Islamic Culture Foundation 

Song of the world. The Art of Safavid Iran, 1501-1736
Since 7 january 2008
Visual arts and the written word are closely linked in Iranian culture, where the ultimate theme is the world’s grandeur, a divine creation. This relationship—equally well defined in painting as in object art in which literary metaphors are portrayed through motifs—became more pronounced […]

Islam and Modern Social Movements
Anne Gray* & Mark Barrett*
Muslims’ commitment to social justice suggests a necessity for engagement in civil society. What challenges and opportunities confront Muslims within European societies in their pursuit of action to preserve the environment, and oppose unjust war and oppression? This topic will be approached from the perspectives of two […]

Islamic Human Rights Commission’s 10 Year Anniversary
The Islamic Human Rights Commission cordially invites you to join them on their 10 year anniversary, celebrating a decade of fighting against injustice.
As the only human rights organization to employ Islamic principles in our endeavour to abrogate injustice, IHRC has dedicated years of hard work to ensure the rights […]

Lailat al Qadr (27 Ramadan) - Night of Power
Lailat al Qadr, the Night of Power, marks the night in which the Qur’an was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by Allah.
Muslims regard this as the most important event in history, and the Qur’an says that this night is better than a thousand months (97:3), […]

European Cartographers and the Ottoman World 1500–1750
Maps From the Collection of O. J. Sopranos. This exhibition of maps, sea charts and atlases explores how mapmakers came to know and map the Ottoman world between the 15th and 18th centuries. It begins with the intellectual and geographical discoveries of the 15th century that undermined the medieval […]

The Legacy of Timbuktu: Wonders of the Written Word centers on manuscripts from the Mamma Haidara Memorial Library in Timbuktu, examples of a local book-production industry that was one aspect of the city’s role as a celebrated center of learning that attracted scholars, teachers and students from many countries and cultures of the Muslim world.
The […]

The Trustees of Braintree Discrict Museum and Cultural Services at Braintree Discrict Council (Essex. United Kingdom) announce the Autumn exhibition Capturing Paradise, between September 14th and October 31st 2007.
Symmetry and order, arabesques and ornate foliage. The exhibition ‘Capturing Paradise’ brings together innovative and beautiful work by six Western and Non-Western artists who are inspired by […]

New NY Crossroads 2007 Film Festival is in full swing and preparations for the Premiere in Istanbul, Turkey, are well under way. NNYCR 2007 (New NY Crossroads) is a short film festival that aims to create global awareness on the issues surrounding the experiences of immigrants and their identity in their adopted homelands by supporting […]

Daily Life Ornamented: The Medieval Persian City of Rayy examines the distinctive artistic traditions of this great Islamic city, predecessor of modern Tehran. Rayy was a center of politics and sciences between the ninth and 13th centuries, renowned for its glazed ceramics and its prominent position on the Silk Roads. While documents reveal the personalities […]

This exhibition presents 121 objects, most excavated by joint Palestinian–French rescue digs since 1994, that underline the city’s archeological importance and testify to the great variety of national and ethnic groups that have lived here. The finds include Egyptian, Hellenistic and Roman pottery, Byzantine mosaics, Egyptian alabaster, a Greek helmet and Ottoman architectural fragments, here […]