Author: samantha_melvin

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities has been collaborating with the Arab Republic of Egypt’s General Consulate in New York and the Office of the Manhattan DA, along with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to retrieve stolen Egyptian artifacts. The artifact in question was the Gold Coffin of Nedjemankh, where it was displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Article: https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/75226/Egypt-retrieves-stolen-monuments

The MET is currently housing an exhibit on (mostly contemporary) Islamic calligraphy. The collection shows different works of calligraphy and could be useful/interesting for paper topics or research.

Article: https://www.dailysabah.com/arts-culture/2019/09/03/the-calligrapher-and-the-city-islamic-ink-at-the-met

Link to the exhibit: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2019/decorated-word-islamic-calligraphy

On display at the Art Institute of Chicago until October 16th, 2019 is an exhibit showcasing “Ornamental Traditions: Jewelry from Bukhara.” This article details the purpose of the exhibit is a “reanalysis of Islam’s relationship to aesthetic and conceptual relevance in the worlds of contemporary art.” The article goes on to talk about the role and creation of secular art, this may be an interesting topic to compare with religious art in Islam for a paper.

Article: https://www.dailysabah.com/arts-culture/2019/09/17/the-visualization-of-islamic-culture-eastward-at-the-art-institute-of-chicago

Exhibit link: https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9048/ornamental-traditions-jewelry-from-bukhara

Archaeologists working in Israel have uncovered what is believed to be one of the world’s oldest mosques. The Israel Antiquities Authority is dating the site to the 7th century C.E. into the 8th century, right around the time of Islamic expansion into the Israeli region. This discovery is a rare find and of religious significance due to the congregation of the Mosque during the 7th and 8th centuries being mostly rural workers and local farmers.

Article: https://www.israelhayom.com/2019/07/20/archaeologists-find-mosque-dating-back-to-islams-arrival-in-holy-land/

The Chinese government is working to remove all aspects of Muslim influence outside of the Xinjiang territory. Currently, actions of forced and oftentimes violent demolition are being preformed to remove architectural features like Islamic arches and domes, along with the removal of Arabic lettering, and symbols on store signs and on products.

Article: https://bitterwinter.org/islamic-culture-vanishes-from-inner-mongolia/