Ninth-century Baghdad showcased in new Assassin's Creed Mirage
Makers of Assassin’s Creed Mirage recruited a historian to help build the virtual city, with true-to-life Islamic art and architecture.
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Makers of Assassin’s Creed Mirage recruited a historian to help build the virtual city, with true-to-life Islamic art and architecture.
How historically accurate are the cityscapes of medieval Baghdad in the latest addition to the Assassin’s Creed franchise?
Michigan State University has received a $228,000 grant from the Templeton Religion Trust to fund a multi-year, multi-national, multi-faceted research project on “Science, Art and Faith: Architectural Heritage and Islam.”
“Many of my mentors back in the United States wanted me to work with Bernard O’Kane, professor of Islamic art and architecture in AUC’s Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations because he is one of the most distinguished scholars in this field,” recounted Mai Mohamed Kolkailah ’21 on what made her join AUC. At that time, Kolkailah was a Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston prior to pursuing her graduate studies.