TORONTO, Canada – The 57 countries that form the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) account for 23% of world population, yet less than 11% of the world’s GDP. A study from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and the Saudi-based Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship compared Muslim countries with the rest of…...
The show, to open in Paris and then Dallas, is to include historic references and more than 200 gems. Cartier owes much of its signature style to influences from far beyond its headquarters in Paris, and this fall a new exhibition is intended to explore one of those inspirations. “Cartier & Islamic Art: In Search…...
Brave is the person who ventures to give advice to others these days – no matter how well-meaning – despite the looming fear of instantly being labeled “self-righteous” and “holier-than-thou.” “Self-righteous” is a contemptuous pejorative commonly used nowadays, designed to silence the most dogged of do-gooders, and in the words of religious blogger and public…...