This video shows one of the historic madrasahs of Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where a monumental entrance is surrounded by walls covered with geometric patterns, Arabic calligraphy, and ...

The Museum of Islamic Culture and Art in Sarajevo, founded by the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been officially opened. The museum opens its doors to visitors starting tomorrow, ...

Learn how to make a geometric unicorn cake using a Buttercream Transfer technique. In this video, I will also teach you how to make buttercream peonies and mini roses. This is a pink ombre cake, ...

For decades, Islamic governance held allure in the Middle East. Now some scholars say the Islamist wave has passed. ideas For decades, Islamic governance held allure in the Middle East. Now some ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — State lawmakers are raising alarms about a religious, Islamic-tied law in Arkansas. It's being called a move to block "Sharia Law," but the fine print focuses on property ownership ...

Debates over how geometry is understood and learned date back at least to the days of Plato, with more recent scholars concluding that only humans possess the foundations of this understanding.

The mirror spider can rapidly shift a patchwork of minuscule reflective plates underneath its abdomen’s outer surface, altering the pattern of mirrorlike flashes. This uncommon display comes from ...

Four times taller than the Hollywood sign and around seven times larger than the White House, Uzbekistan’s newest cultural center is a monument of epic proportions. Part museum, part academic research ...

The photography of Peter Lu will be celebrated at an opening reception for "Girih Tiles: Decagonal Geometry in Medieval Islamic Architectural Tilings & Beyond" Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m. in the ...

The university community is invited to hear from Peter Lu, a physicist at Harvard University, about the mathematics underlying the patterns of medieval Islamic art. His lecture is titled “Girih Tiles: ...