Culture & Arts

Medieval Islamic Maps Exhibit Opens at Dublin’s Chester Beatty ——————————– Dublin’s Chester Beatty Museum is hosting Routes and Realms – al-Masālik wa al-Mamālik, a major exhibition showcasing a rare 13th-century Arabic manuscript featuring one of the earliest Islamic world map…

A granite pebble discovered in Spain’s San Lázaro rock shelter may represent the oldest known Neanderthal artwork, featuring a 43,000-year-old fingerprint in red ochre, The Guardian reported. Archaeologists believe a Neanderthal man intentionally marked the stone’s face-like contours with pigment,…

In a significant statement released on the occasion of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, the Non-Violence Organization (FreeMuslim), an entity affiliated with the World Foundation of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, underscored the pivotal…

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) has officially named Samarkand, Uzbekistan, as the Cultural Capital of the Islamic World for 2025, Khaama Press reported. The announcement was made on May 24, 2025, highlighting Samarkand’s rich historical and…

Harvard Law School announced that a manuscript long thought to be a replica of the Magna Carta is actually an original issued by King Edward I in 1300, Anadolu Agency reported. Purchased in 1946 for just $27.50, the document was…

A rare 14th-century handwritten Quran manuscript, preserved for centuries at the Hussein Pasha Mosque in Pljevlja, Montenegro, has been professionally restored and digitized, Iqna reported. The project was undertaken by Türkiye’s Manuscript Institution (TUYEK) at the Suleymaniye Centre in Istanbul…

Dearborn, Michigan, hosted the inaugural “America International Arab Culture, Arts, and Book Fair” last weekend at the Ford Performing Arts Center, as part of National Arab American Heritage Month. The four-day event aimed to highlight Arab cultural contributions in the…

The 29th Muscat International Book Fair in Oman is attracting record crowds, with over 70,000 visitors attending in a single day, Anadolu Agency reported. The annual event, held in the Omani capital since April 24, runs through Saturday under the…

Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library has launched “Taught by the Pen: The World of Islamic Manuscripts”, a landmark exhibition running through August 10, the university’s website reported. The showcase features 150 artifacts from Yale’s collection of nearly…

French scholar Éléonore Cellard’s research highlights the profound link between the Quran, Arabic language, and culture, Iqna reported. Cellard, an expert in Quranic manuscripts, emphasizes the Quran’s role as a foundation of eloquent Arabic, alongside ancient poetry. Cellard’s work, begun…