Art, Music & Culture

Peace, one and all…

Although it is not always understood in this day and age, the faith of Islam has given rise to a vast range of cultures, art forms and creativities.  The peoples of Islam have included (and still do include) poets, musicians, artists, painters, sculpters and calligraphers.  The aim of this page is simply to collect as many links to this vast world as possible, as a kind of celebration to the creative explosion that is Islam.

And at the end of all things, all praise is due to Allah: for life, talent and the ability to express ourselves.

Culture: Exhibitions, Organisations, etc

• Asma Society
• Broug Ateliers for Islamic Art & Architecture
• Caravansaray
• Discover Islamic Art
• Festival of Muslim Cultures
• Institut du Monde Arabe
• IRCICA
• Muslim Fest
• Muslim Heritage
• UK Islamic Events

Design

• Mumin Designs

Music (Traditional)

• Ali Mohammed Taji
• Beloved World Music Ensemble
• Davod Azad
• Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Info
• Shehu Program
• Turkish Music.org
• Yassir Chadly

Music (Contemporary)

• Be Like Muhammad
• Ebrahim
• Jihad al-Nafs
• Kumasi
• Meem Music
• Muslim Hip Hop
• Mo’ Rockin’ Project
• Remarkable Current
• Tyson Amir

Poetry & the Written Word

• Amir Khusrau’s Garden
• Islamic Writer’s Alliance
• Keith Ryan Riggs
• Master of the Jinn
• Muslim Writers’ Society
• Mystic Poets.com

Photography, Painting, Calligraphy & Woodwork

• Ali Omar Ermes
• Art Hafez
• Calligraphy & Illumination
• Contakt Lens
• The Arts of Asia & the Islamic World
• Fe-Noon
• Fahdi
• H-Islamart
• Haji Noor Deen
• Humble Perspectives
• Ilham Sadellah
• Irfan Calligraphy
• Islamic Art Network
• Mahmood Farshchian
• Mouneer Elshaarani
• Muslim Cultures
• Persian Carpets
• Persian Miniatures
• Peter Sanders
• Rasheed Butt Calligraphy
• Tasveer Ghar
• The Art of Islamic Woodwork
• Zakariya Calligraphy

Theatre & Performance Art

• Khayaal Theatre Company