The Hidden Art of Islam

The Hidden Art of Islam

Islam | BBC Four | 2012 | 58'49''

Rageh Omaar finds out why, if human depiction is the source of such controversy in Islamic art, it can be found in many of the artworks on show at a ...

The Blue Mosque | Civilisations

The Blue Mosque | Civilisations

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2018 | 3'38''

Mary Beard visits the Blue Mosque and explores the beautiful calligraphy within it.

Islamic Art | Civilisations

Islamic Art | Civilisations

Art and Design | BBC Two | 2018 | 4'41''

Mary Beard explores Islamic artwork and the debates within Islam about the role of artists and images.

Contemporary art depicting the Kaaba | The Hidden Art of Islam

Contemporary art depicting the Kaaba | The Hidden Art of Islam

Islam | BBC Four | 2012 | 4'06''

Rageh Omaar explores modern art depicting the Hajj and the Ka'aba.

Contemporary Islamic Art | The Hidden Art of Islam

Contemporary Islamic Art | The Hidden Art of Islam

Islam | BBC Four | 2012 | 2'26''

Rageh Omaar meets a curator specialising in modern Islamic art and some of her artists.

Depicting the Hajj | The Hidden Art of Islam

Depicting the Hajj | The Hidden Art of Islam

Islam | BBC Four | 2012 | 3'01''

Rageh Omaar looks at depictions of the Hajj in Islamic art.

Shia imagery | The Hidden Art of Islam

Shia imagery | The Hidden Art of Islam

Islam | BBC Four | 2012 | 2'53''

Rageh Omaar learns how the theological schism between Sunni and Shia Muslims is also reflected in their art.

Islamic figurative art | The Hidden Art of Islam

Islamic figurative art | The Hidden Art of Islam

Islam | BBC Four | 2012 | 4'58''

Rageh Omaar looks at how some Muslim rulers commissioned art depicting human figures.

Geometry and Islamic design | The Hidden Art of Islam

Geometry and Islamic design | The Hidden Art of Islam

Islam | BBC Four | 2012 | 4'34''

Rageh Omaar explores how geometry has been used in Islamic art.

Arabic script | The Hidden Art of Islam

Arabic script | The Hidden Art of Islam

Islam | BBC Four | 2012 | 4'58''

Rageh Omaar looks at how calligraphy and the Arabic script are a central part of Islamic art.

God the Creator | The Hidden Art of Islam

God the Creator | The Hidden Art of Islam

Islam | BBC Four | 2012 | 1'22''

Rageh Omaar looks at Islamic ideas about the depiction of God in art.

Kaaba | The Hidden Art of Islam

Kaaba | The Hidden Art of Islam

Islam | BBC Four | 2012 | 3'26''

Rageh Omaar looks at why Mecca and the Ka'aba are so significant for Muslims.

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