Khamseen Islamic Art History Online

To wrap up our focus on jewelry, today we look at examples of jewelry with protective and magical powers! Learn all about talismans with Dr. Rachel Parikh. myumi.ch/zxQ3d #WorldJewelleryDay #IslamicJewelery #Jewellery #Talisman #Jewelery

Continuing on the theme of jewelry, let’s dive deeper into the production techniques and design choices of Islamic jewelry. Get technical with Dr. Elizabeth Dospěl Williams. Find it in our Terms tab!/ myumi.ch/nyq5x #WorldJewelleryDay #IslamicArtHistory #Jewelery

Today is International Jewelery Day, so let's join Dr. Courtney Stewart as she highlights a dazzling selection of objects from the @MetIslamicArtIslamic jewellery collection. In this short section, we are introduced to jewels that appeal not only to the eyes, but also the nose!

The application deadline for the Graduate Student Presentation Award (GSPA) is near! Make sure you apply before April 13 if you are interested in contributing to #KhamseenIslamicArt as a PhD candidate (ABD) myumi.ch/n1WZg

Today is World Book Day! What better way to celebrate than by exploring Khamseen's Book Arts Theme page? 📖 And stay tuned for more #BookArts themed presentations this year 📚 Find it here: myumi.ch/pkxXz #Books #Bookstagram #WorldBookDay #IslamicArt

mage 1:Scholars with members of Team Khamseen and Sadberk Hanım Museum staff inside the SHM Images 2: Scholars with members of Team Khamseen in the SHM courtyard Image 3: Dr. Esther Voswinckel Filiz during filming Image 4: Dr. Evrim Binbaş during filming

This past December, a dozen scholars of Islamic art and history gathered in Istanbul to work on an exciting hands-on collaboration between Khamseen and Sadberk Hanım Museum (SHM). Watch this space for bilingual content focusing on selected masterpieces in the SHM collections!

This #BlackHistoryMonth we are excited to launch our new project, a born-digital exhibition on the visual culture of the Nation of Islam (NOI), a politico-religious movement for Black empowerment in the United States. Find out more here: myumi.ch/JPVDV #NationOfIslam

Image: Moses watches Pharaoh’s army drowning in the Red Sea, from the Jami‘ al-Tawarikh (World History) of Rashid al-Din, Tabriz, Iran, dated 714 AH (1314-15 CE). The University of Edinburgh Heritage Collections, Arab MS. 20, fol. 8v.

Delve into seven illustrations demonstrating the special relationship that Rashid al-Din had with the biblical figure of Moses with Dr. Mika Natif. myumi.ch/Mk275

Continuing our focus on #JewishIslamicArts ✡️☪️, we return to Rashid al-Din’s Jami‘ al-Tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) to explore its representations of #Moses. #RashidalDin #JewishIslamicArt #MongolEmpire #Persia #MongolArt #PersianArt

Image: Alexander the Great enters the Land of Darkness, Rashid al-Din, Jami‘ al-Tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), Tabriz, Iran, 1314 CE. Edinburgh University Library, Ms. Arab. 20, fol. 19r.

Join Dr. Jonathan Brack and Dr. Stefan Kamola as they dive into the life and works of a Persian author-administrator from a Jewish background. myumi.ch/bVxQ6 #RashidalDin #JewishIslamicArt #MongolEmpire #Persia #MongolArt #PersianArt

Over the next few days we will be focusing on #JewishIslamicArts ✡️☪️ To start us off, we feature Rashid al-Din, the author of the Compendium of Chronicles (Jami‘ al-Tawarikh).

Join Khamseen’s very own Dr. Christy Gruber alongside our #Khamseen contributors at ANAMED for the panel “Digital Humanities and Islamic Book Arts: Trajectories, Collaborations, and Opportunities.” For more information, click here: anamed.ku.edu.tr/en/events/digi… @anamed_ku

Happy Holidays and happy New Year from Team Khamseen! ☃️ We will be back with lots of exciting new content in January 2026! #TeamKhamseen #Hiatus #WinterBreak #Holiday

Our Fall Newsletter is here! Read all about our recent and upcoming projects, and catch up with #TeamKhamseen! myumi.ch/G23kz #KhamseenIslamicArt #Khamseen #Newsletter

Khamseen与敦煌基金会（@dunhuangfoundation）合作的第一辑来了！ 随克里斯蒂安娜·格鲁伯（Christiane Gruber）教授与李玥翎一起翻开这本抄写于#北京 的精美#中国风 《古兰经》。myumi.ch/61m6G

Our first presentation produced as part of Khamseen’s collaboration with the Dunhuang Foundation is out! Join Dr. Christiane Gruber and Yueling Li as they flip through an intricately decorated #Sini Qur'an made in #Beijing. myumi.ch/61m6G #ChineseArt #IslamicArt

Image: The Prayer Hall of the Ashab Mosque, 14th century, Quanzhou, China. Photo: © Sylvia Wu #IslamicArchitecture #Mosque #Quanzhou #Zaytun #ChineseMosque #SilkRoad #MaritimeSilkRoad #ChineseIslamicArt #CulturalHeritage

Its austere stone architecture blends Islamic design with Chinese building traditions, reflecting centuries of cross-cultural encounters between the Indian Ocean and South China. myumi.ch/kPRj5/

Located in the coastal city of Quanzhou, once a major hub on the Maritime Silk Road, the Ashab Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in China.