Baxsan became an icon of post-colonial Somali nationalism. Read More
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This garden on the east bank of the Hudson River fuses Indo-Persian, Greek, and Roman aesthetic forms and motifs. Read More
Virtual museums offer a remote experience for those in need of culture amid the Coronavirus lockdowns. Read More
Coronavirus is all about human connectivity. From a philosophical perspective, I’ve been thinking about how this virus is forcing us... Read More
Masjid Wilayah fuses Ottoman, Umayyad, Indo-Persian, and Malay architecture. Read More
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. Read More
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." Read More
Ferghana Valley silk weavers worry that industrial production could gradually extinguish their artisanal approach. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Persian music is a world-class art that incorporates not only performance but also the science and theory of music and sound. Read More
