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The Silent Theology of Islamic Art

The arts once represented Islamic tradition as much as theology and law, but today the arts have sadly been neglected. In an age when Muslims increasingly feel compelled to clarify, and even defend, their faith, can we rely again on the arts to communicate the beauty and truth of revelation?
 
Join Zaytuna College for a lively, on-stage conversation with a scholar, a calligrapher, and a designer. 

When Opposites Attract: The Fusion Calligraphy of Haji Noor Deen

When Opposites Attract: The Fusion Calligraphy of Haji Noor Deen
The Chinese and Arabic calligraphic traditions have often been compared as two of the world's finest manifestations of the written word. They are at once opposites and complements. In his extraordinary work, the master calligrapher Haji Noor draws deeply from these two rich lettering traditions to present a distinctive calligraphic style that is both Eastern and Western.

Cultural Equity: Ways of Looking at Islamic Art

Cultural Equity: Ways of Looking at Islamic Art, presentation by Carol Bier

Carol Bier, Islamic Art Historian & Visiting Scholar at the Center for Islamic Studies (GTU)
presentation to be held in Professor Munir Jiwa's Islam in the Public Sphere class

 

Location: Pacific School of Religion (PSR), Mudd 103 

Symmetry, Asymmetry, and Symmetry-Breaking in Oriental Carpets

The Center for Islamic Studies at the GTU is pleased to announce that visiting scholar, Carol Bier, will be giving the annual lecture at the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz, California on February 15, 2014 from 1-2pm.  The lecture is titled:
 
Symmetry, Asymmetry, and Symmetry-Breaking in Oriental Carpets
Patterns in traditional, hand-woven Oriental carpets are never quite what you expect – a surprise here, a flourish there, a change of color, the flip or rotation of a design where you might not expect it.
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