By Andrew Kosorok (From my review on Amazon.com) “So Peace is on me the day…
Category: Civilization
‘The Sultan and the Saint’ revives 800-year-old interfaith exchange A new film recounts the unlikely…
El-Moez Street is one of Cairo’s most remarkable historic places, giving you a glimpse of…
Sunday, March 25, 2–3 pm Did you know that the Fatimid caliphs were also the…
Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme The movie, Afghanistan: Hope Takes Root, presents the conservation and…
Muslim countries celebrate the Prophet Mohamed’s birthday “Mawlid al-Nabi” every year, but the traditions vary…
In 1227/625 AH, the thirty-seventh Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir Billah (r. 1226-1242) commissioned the construction of…
Tue 28 November 2017 — 18:00 – 19:30 GMT Several years ago, a trove of…
Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations presents Medieval Kashan: Crossroads of…
The ancient East knew many female leaders who were successful rulers of kingdoms, yet authority…
It was while working to recreate textile patterns for the Viking Couture exhibit at Enköping…
Before the Printed Word: Texts, Scribes and Transmission – A Symposium at The Institute of…
Compiled by Nimira Dewji The ancient technique of lustre, which may have been travelled from…
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