Mohamed Zakariya sat perched at a long table, his head bent over a small piece of paper. As admirers peered over his shoulder, he grasped his handmade pen and slowly produced the rounded, flowing ...

"Empire of the Sultans: Ottoman Art From the Khalili Collection," opening today at the Asian Art Museum, brings attention to a diverse multicultural civilization that produced its fair share of ...

On Saturday, after making fine purchases from Queen Genie and also, Smarter By Nature at the Frenchtown Farmer's Market, we jogged a few blocks out of our way to visit an exhibit we weren't going to ...

nasta’liq script cut out of paper, laid down on cloudbands against a gold ground, triangular corner piece filled with delicate cut-out flowers, laid down on an album page with scrolling borders ...

Sharjah: Dozens of exquisite calligraphic works, some dating back to the ninth century, that have gone on display at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization give visitors insights on key periods of ...