Centuries ago, the Kashmiri shawl was a global status symbol, sought after and imitated. It remains a coveted object of beauty and luxury.
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At Olana, east meets west in an American's mind.
This Afghan American designer is reconfiguring typically masculine symbols for the feminine form.
The Japanese print artist depicted his travels to cities such as Agra, Delhi, Jaipur, and Lahore.
The Untermyer Park and Gardens in Yonkers, NY fuses Indo-Persian, Greek, and Roman aesthetic forms and motifs.
Virtual museums offer a remote experience for those in need of culture amid the Coronavirus lockdowns.
Masjid Wilayah fuses Ottoman, Umayyad, Indo-Persian, and Malay architecture.
The First Lady's 1962 tour of Pakistan included visits to Mughal heritage sites in Lahore and the famed Khyber Pass near the border with Afghanistan.
The Taj Mahal is no mere secular expression of a man's love for his wife. It reflects his desire that his companion receives Divine Mercy and the ultimate reward: spending eternity with the Creator in "gardens beneath which rivers flow."
For some, the Moorish Revival style was a vehicle for performative exoticism. But for others, it provided another way of looking at themselves and their place in America.
The prevalence of the Moorish Revival style is an indication that the divide between Islam and America and Muslim and Jew has not been perennial.