The university community is invited to hear from Peter Lu, a physicist at Harvard University, about the mathematics underlying the patterns of medieval Islamic art. His lecture is titled “Girih Tiles: ...

A scientist from the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates has arrived at a new method that may help craftsmen to simulate and produce immeasurable numbers of stunning patterns of ...

Looking at mosques, madrasas, palaces and tombs from the 8th-19th centuries, Eric Broug analyzes and explains Islamic geometric designs in their historical and physical context. Chapters cover the ...

A Paris exhibition is drawing attention to the role played by traditional Islamic art in the visual puzzles of Dutch artist M. C. Escher, writes David Tresilian Even people not knowledgeable about ...

An Islamic art exhibition titled "Anfas-ul-Jamal Fun" has opened in Karachi, bringing together artists and art enthusiasts to celebrate the spiritual and aesthetic traditions of Islamic civilisation.

The photography of Peter Lu will be celebrated at an opening reception for "Girih Tiles: Decagonal Geometry in Medieval Islamic Architectural Tilings & Beyond" Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m. in the ...