His destruction of Somnath set off a millennium-long assault; that it stands proudly again is a testament to the quiet ...

Architectural inscriptions are a fascinating aspect of our cultural heritage because of their rich and diverse historical content and artistic merit. Arabic and Persian inscriptions of Bengal help us ...

(REVIEW) In 1492, Italian artist Carlo Crivelli painted an idealized portrait of the Immaculate Conception for the church of San Francis in Pergola, a small town in central Italy. Observed every Dec.

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday during a busy day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey’s religious leaders. While touring the 17th-century mosque, the pope observed its ...

In mid-November 2025, a rumor spread on X that New York City's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would be introducing "Arabic numerals" to schools in the city. One post from the account of the prediction ...

The Toledo Museum of Art has acquired an 11th–12th century Afghan Kiddush cup for $4 million, a record for a Judaica ceremonial object. Known as the “Cup of Joy,” the hammered silver vessel blends ...

Fr. Michael Calabria, O.F.M., director of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, presented a lecture at the opening of an exhibition at the Delhi Art Gallery (DAG) in New Delhi, India, Oct. 26. The ...

The Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio acquired what Sotheby’s calls the earliest known kiddush cup, after the auction house sold the object, which set a record for ritual Judaica, for $4 million on Oct. 29 ...

A Saudi-French archaeological team has discovered the oldest known inscription in the Arabic alphabet at a site located near Najran in Saudi Arabia, according to a report in Arab News. The finding is ...

The identification of an eleventh century Islamic astrolabe bearing both Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions makes it one of the oldest examples ever discovered and one of only a handful known in the world ...

A researcher may have uncovered the oldest written references to Moses, dating back 3,800 years and hidden in an Egyptian desert. The two etchings were found at Serabit el-Khadim, an ancient turquoise ...