Read here, here, and here about how Islamicate fashion is on the rise, and it’s not just for Muslims (people of other religions benefit too).
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The Arabian horse is a breed that originated in, you guessed it, Arabia. You can read about this majestic yet hot-blooded creature’s long and always prestigious history here which includes an excerpt on Muhammad’s view of this breed:
“The prophet Mohammed, in the seventh century A.D., was instrumental in spreading the Arabian’s influence around the world. He instructed his followers to look after Arabians and treat them with kindness. He said that special attentions should be paid to the mares because they insure the continuity of the breed. He also proclaimed that Allah had created the Arabian, and that those who treated the horse well would be rewarded in the afterlife.”
The Qatar government-owned media network Al Jazeera released a documentary (you can see it here) entitled Islamophia Inc. It’s quite thought-provoking and would make an interesting study in itself to prove or refute what it claims, beginning with asking, “How does this compare and/or relate to my own experience?”
Islamic Arts and Architecture has pages for calligraphy, architecture, coins and oriental rugs.
Google Arts and Culture currently has a few online exhibits under an embrella heading of 1001 Inventions. A few of the exhibits include Arabic in the Sky: Astronomy a Thousand Years Ago; Masters of the Astrolabe; and European Knowledge from Arabick Roots.
From 1001Inventions.com‘s website is a page dedicated to “Extraordinary Women from the Golden Ag of Muslim Civilisation.”
Department of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has great essay entitled “The Nature of Islamic Art” with links to some of their works.
National Geographic’s article “How Early Islamic Science Advanced Medicine” has lots of fascinating–and even risqué–subtopics.
Once a month a Middle Eastern bar named The Green Zone has Arabic-only evenings. “Chris Francke [an Iraqi-American] named his bar ‘The Green Zone’ after the area established in Baghdad following the 2003 US-led invasion.”
In the Adams Morgan neighborhood: 2226 18th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia
This article describes his 2016 correspondence and agenda. (You’ll have to allow Google to translate it.)
And this article speaks to the impact he continues to have in 2019.
“A manifesto allegedly written by a man charged with murder in connection with mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left 49 people dead and scores injured claimed inspiration from Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik and suggested that the pair had been in ‘brief contact.’”
“CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Australian man accused of killing 51 people and wounding dozens more as they worshiped at two mosques in New Zealand in March [2019] pleaded not guilty to scores of counts — including murder and a terrorism charge.”
“’Future Proof Cities’ will be the theme of the 2021 conference, referring to the concept of urban future-proofing, which involves monitoring developments in all areas of urban life to ensure an equilibrium between the environment, technology, economic activity and human needs and aspirations.
Cities in the Network anchor culture and creativity in their development frameworks and policies to advance objectives such as social cohesion, employment and entrepreneurship and gender balance among others for the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The annual conferences are a unique opportunity for cities to review their achievements, exchange best practices and ideas, identify new trends, discuss challenges and opportunities and build connections and partnerships.”
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I know of lots of specific things/place that are World Heritage sites like Stonehenge and the Taj Mahal, but I didn’t know whole cities, and even an archapelago(!) could be too.
Yemen’s Include: Historic Town of Zabid
Old City of Sana’a
Old Walled City of Shibam
Socotra Archipelago
You can see pictures, read up on it, and do other “activities” here. Really. Scroll down for “activities.”
It’s also important to note that all three of the cities are included in the “53 properties which the World Heritage Committee has decided to include on the List of World Heritage in danger.” You can read about that here.