Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Three towering marble slabs loom over a broad gallery space in the Aga Khan Museum, ...
Bowl, Probably Cairo, Egypt; 1050–1100, Fritware, lustre-painted on opaque white glaze Copyright © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Bowl, Egypt, ca. 1000 ...
The Islamic era was an era of modernity, often under-apprecited by the world. While Middle Eastern countries might have experienced a glimpse of its greatness, western countries often confuse it with ...
CAIRO Egypt -- The Fatimids -- Shiite Muslims who invaded Egypt from Tunisia -- founded what would become the Sunni Muslim world's most prestigious seat of learning. Al-Azhar mosque was completed in ...
Egypt’s mediaeval Fatimid rulers are the subject of a new book providing a comprehensive portrait of the dynasty, writes David Tresilian Despite having ruled Egypt almost exactly a thousand years ago, ...
A collection of Fatimid artefacts from Cairo arrived in Toronto on Tuesday for inclusion in a temporary exhibition at the city's Aga Khan Museum. The exhibition, titled The World of the Fatimids, will ...
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70 70 people viewed this event. The World of the Fatimids sheds light on one of historys most intriguing and vibrant civilizations, which at its height in the 10th and 11th centuries influenced ...
The World of the Fatimids sheds light on one of history’s most intriguing and vibrant civilizations, which at its height in the 10th and 11th centuries influenced thought and life throughout the ...