Bowl, Probably Cairo, Egypt; 1050–1100, Fritware, lustre-painted on opaque white glaze Copyright © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Bowl, Egypt, ca. 1000 ...

The first major international show on the Fatimid dynasty of Cairo in two decades, and the first of its kind in North America, has opened at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto (AKM). The World of the ...

Egypt’s mediaeval Fatimid rulers are the subject of a new book providing a comprehensive portrait of the dynasty, writes David Tresilian Despite having ruled Egypt almost exactly a thousand years ago, ...

The temporary Islamic Archaeological Exhibition was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada, and will llast until July this year under the title “The World of the Fatimids.” ...

LONDON, Sept 11 A rare crystal jug belonging to Egypt's Fatimid dynasty and mistaken earlier this year for a cheap French claret pitcher, is expected to sell for millions of pounds at auction. The ...

The Islamic era was an era of modernity, often under-apprecited by the world. While Middle Eastern countries might have experienced a glimpse of its greatness, western countries often confuse it with ...

PM Modi Egypt visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Egypt, in the second leg of his two-nation tour, from June 24 to 25. The visit is at the invitation of President of Egypt Abdel ...

A centuries-old tomb in southern Egypt was partly demolished when a crane lifting blocks of sculpted masonry sliced through its dome, officials said on Tuesday. Monday’s accident happened when workmen ...

A 1,000-year-old carved rock crystal ewer is expected to set a new record for an Islamic work of art at auction. The 10-century old Islamic ewer, one of only seven known surviving examples, will be ...

LONDON, Sept 11: A rare crystal jug belonging to Egypt’s Fatimid dynasty and mistaken earlier this year for a cheap French claret pitcher, is expected to sell for millions of pounds at auction. The ...