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T. E. Lawrence. (AP)

Sotheby’s to auction map drawn by Lawrence of Arabia

by Abeer Mishkhas | Sep 15, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As US, British and French jets and drones crisscross the skies over Iraq and Syria, an older example of Western intelligence-gathering in the Middle East is soon to go on sale at one of London’s most famous auction houses. A map, hand-drawn by...

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Graduate Shaheen Qasamani explains her art work to the Prince of Wales.
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Traditional arts shine at Prince Charles school exhibition

by Abeer Mishkhas | Jul 17, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The annual graduation show at the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts in London is highly anticipated by the school’s students and teachers. The event is an exhibition of the fruits of a two-year intensive course in a variety of traditional...

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An example of Shafiq Al-Zaman’s calligraphy at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

A Calligrapher’s Journey from Karachi to Medina

by Abeer Mishkhas | Jul 10, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat— Shafiq Al-Zaman has been chief calligrapher at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina ever since winning a competition to renovate some of the inscriptions on the walls of Islam’s second-holiest site in 1991. For the last 23 years, the Pakistani...

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Azerbijani artist Fayeq Ahmed in his studio in Dubai (Picture courtesy of the Cuadro Gallery)

Magic Carpets

by Abeer Mishkhas | Apr 17, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Dubai, Asharq Al-Awsat—Azerbaijan is famous for its carpets, and rightly so. With their intricate repeating patterns and geometrical motifs, woven expertly by practitioners whose methods and techniques have not changed for centuries, Azerbaijani carpets are popular...

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An example of Iznik China dating to circa 1510. (Photo courtesy of )

Islamic Art Week comes to London

by Abeer Mishkhas | Apr 10, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—This week Christie’s and Sotheby’s, two of the world’s largest auction houses, are holding major sales of Islamic art during London’s Islamic Art Week. The week started on Tuesday at Christie’s, which hosted a sale of oriental rugs and carpets...