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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has a pretty good companion website to its exhibits, including a section on Islamic Art. Pictures alone are worth the visit. Technorati Tags: Islamic art
Quoted: Is Cape Town’s women and gay-friendly mosque a sign of new Muslim attitudes?
I was interviewed for PBS Newshour on questions of sexuality and Islam. Interesting situation in South Africa.
CNN Middle East: Traditional lanterns light up the holy month of Ramadan
(CNN) — Countless streets across the Islamic world are currently alight with ornate festive lanterns. Part of a tradition dating back over 800 years, the Ramadan lanterns, or “fanoos,” have become one of the most popular and enduring symbols of the month-long festival. Believed to have originated in Egypt — where the lanterns are most prevalent — it is almost impossible to know how the tradition began. Legends are numerous and varied, but one of the most popular features Egyptian Al Hakim Bi-Amr Illah who ruled over the North African Shiite Moslem Fatimid dynasty in the 10th century. He was…