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Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Hajj route treasure: 1,200-year-old Abbasid-era gold, silver gemstone-studded jewellery shock archaeologistsA significant archaeological find in Saudi Arabia's Al-Qassim region has unearthed a ceramic jar containing over 100 pieces of gold, silver...
Bakrid wishes images 2026: Top 10 ChatGPT, Gemini prompts for Eid Mubarak and Eid Al Adha posters, templates and moreBakrid 2026 images wishes: Muslims worldwide are celebrating Eid Al Adha, also known as Bakrid today on May 28, 2026. Many are using AI too...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio 'welcomed' by only three officers in Agra, including a police officer. WatchUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited India. His reception at the Taj Mahal in Agra drew attention online. Social media users noted a s...
Quote of the Day by Rumi: ‘Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of…’ Words of wisdom on beauty and perception by Sufi mystic poetPersian poet and mystic Rumi, renowned for his "Quran in Persian," believed beauty requires a conscious observer. His teachings emphasize i...
Quote of the Day by Aristotle: 'The safest way of not being very miserable is…'-Father of Political Science's timeless lesson on excellence, effort and destinyAristotle, the legendary philosopher of ancient Greece, asserted that greatness is the result of purposeful action rather than mere luck. I...
Quote of the day by Aristotle: ‘The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their…’Aristotle, a pivotal ancient Greek philosopher, shaped Western thought through his focus on empirical observation and practical reasoning, ...
Qatar offers World Cup visitors an introduction to IslamIn Qatar to enjoy the World Cup with friends, the Salvadoran visitor took a day off from soccer to go sightseeing at the Katara mosque, whe...
Ravanayana: How a Hindu epic was adapted and integrated in Malaysia's Islamic ethosIts origins lie in the Ramayana's long journey beyond the borders of India, as part of a network of cross-cultural exchanges spread over se...
What a pest! Famous art museum in Iran temporarily closes to deal with insect infestationInsects, which may eat away at paintings, pose a serious threat to the masterpieces.
Diamond & emerald-studded Mughal-era glasses may fetch up to $3.5 mn at London auctionThe glasses were commissioned by an unknown 17th century prince.
Salarjung Museum's art gallery to be world's biggest cradle of Islamic legacy & heritageThe gallery will contain 2,500 rare Islamic exhibits, that possess historical, social, cultural and linguistic value.
Qatar: A must visit for art loversPallavi Gaitonde explores the flourishing art and cultural hub of Doha.
Tyeb Mehta's Blue Painting fetches Rs 11 crore at Sotheby's India auctionThe piece of art by Tyeb Mehta grossed Rs 46.4 crore (4.6 million pounds), the highest total of the season for any sale in this category.
Iznik Bowl sold for £1.4 million, breaks world recordAn auction record was set for any piece of pottery from today's Islamic world when a rare Iznik bowl sold for £1.4 million.
Christie’s London sale of the Arts of Islamic and Indian Worlds brings in $8,577,517Christie’s London sale of the Arts of the Islamic and Indian Worlds has totalled £5,111,750/$8,577,517/€6,190,329.
Sotheby’s Arts of the Islamic World sale to be held on 9th April 2014On 9th April 2014, Sotheby’s Arts of the Islamic World sale will bring to the market an exquisite selection of paintings, manuscripts, text...
Christie’s to hold Islamic Art Week in AprilAn abundance of riches from the Islamic and Indian worlds will transform Christie’s two London salerooms during Islamic Art Week from 8-11 ...
Sotheby's to stage exhibition in Doha in SptemberSotheby's is staging an exhibition from 12th-14th September 2013 at Katara Cultural Village, Doha.
- Sotheby unfurls Turkish contemporary art sale in London
Indian collectors of western art, who include both the diaspora and domestic buyers, will soon find another window opening up in the Europe...
- Islamic art catches oil millionaires’ fancy
Nasser David Khalili, catapulted into the top five of the UK rich list by the soaring value of his Islamic art, said the jump in prices for...