View of Life Behind a Conflict 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z An Islamic State-linked media outlet described the attacker as a "soldier" of the group. HBO drama thrusts Minneapolis Somalis into unwanted spotlight 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Anarchism gave way to communism; communism gave way to Islamic radicalism. New Looks at the Fate of Foreigners in America, From the Privileged to the Most Vulnerable 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z The Louvre’s previous record was 9.7 million visitors, in 2012, when the museum inaugurated its Islamic Art section and held exhibitions on Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael. Beyonce and Jay-Z help Paris Louvre to record number of visitors 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Take, for instance, the veil that traditional Islamic women don for modesty. Biography paints portrait of Muhammad as prophet, man 2013-01-17T22:06:50Z Her first book offered an often-flattering juxtaposition of the Western literary ethos of personal liberty against the totalitarian fundamentalism of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Why this Iranian-born writer fears for America’s soul 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z She created the Foundation for Islamic Art because she wanted "Americans to understand the art and architecture of that part of the world more fully and deeply than they did," said Mellins. Artwork from Doris Duke's Shangri La comes to NYC 2012-09-08T16:15:10Z They’re the undeniable stars of the exhibition, ambitious formal experiments that merge elements of Western fiber art, traditional Islamic textiles, modern abstract painting and more. 3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z In the 17th century, when Christian Europe was rejecting a Sun-centered concept of the universe, astronomical books in Islamic Africa were getting the cosmic story right. Art Review: ‘African Cosmos,’ at National Museum of African Art 2012-08-30T21:48:16Z At the center of three decades of worries is the Islamic state of Pakistan. Countdown to Zero: Valerie Plame at the End of the World 2010-08-02T16:30:00Z Government conspiracy and Islamic terrorism are treacherous topics in a country where corruption is widespread and Hindu-Muslim tensions acute. Indian Soap Operas, Ruled by Mothers-in-Law 2012-12-25T22:38:41Z Yet the Islamic State decided to light the Jordanian “apostate” on fire in retribution for Jordan’s bombing of Islamic State positions. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z “I wonder how will we reconcile the values of political modernism on the one hand, and those of our medieval Islamic ‘tradition’ on the other?” Books of The Times: ‘Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution’: Essays From 8 Nations 2013-12-30T21:05:36Z Yet in its three decades, the Islamic Republic has managed to change its governments. Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review 2013-03-01T17:30:02Z As the young man tries on this new identity, his old neighborhood becomes a beachhead for Islamic extremists, and Youssef enters a dangerous vortex of class war and violence. Author Laila Lalami brings her novel 'Secret Son' to Seattle 2010-05-01T00:04:00Z The most contemporary aspect of the staging involves Alexander Dodge’s sets, which use striking Islamic trellis designs for the walls of the temple and partitions. Review: The Met’s New ‘Samson’ Succeeds Only as Kitsch 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Islamic fundamentalism in its activist manifestation is bad news. Clash of the Booker titans 2013-05-23T13:57:00Z The Islamic State group was defeated in a three-year campaign with assistance from U.S.-led coalition forces. Iraq’s prank TV show depicting IS attacks taken off air 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z How do you then start plotting to attack an Islamic Center? "My whole life is guilt": The former extremist who disavowed his bigotry and converted to Islam 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z The Arab Museum of Modern Art opened in Doha last year, two years after the Museum of Islamic Art, designed by IM Pei, was inaugurated. Qatar becomes world's biggest buyer of contemporary art 2011-07-13T19:08:34Z Known for his comprehensive collections of Islamic and Japanese art, Dr. Khalili spent decades assembling the finest examples of enamel from every major genre, including jewelry, furniture, tableware and timepieces. Special Report: Jewelry: Enamel's Molten Beauty 2009-12-10T05:55:00Z From the royals’ point of view, abroad is the best place for it to be, as they fear an Islamic revolution at home. We’re not beating ISIS like this: America has no easy solution to its Middle Eastern crisis — and maybe none at all 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z His support for the Iraq war sprang from a growing conviction that radical elements in the Islamic world posed a mortal danger to Western principles of political liberty and freedom of conscience. Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011: Christopher Hitchens Is Dead at 62 ? Obituary 2011-12-16T06:27:29Z Islamic law is quite clear on this point, if I’m not mistaken. ‘The Passenger’ 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Baghdad is to our left and I see our path takes us a few hundred miles over Mosul – once Islamic State’s HQ. My 17-hour Qantas odyssey in kangaroo pyjamas 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z The province and its cultural heritage was officially declared as Asian Capital of Islamic Culture in 2013 by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, a Morocco-based body created in 1981, supported by UNESCO. Ancient Afghan citadel collapses, cultural heritage sites at risk 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z The collection's organizer decided to include images of Muhammad to show the evolution of Islamic art. Amid cultural clash, Louvre honors Islamic art 2012-09-20T17:35:09Z Amir long ago left behind the Islamic faith he was raised in, but the treatment of Muslims in post-Sept. Josh Radner and Gretchen Mol Star in 'Disgraced' on Broadway 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z And so he had a repertoire of songs and styles with many regional and devotional influences, often set to lyrics that could convey Hindu, Islamic and secular meanings all at once. Mehdi Hassan's songs live on as Pakistan and India unite in mourning 2012-06-14T12:47:46Z A recent New York Times article revealed that the United States launched eight airstrikes against the Islamic State in Libya, but disclosed only four. Perspective | Middle East civilian deaths have soared under Trump. And the media mostly shrug. 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z But that same summer in 1998, the Salzburg Festival in Mozart’s Austrian hometown invited a Palestinian theater director to stage a revelatory “Abduction,” emphasizing the deeper layers of Turkish and Islamic influence on the West. Abducting Mozart's 'Abduction From the Seragilo' to another time 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Channel 4 News editor Ben de Pear hand-delivered two letters to the South London Islamic Centre on Wednesday and met with the Imam and his committee to offer an "unreserved apology". Cathy Newman sorry over mosque row 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Could that change now, after a divisive presidential campaign that included vows by Donald J. Trump to stop Islamic immigration? Can Television Be Fair to Muslims? 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Furthermore, he reports, he’s noticed that everywhere so-called Islamic or Arab art is undergoing self-generated change. Walid Raad’s Unreality Show Spins Middle Eastern History as Art 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z However, D'Elia delivered one of the darkest sets of the roast and compared Bieber's videos to those of the self-styled Islamic State. Justin Bieber aims for redemption during Comedy Central roast 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Weekly has an interesting piece about how the museum has been actively collecting contemporary art from the Middle East — now on view in the exhibition "Islamic Art Now." Roundup: Truths revealed in 'Selma,' libraries ransacked by ISIS, Vegas Strip design 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Fifty years ago, preservationists saved the main house, which was inspired by Islamic and Middle Eastern architecture and designed by Church and the Central Park architect Calvert Vaux. Dreaming Up a Summer Idyll for Frederic Edwin Church 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z It’s the latest such production by the media arm of Hamas, which has invested heavily in its offerings despite a crippling Israeli-Egyptian blockade on Gaza since the Islamic militant group seized power in 2007. No ‘Fauda’: Hamas TV series glorifies fight against Israel 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z But before last year they hadn’t released an album since 2012, when music was banned in Mali by the Islamic militants who then controlled the country. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Instead, like any good memoirist, he bounces unpredictably from revenge and the Islamic State to Istanbul and an ode to scaffolding. For this globe-trotting Hamlet, all the world’s a stage 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z To the contrary, it is difficult to find an Islamic rationale for truly separating religion and politics. Sam Harris talks Islam, ISIS, atheism, GOP madness: “We are confronting people, in dozens of countries, who despise more or less everything that we value” 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Like most films about contending with Islamic terrorists, there’s an ickiness to entertainment value derived from pitting white Westerners against big bad Muslims. ‘Held for Ransom’ Review: Negotiating With Terrorists 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Its debut in May riveted audiences who watched the contestants perform Islamic ablutions on two corpses left unclaimed for weeks in a morgue. Malaysia TV completes quest for Muslim role model 2010-08-01T02:06:00Z From the fountains of the Alhambra to the riverbanks along the Taj Mahal, the book is a celebration of the history and enduring romance of Islamic gardens. Review | A look at some of the most beautiful gardens in the world 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Who knows what kind of negotiation the Islamic State is open to? U.S. refusal to negotiate ransoms may be risky Would you be here answering questions about a book with the subtitle "Religion and the History of Violence" if Islamic terrorists hadn't struck the World Trade Center on 9/11? Karen Armstrong's thinking shifts on religion and violence At the bottom left is an Islamic geometric design that Moufarrege outlined in black thread and stained delicately with watered-down paint. Nicolas Moufarrege Was a Student of Art History. This Work Shows It. 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z It seems so unstable, so divided, so plagued by internal conflict and at least partly undermined by Islamic extremism. "Countdown to Zero": Valerie Plame Wilson's new anti-nuke crusade 2010-07-23T01:02:00Z The code, based on Islamic, or Shariah, law, also calls for the severing of limbs or flogging as a punishment for theft, among other penalties. In Transit Blog: Travel Companies Boycott Brunei-Owned Hotel Group 2014-05-06T20:58:15Z The sites are one thing – there’s just stunning Islamic architecture and ancient sites, such as Persopolis – but everyone seems to agree that it’s the people that are the biggest surprise.” Tourism to Iran set to rise sharply after nuclear deal 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z “He wants to be the imam of the country,” said Mr. Livaneli, voicing the fear expressed by many secular Turks regarding what they see as Mr. Erdogan’s conservative Islamic values and recent authoritarian tactics. Rumi Is an Inspiration at the Istanbul Jazz Festival 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z In a backstage interview, Kenny Jr. answered Mr. O’Brien’s sardonic questions about “Mr. and Mrs. Sanmagnetron Claus” with deadpan sincerity, seemingly oblivious to the incongruity of a man in full Islamic dress designing Christmas decorations. House Proud: Pink Robots at the Gate 2013-08-21T22:22:38Z Every week I participated in mosque lessons and Islamic study circles among dozens of Salafist women. Who are “radical” Muslims? Many point to those from the Salafist tradition, but that’s a gross generalization 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z On the same day that Clinton made her proposal, Bernie Sanders called for “destroying” the Islamic State, but suggested that it “must be done primarily by Muslim nations.” We’re not beating ISIS like this: America has no easy solution to its Middle Eastern crisis — and maybe none at all 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z The speakers included Mr. Davis, the Prince Chapel’s pastor, the outreach director for the city’s Islamic Center and the deputy consul of Mexico in Tucson. From Swastika Selfies to Lessons on Nazism 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z In addition to pork, items considered non-halal under Islamic law include alcohol and the meat of animals and birds that are not slaughtered according to Islamic rites. Malaysia Muslim groups call for boycott of Cadbury, Kraft foods after pork traces 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Until two years ago, when Islamic State militants swept through northern Iraq, ransacking ancient cities, religious sites and palaces which the ultra-hardline Sunni Muslim zealots deem idolatrous. Nimrud's broken glory lies in dust after Islamic State rampage 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z One camp in Jordan housed Islamic State members. 'Human Flow,' Ai Weiwei's feature-film debut, takes on the global refugee crisis 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z But the narrative then advances through Islamic history and showcases the emergence of the Arab horse. The Horse: From Arabia to Royal Ascot – review 2012-05-26T23:05:41Z That building’s heavy stone geometric forms were intended as an expression of an ideal balance between traditional Islamic architecture and an equally traditional modernism. Architecture Review: Celebrating the Delicate Beauty of the Desert Landscape 2010-03-22T22:46:00Z A Muslim activist from Chicago, Abdul Alim Musa, urged the creation of satellite networks that adhere to Islamic values as the only way to counter the “cultural invasion” by Western movies. ‘Argo’ just another insult by Hollywood, Iranians say 2013-02-19T06:28:19Z Maher’s first misfire, a pop culture zinger about the frequency of Islamic extremist terrorist attacks, resulted in tepid laughs from just a few corners of the audience. Bill Maher’s Charlie Hebdo mess: Last night’s “Jimmy Kimmel” revealed why we need studio audiences 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z He had probably told us that his female students wore Western-style clothing assuming that an American might equate conservative dress with Islamic fundamentalism. This Indonesian Island Is a Respite From Bali. At Least for Now. 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Replete with illicit sex, drugs and alcohol, and furious in its criticism of the Islamic Republic, the movie's forthright style has made Keshavarz a target of death threats, she says. Maryam Keshavarz: 'In Iran, anything illegal becomes politically subversive' 2012-08-23T20:00:04Z I know what you’re thinking: ISIS, the Islamic State, is a truly awful outfit. Worth dying for? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Cadbury Malaysia said in a statement this week that it was working closely with the Islamic Affairs Department to ensure its products complied with halal guidelines. Malaysia Muslim groups call for boycott of Cadbury, Kraft foods after pork traces 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z They are intended to frighten and repulse Islamic State's enemies. ISIS and its increasingly sophisticated cinema of terror 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Hacker includes viscerally disturbing excerpts showing Paul Marshall Johnson Jr., an American engineer, being held hostage and questioned by Islamic militants who ultimately execute him — a killing not shown on screen. Review: ‘Path of Blood’ Presents Terrorists’ Videos 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z By 1979, opposition to the shah hardened into revolutionary fervour and democrats found themselves, fatefully, on the same side as Islamic fundamentalism. Argo – Ben Affleck's gripping CIA thriller sends reality into a tailspin 2013-02-22T09:00:02Z The Christie’s portrait falls within a broad class of portraits painted in oil on canvas in which a few details belie any “Islamic” connection — most blatantly a roast piglet depicted in one picture. Auctions: Century-Old Vandalism of Islamic Art, and Its Price 2011-04-15T12:00:27Z In Melbourne, police foiled a “significant” Islamic State-inspired Christmas Day terror plot. New Year's Eve around the world - live! 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z This in spite of the Louvre owning what it calls “one of the richest collections of Islamic art in the world” — a trove large and varied enough to easily warrant a museum of its own. The Louvre’s New Islamic Galleries Bring Riches to Light 2012-09-19T12:01:06Z The film follows a young man called Karim living somewhere in Iraqi and Syrian territory occupied by Islamic State militants and dreaming of escaping to Europe to become a musician. Lebanese film director keeps faith after COVID-19 dashes Cannes dreams 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Weekly points out that "Rambo III" may be the only film about Islamic jihad shot in Israel. Rambo: The greatest deleted scene ever 2010-08-14T18:01:00Z The impoverished Islamic republic is covered mostly by desert. 4,000 Miles, Seven Countries: An African Adventure on Two Wheels 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Boko Haram and its powerful offshoot, Islamic State West Africa Province, have plagued the northeast, killing tens of thousands of civilians. Wole Soyinka Is Not Going Anywhere 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z It is to express an Islamic identity that is non-threatening and capable of assimilation without dissolution into secular, democratic society with an emphasis on youth, prosperity, education and success in both spiritual and worldly matters. Toronto’s new Islamic art museum aims to express a non-threatening Islamic identity In October, the Paris-based Eutelsat, one of Europe's leading satellite providers, cut Iranian state television and radio broadcasts to comply with tougher European Union sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Iran says English-language TV channel dropped in North America 2013-02-09T14:25:13Z Goldberg identifies these sources as the far right in the United States; the far left in Britain; anti-Semitic governments in Hungary; and Islamic extremists in France. ‘Viral: Anti-Semitism in Four Mutations’ Review: A Close-Up on Hatred 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Barring the small amounts that non-Muslim visitors are allowed to bring in for their own use, alcohol is banned in today's Islamic Brunei. 2010-01-07T14:25:00Z The use of makam was integrated into medieval Islamic medicine as early as the 9th century, when scholar and philosopher Al Farabi discussed and catalogued the effect of different musical modes on body and psyche. Turkish doctors call the tune with traditional musical cures 2011-08-28T15:07:10Z We are suffering from simplistic views on the Islamic world . Amid cultural clash, Louvre honors Islamic art 2012-09-20T17:35:09Z Might it be better to see jihad as a response to Western colonialism and the upending of Islamic society, rather than the product of religious extremism? What Hitchens got wrong: Abolishing religion won’t fix anything 2013-12-07T12:30:00Z But the sultan also presided over the adoption of tough Islamic law in 2014, which raised concerns among tens of thousands of non-Muslims, including Western expatriate workers. Your gilded chariot awaits: Brunei sultan celebrates 50 years in power 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z That changed somewhat over the centuries but the Islamic State is more interested in reviving the earliest period of Islamic history when religion and politics were fused. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Louvre curators tout their new Islamic Art department, which took 11 years to build and opens to the public on Saturday, as a way to help bridge cultural divides. Amid cultural clash, Louvre honors Islamic art 2012-09-20T17:35:09Z On top of this, with a supremely brilliant lack of irony, the Culture Ministry then added: "This is an Islamic democracy, not a working democracy." Noises off: How Burqavaganza pitted theatre against conservative Pakistan 2010-07-07T14:47:00Z Carved in the mid-19th century in the now border region of southern Sudan and Congo, it travelled north with the slave trade to Khartoum where it was carved with Islamic designs. Let each of us write our own history in 100 objects 2010-12-26T19:00:00Z The fourth type is where Abdolah takes some fable peddled by the Islamic republic and then, inexplicably, treats it as history. The House of the Mosque by Kader Abdolah | Book review 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z An exhibition at the National Museum in Riyadh followed in 2006 featuring 150 masterpieces from the Louvre's Islamic collection. Saudi Arabia's pre-Islamic treasures come to the Louvre 2010-08-10T13:00:00Z "The background to this offence lies in the concern that you, and perhaps other family members, had about Afshan's relationship with a young man who was not of the Islamic faith." Brother jailed for attack on Harry Potter actress 2011-01-21T13:34:54Z Mr. Soltan’s father, Salah Soltan, a prominent Islamic scholar who was also arrested in the continuing political crackdown, is still in an Egyptian prison. From a Cairo Prison to a Poignant Wedding 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Last January an appearance by Rushdie, 65, at the Jaipur literary festival was cancelled after protests from local Islamic groups and threats from some activists. Drop Salman Rushdie supporters, Jaipur literary festival told 2013-01-21T17:48:28Z He has also become interested in the plight of women in Islamic countries. A Revolutionary of Arabic Verse 2010-10-17T22:03:00Z Recent books in the field have delved into Byzantine church mosaics in Greece and Turkey and Islamic mosaic floors at Hisham’s Palace in Jericho in the West Bank. Sketches From a P.O.W. Camp That Held African-Americans and Others 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Indian officials were concerned about the first hints of Islamic extremism taking root in Sri Lanka, and were cautiously optimistic about prospects for the peace process currently unfolding in Nepal. US embassy cables: India accuses Pakistan of supporting Taliban 2010-12-16T21:30:37Z But this time the mystery she’s exploring is the appeal for Muslims of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. Aggro-Texting From the Syrian Jihad 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Mohammad Hosseini, Iran's minister of culture and Islamic guidance, described the film to Mehr News as an "offensive act", motivated by "evil intentions". Ben Affleck's Argo takes Iran's revolutionary themes as its own 2012-11-07T15:09:52Z It is a place where you are as likely to hear the Islamic call to prayer as you are lounge music emanating from a cafe. Q&A: Seven Days Enough for Exploring Istanbul? 2010-05-20T15:03:00Z "Life of Pi" follows the spiritual journey of an Indian youth who creates his own multicultural, interdenominational world view by embracing Hindu, Islamic and Christian beliefs and practices. Overseas slice of 'Pi' flips Hollywood formula 2013-02-17T18:01:05Z But for readers interested in the roots of the Islamic State and the evil genius of its godfather, Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, there is no better book to begin with than “Black Flags.” Review: ‘Black Flags,’ Tracing the Birth of ISIS 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z She was previously a correspondent for the International desk in Britain and Turkey, covering politics; social justice; the migrant crisis; the Kurdish conflict, and the rise of Islamic State extremism in Syria and the region. Strikes in Europe: How to Plan Around Them 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z She appears to be leaving for college, but it transpires she is actually joining the Islamic terrorist group. Dakota Johnson's IS skit criticised 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Najee Ali, director of the Los Angeles civil rights organisation Project Islamic Hope, criticised the sale of Django Unchained action figures as "a slap in the face of our ancestors". Django Unchained triumphs 2013-01-18T11:56:44Z “Even killing people is something Obama has proclaimed the right to do,” he said, referring to Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen and radical Islamic cleric assassinated by a CIA drone strike in Yemen. Perspective | Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, asks: Who will be the next Snowden? 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z “The hot topic these days is Islamic fundamentalism,” Ms. Weisz said recently over tea at an East Village restaurant near her home. Film: Hypatia: Martyr to Christian Zealots 2010-05-22T07:01:00Z He said the post on the group’s blog “was intended in a principle that’s deeply rooted in the Islamic religion, which is called commanding the good and forbidding the evil.” After Warning, ?South Park? Episode Is Altered 2010-04-22T21:51:00Z But then it’s hard to imagine Bond taking on, say, the Islamic State. Review: In ‘Spectre,’ Daniel Craig Returns as James Bond 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z He slams liberals for being too easy on Islamic radicals, and in many cases he is correct. Bill Maher, atheist fundamentalist: Why he gives nonbelievers a bad name 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z We faced the threat of the Islamic State. Is "Jirga" a white savior movie about Afghanistan? "We have a lot to feel guilty about" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Lady Gaga was barred from performing in Indonesia last year after protests from Islamic conservatives. Kraftwerk denied China visa over 1999 Free Tibet concert 2013-03-29T18:54:14Z Mosques and Islamic centers across country are targets of protests. Crib Sheet: The Ten Things to Talk About This Weekend 2010-08-25T20:50:00Z But things swiftly unraveled as rivalries between heavily armed militias escalated, and the Islamic State gained a foothold in the chaos. Review: ‘The Return,’ a Son’s Pained Search for a Missing Father 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z His latest works in “Phantom” continue that exploration, referencing the anonymous warriors who helped make independence possible, while creating works that draw from rich Islamic traditions, including textiles, mosaic and architecture. Datebook: Intimate paintings of queer men, African blacksmiths' ironworks and an indispensable assistant's exhibit 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Harris acknowledges this history, but apparently regards it as not all that consequential, blaming the existence of Islamic violence almost entirely on the Quran. Bill Maher and Sam Harris’ blind spot: American-on-Arab violence, and religious right extremism at home 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z As in Sotheby’s sessions, the “Islamic world” concept at Christie’s encompassed Western works of art that were perhaps not selected with the utmost consideration for “Islamic” sensibilities. Special Report: Asian Art: 'Islamic' Culture: A Groundless Myth 2011-11-04T13:00:10Z Among others, there was the Russia-Ukraine conflict; the rise of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq; the Israel-Palestinian clash in Gaza; and the World Cup in Brazil. If news media had covered Ebola sooner, could latest outbreak have been contained? And in a departure from other museums of Islamic art, there are galleries dedicated to China and Southeast Asia. In Qatar, a Museum Looks Back at the Breadth of Islam 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Monday’s Jordan tour focused on more recent ventures, particularly the Jordan and Western-backed fight against Islamic State militants. Prince William visits Jordan ruins where Kate was photographed 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z For them, the events in 2011-12 and their turbulent aftermath heralded the advent of the Mahdi, the Muslim messiah, and the great battles that would accompany the End of Days, the Islamic equivalent of Armageddon. Inside account 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Shifting from Hindu temples to Mughal courts, it gained Islamic influences, emerging as a classical art after the Raj. A life in dance: Akram Khan 2010-09-27T07:00:00Z Their subjects are their only shield against Islamic State soldiers and spies. Inside the Field Hospitals for Soldiers Wounded Fighting ISIS 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The two cultures and their stylistic differences — the Islamic preference for complex geometry and the Christian depiction of living creatures — exist side by side. The Enduring Echoes of Moorish Spain 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Jumaili believes the video was staged to demonstrate that the museum’s contents were destroyed, when in reality Islamic State looted many works of art. Propaganda video may be a cover for Mosul Museum looting 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z In addition to pursuing an ambitious agenda of liberalization and modernization within his entirely Islamic nation, Nasheed seized upon climate change as an international clarion call. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z Brought together by a mutual appreciation for Islamic art and traditional craftsmanship, Gray and Crites work with a global network of master artisans to execute the intricate, one-of-a-kind pieces and bespoke commissions. The Ruby Tree Collection for Harrods 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z "These guys are on a roll," she said, adding they have learned that by mobilizing various conservative groups and politicians, "they can set the agenda and underscore the importance of abiding by Islamic values." Forget Gaga; Indonesia wild for own raunchy shows 2012-05-30T06:28:08Z Without giving too much of the story away, he was active in the Islamic community . . . in Philadelphia, as well as in the criminal community in Philadelphia. Q&A with Tariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter: How a child learns to live on his own, telling his story to a microphone, and 34 years as MC of the Roots 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Yes, the show gets details of Islamic faith and Arab culture wrong. Homeland is not Islamophobic despite what some critics claim 2012-12-24T00:05:34Z Workers' jihad at Islamic website | Jack Shenker More top stories Army is a fine place for a black man | Clive Lewis Roots music: what in the world next? Roots music: what in the world next? | Open thread 2010-03-18T13:30:00Z Freshly minted movements such as revolutionary communism and Islamic fundamentalism, which promised to immunise Asian countries against western imperialism, began to look attractive. The ruins of empire: Asia's emergence from western imperialism 2012-07-27T07:00:04Z In Iraq, U.S.-backed forces launched an offensive to oust Islamic State militants from their Mosul stronghold. Key Reuters photographs from 2016 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Gharem’s work typically incorporates motifs and artistic ideas that are part of the canon of Islamic art — geometric and floral designs, arabesques and embedded text. The hidden messages in LACMA's massive stamp painting, 'Camouflage' 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z I listen to an Islamic call to prayer and do breathing exercises, prayers and affirmations. My first hour: five high flyers reveal their morning routines 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Of the five artists displayed, two have created works directly related to the Islamic State. Venice Biennale Pavilions for Iraq, Ukraine and Syria Reflect Strife at Home 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Recent mass shootings at movie theaters in the United States were not the work of the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the Manchester and Paris violence. Analysis | Terrorists target concerts and movies, but that won’t stop us from going 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z —Heritage lost: Photographic evidence appears to show the destruction of historic shrines in Iraq by the militant group known as Islamic State, an act which UNESCO's chief has described as “barbaric.” Roundup: A restored Adam, LACMA's big gift, new museum for O.C. 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z He saw a mind-boggling show of Islamic art in Munich and Russian icons in Moscow. Art Review: Matisse at MoMA: Carving With Color 2010-07-15T16:01:00Z According to Islamic custom, a body should be buried within 24 hours of death. Why was bin Laden buried at sea? 2011-05-02T13:45:00Z Different positions, different things to try in bed – it’s all absent in contemporary Islamic literature. Taboo-busting sex guide offers advice to Muslim women seeking fulfilling love lives 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z The Season 3 opener finds Malotru held hostage by the Islamic State, sending his colleagues scrambling into missions in the Middle East with the ultimate purpose of retrieving him. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘The Bureau’ and Scarlett Johansson 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z |
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