Early Persian Painting: Kalila and Dimna Manuscripts of the Late Fourteenth Century
Kalila and Dimna or ‘The Fables of Bidpai’ is one of the treasures of world culture, and has been translated through the centuries from China to Spain. This text of moral tales was the most commonly illustrated medieval Islamic text. This book traces the history of the text thorough its many translations unveiling the exquisite paintings that accompanied them and was supported by Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah.
Islamic Art in Arabic Sources
This book discusses the manufacture of tools and other artefacts as a focal point in antiquated writings on the lives of the workers, their industry, and their craft, be it mental or physical. We can therefore describe Islamic art as an open and emerging field of work.
Beads from the rosary of History
This is the 3rd book in the Kheir Jalees (Best Companion) publications by GMCC. A summary of a time long gone, where the reader is enamoured with the glory of the arts of time and space. In addition to variations from the dawn of the Islamic era, followed by beads that connect to India in the east, Andalucía in the west, and a tight connection to the other: the beads of the rosary are varied, yet entwined.
Folk Stories from the Northern Sudan
This is the 2nd book in the Kheir Jalees (Best Companion) series by GMCC. Written first from memory by Abdullah EL-Tahib that was later added to with more details, this is a translation of folk tales from Northern Sudan that used to be told to children by their grandmothers, aunts & big sisters. These stories were amusing during the dark and long evenings and also part of the rural and traditional system of education.
An Analytical Study of the Manuscript Entitled “The Illuminated Pathways to Spiritual Devices”
This is the 1st book in a series of Khair Jalees (Best Companion) publications by GMCC. Written in Arabic, this is detailed description of tools and machines of the past interpreted from old manuscripts
Environmental Design: European Houses in the Islamic Countries
Based on an international symposium of the same title organized by the Islamic Environmental Design Research Centre (IEDRC) and the University of Rome, La Sapienza, Deportimento di Rappresentazione and held at Rome in June 1995 at the Egyptian Academy. This issue of the Journal of the IEDRC was sponsored by Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah.
Outside the Flock: An investigation of Dissident Islamic Feminism and the Temptations of Freedom
The writer discusses several themes in feminism, including dissidence and the temptations of freedom, representing the face of globalized Islam, in addition to women’s freedom and rights.
The Edge of war : Kuwait’s underground Resistance (Khafji 1990-1991)
This book tells the little-known story of the brave men and women who joined the resistance and fought against the overwhelming might of the Iraqi military. Often relying on being savvy rather than strength, Kuwait’s resistance made a measurable difference in the battle for liberation. This is their story.
The Kuwait Excavations at Bahnasā/ Oxyrhynchus (1985-87): FINAL REPORT
Final Report of the archaeological exploration and excavations of the Islamic strata at the site of Bahnasa/Oxyrhyn- chus, a 5,000 year-old city 200 km south of Cairo, Egypt. These excavations were funded by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS) and Dar al-Athar al-Isalmiyyah.
Essays, Arguments & Interviews on Modern Architecture Kuwait
A follow-up to Modern Architecture in Kuwait 1949-1989, this publication presents the essence of the debate in through carefully selected essays, arguments, interviews conducted by the editors between 2012 – 2016 and other supporting evidence.