US/Moroccan News blog -Anouar Majid is Director of the Center for Global Humanities and Vice President for Global Affairs at the University of New England in Maine, USA. He has written many books and articles on the West, Islam, and the clash of ideologies in the modern world. Majid is also a novelist, the author of Si Yussef (1992, 2005).
I am applying for this seminar (week 1). There is a stipend associated with it to cover travel and other expenses. I know one of the people who is leading it so I think it will be good! If anyone else decides to go let me know-- we could collaborate!
Islamic Art - Topkapi Scrolls (Istanbul- Ottoman Empire/15th century)
The scroll shows how architects designed patterns to decorate the walls of Islamic buildings with tiles. (2 & 3 dimensional)
29.5 meters long, 114 geometric patterns