MAGAZINE ON THE ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD

ISSUE #1 | FALL 2015

IWA first issue deals with illicit antiquities trade from Syria: from looted archaeological sites to the art market. Also in this issue, an article about the islamic ceramics, and a reflection on what modern Islamic art is.

IN THIS ISSUE
COVER STORY

Isis and the Illicit Trade of Artifacts by Amr al-Azm

Isis’s Turn of the Screw by Arielle Blattner

ARTICLES

Does Modern Islamic Art Exist? by Marina Alin

Ceramic Arts of the Islamic World by Farida Mohamedali

INTERVIEW

Islamic Art from Pakistan to San Francisco interview with Sophia Ahmed Sattar

GALLERY

The Architecture of Contemporary Mosques by the Editorial Staff