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“Writing Egypt,” a new book by MIT Professor Nasser Rabbat, explores the life of the influential medieval Egyptian historian and scholar Al-Maqrizi.

a href= https://asia.si.edu/ target= _blank The National Museum of Asian Art /a has announced its 2023 recipients of the Freer Medal, a lifetime a

Martha Tedeschi, the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museums, announced today the appointment of Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım as the new Norma Jean Calderwood Curator ...

The Harvard Art Museums have appointed Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım as the new Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art, effective Oct. ...

“Urbicide” — the intentional killing of a city — is a brutal tactic of war, designed to destroy people’s sense of home and belonging to a larger collective. But even in peacetime, architecture and urban planning can become part of a more subtle kind of war over who gets to call a city home. The fourth episode in our series The Idea of Home.

Who is Afraid of Democracy? New Wave of Transformations in the Middle East and North Africa March 25-26, 2022 At the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Madison, WI Free and Open to the Public

Two MIT doctoral students in the MIT School of Architecture and Planning have received the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Scholarship for Doctoral Dissertation Research Award. Courtney Lesoon and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Yarina are the first awardees from MIT in more than a decade. The fellowship...

MIT students Courtney Lesoon and Elizabeth Yarina have won Fulbright-Hays scholarships — the first from MIT in more than 10 years. The School of Architecture and Planning SA+P doctoral students will have their travel funded for dissertation research.

An event featuring calligrapher Hajj Wafaa put into focus the ways in which MIT is celebrating and supporting the education of Arabic language, art, and history. Wafaa shared insights about his craft while MIT Global Languages announces the arrival of Arabic classes.

SRINAGAR: Hakim Samir Hamdani, Kashmir’s top architect who specialises in Muslim architecture will be doing his post-doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He has received an acceptable offer for his plan from the world’s top rate institute under Agha Khan Programme. Hakeem Samir Hamdani Hamdani is the Design Director at the INTACH Kashmir chapter, a position he has held since 2010. “Just got acceptance offer for Aga Khan Program Post-Doctoral fellowship at Massachu...