Sabiha Al Khemir or Sabiha Khemir (born 1959) is a Tunisian writer, illustrator, and expert in Islamic art whose work is concerned with cultural bridging and cultural dialogues. She was the founding director of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. She was born in Tunisia and grew up in Korba, Tunisia, where she attended Koranic school as a child. She is fluent in and lectures internationally in English, Arabic and French in addition to speaking Italian and Spanish. Her multifaceted approach has been widely recognized.
Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir talks about unity and diversity within Islamic culture
Dr. Al Khemir has assembled over 250 works for the Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture exhibition that would have been used and cherished in the homes of royalty as well as those created for modest levels of society: both gold and earthenware in so-called 'Islamic art' are shaped by the vision of Islamic culture, itself bringing together many cultures. The journey of the exhibition is along the path of unity that holds the diversity.
published: 18 Jan 2013
Sabiha Al Khemir - 2009 National Book Festival
Fiction and fantasy author Sabiha Al Khemir appears at the National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: Sabiha Al Khemir was born in Tunisia and now lives in London. She has taught courses in Islamic art at the British Museum and has consulted for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in the same field. She lectures worldwide on Islamic Art and various cultural topics. Her first novel, "Waiting in the Future for the Past to Come," was published in 1993. Her second novel, "The Blue Manuscript" (2008), focuses on the interaction of Western and Islamic cultures.
published: 26 Oct 2009
Beauty and Belief Press Conference, Sabiha Al Khemir
Presenter at the Beauty and Belief Press Conference, November 30, 2011, BYU Museum of Art, Provo, Utah: Sabiha Al Khemir, Project Director—Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture. Al Khemir was born in Tunisia educated in Tunis and London, and lives in New York. She is a writer, artist, and expert in Islamic art whose work is concerned with cultural bridging and cultural dialogue. She was the Founding Director of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. Known for her commitment to achieving understanding through the respect of cultures and appreciation of beauty, Al Khemir brings a unique vision to art in particular and humanity in general.
published: 18 Jan 2013
Conference: "The Geometry of Light in the Islamic World", by Sabiha al Khemir
On Tuesday, October 29th, Sabiha al Khemir, scientific director and curator of the exhibition Nur: Light in the Art and Science of the Islamic World, offered a conference at our headquarters in Madrid, at which she discussed the symbolism of light (Nur in Arabic) in the artistic contributions of the Muslim world.
On the occasion of the official opening of the international exhibition organized by the Focus-Abengoa Foundation, this expert on Islamic art gave the presentation The Geometry of Light. Introduction to the International Exhibition of Art from the Islamic World in Seville: Nur.
For more information please visit: http://en.casaarabe.es/news/the-geometry-of-light-in-the-islamic-world
published: 31 Oct 2013
Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir speaks at the Beauty and Belief press conference
published: 18 Jan 2013
The Great American Mural by Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir
Tunisian-born novelist and scholar Sabiha Al Khemir director of the Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, has been drawn to the art of Tom Lea since first seeing his 1956 mural 'Southwest' reproduced in a book. By popular demand she is returning to El Paso where her 2010 presentation was proclaimed "a presentation on a work of art that was a work of art in itself!"
published: 06 Feb 2013
Dr. Stephen Jones talks about Sabiha Al Khemir
Stephen Jones (b. 1960) is Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications and Professor of Composition in the School of Music at Brigham Young University. Prior to his assignment as Dean he served as Assistant to the Academic Vice President at BYU, coordinating the strategy and implementation of the university's e-learning services. Jones studied composition as an undergraduate at Brigham Young University and received MM and DMA degrees in composition from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. His studies also included work with Bernard Rands at Aspen and Joseph Schwantner at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.
published: 18 Jan 2013
Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir at BYU Museum of Art
Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir talks about the transformation of material into objects that form a visual language.
published: 08 Dec 2011
Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir talks about the Beauty and Belief venues
Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir talks about the upcoming venues for the Beauty and Belief exhibition. The Brigham Young University (BYU) Museum of Art (MOA) in Provo, Utah, is the organizing institution for the upcoming exhibition Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture. Renowned Islamic art scholar Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir is serving as Project Director of the exhibition that will feature more than 250 works of art from more than 40 lenders in ten countries and will travel throughout the United States. The exhibition will be in the MOA's main galleries from February 24, 2012 to September 29, 2012. After its stint at BYU, the exhibition will be housed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art from November 2, 2012 -- January 13, 2013; the Newark Museum from February 13, 2013 -- May 1...
Dr. Al Khemir has assembled over 250 works for the Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture exhibition that would have been used and...
Dr. Al Khemir has assembled over 250 works for the Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture exhibition that would have been used and cherished in the homes of royalty as well as those created for modest levels of society: both gold and earthenware in so-called 'Islamic art' are shaped by the vision of Islamic culture, itself bringing together many cultures. The journey of the exhibition is along the path of unity that holds the diversity.
Dr. Al Khemir has assembled over 250 works for the Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture exhibition that would have been used and cherished in the homes of royalty as well as those created for modest levels of society: both gold and earthenware in so-called 'Islamic art' are shaped by the vision of Islamic culture, itself bringing together many cultures. The journey of the exhibition is along the path of unity that holds the diversity.
Fiction and fantasy author Sabiha Al Khemir appears at the National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: Sabiha Al Khemir was born in Tunisia and now lives in L...
Fiction and fantasy author Sabiha Al Khemir appears at the National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: Sabiha Al Khemir was born in Tunisia and now lives in London. She has taught courses in Islamic art at the British Museum and has consulted for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in the same field. She lectures worldwide on Islamic Art and various cultural topics. Her first novel, "Waiting in the Future for the Past to Come," was published in 1993. Her second novel, "The Blue Manuscript" (2008), focuses on the interaction of Western and Islamic cultures.
Fiction and fantasy author Sabiha Al Khemir appears at the National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: Sabiha Al Khemir was born in Tunisia and now lives in London. She has taught courses in Islamic art at the British Museum and has consulted for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in the same field. She lectures worldwide on Islamic Art and various cultural topics. Her first novel, "Waiting in the Future for the Past to Come," was published in 1993. Her second novel, "The Blue Manuscript" (2008), focuses on the interaction of Western and Islamic cultures.
Presenter at the Beauty and Belief Press Conference, November 30, 2011, BYU Museum of Art, Provo, Utah: Sabiha Al Khemir, Project Director—Beauty and Belief: Cr...
Presenter at the Beauty and Belief Press Conference, November 30, 2011, BYU Museum of Art, Provo, Utah: Sabiha Al Khemir, Project Director—Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture. Al Khemir was born in Tunisia educated in Tunis and London, and lives in New York. She is a writer, artist, and expert in Islamic art whose work is concerned with cultural bridging and cultural dialogue. She was the Founding Director of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. Known for her commitment to achieving understanding through the respect of cultures and appreciation of beauty, Al Khemir brings a unique vision to art in particular and humanity in general.
Presenter at the Beauty and Belief Press Conference, November 30, 2011, BYU Museum of Art, Provo, Utah: Sabiha Al Khemir, Project Director—Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture. Al Khemir was born in Tunisia educated in Tunis and London, and lives in New York. She is a writer, artist, and expert in Islamic art whose work is concerned with cultural bridging and cultural dialogue. She was the Founding Director of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. Known for her commitment to achieving understanding through the respect of cultures and appreciation of beauty, Al Khemir brings a unique vision to art in particular and humanity in general.
On Tuesday, October 29th, Sabiha al Khemir, scientific director and curator of the exhibition Nur: Light in the Art and Science of the Islamic World, offered a ...
On Tuesday, October 29th, Sabiha al Khemir, scientific director and curator of the exhibition Nur: Light in the Art and Science of the Islamic World, offered a conference at our headquarters in Madrid, at which she discussed the symbolism of light (Nur in Arabic) in the artistic contributions of the Muslim world.
On the occasion of the official opening of the international exhibition organized by the Focus-Abengoa Foundation, this expert on Islamic art gave the presentation The Geometry of Light. Introduction to the International Exhibition of Art from the Islamic World in Seville: Nur.
For more information please visit: http://en.casaarabe.es/news/the-geometry-of-light-in-the-islamic-world
On Tuesday, October 29th, Sabiha al Khemir, scientific director and curator of the exhibition Nur: Light in the Art and Science of the Islamic World, offered a conference at our headquarters in Madrid, at which she discussed the symbolism of light (Nur in Arabic) in the artistic contributions of the Muslim world.
On the occasion of the official opening of the international exhibition organized by the Focus-Abengoa Foundation, this expert on Islamic art gave the presentation The Geometry of Light. Introduction to the International Exhibition of Art from the Islamic World in Seville: Nur.
For more information please visit: http://en.casaarabe.es/news/the-geometry-of-light-in-the-islamic-world
Tunisian-born novelist and scholar Sabiha Al Khemir director of the Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, has been drawn to the art of Tom Lea since first seeing his 1956...
Tunisian-born novelist and scholar Sabiha Al Khemir director of the Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, has been drawn to the art of Tom Lea since first seeing his 1956 mural 'Southwest' reproduced in a book. By popular demand she is returning to El Paso where her 2010 presentation was proclaimed "a presentation on a work of art that was a work of art in itself!"
Tunisian-born novelist and scholar Sabiha Al Khemir director of the Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, has been drawn to the art of Tom Lea since first seeing his 1956 mural 'Southwest' reproduced in a book. By popular demand she is returning to El Paso where her 2010 presentation was proclaimed "a presentation on a work of art that was a work of art in itself!"
Stephen Jones (b. 1960) is Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications and Professor of Composition in the School of Music at Brigham Young University. ...
Stephen Jones (b. 1960) is Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications and Professor of Composition in the School of Music at Brigham Young University. Prior to his assignment as Dean he served as Assistant to the Academic Vice President at BYU, coordinating the strategy and implementation of the university's e-learning services. Jones studied composition as an undergraduate at Brigham Young University and received MM and DMA degrees in composition from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. His studies also included work with Bernard Rands at Aspen and Joseph Schwantner at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.
Stephen Jones (b. 1960) is Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications and Professor of Composition in the School of Music at Brigham Young University. Prior to his assignment as Dean he served as Assistant to the Academic Vice President at BYU, coordinating the strategy and implementation of the university's e-learning services. Jones studied composition as an undergraduate at Brigham Young University and received MM and DMA degrees in composition from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. His studies also included work with Bernard Rands at Aspen and Joseph Schwantner at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.
Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir talks about the upcoming venues for the Beauty and Belief exhibition. The Brigham Young University (BYU) Museum of Art (MOA) in Provo, Utah...
Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir talks about the upcoming venues for the Beauty and Belief exhibition. The Brigham Young University (BYU) Museum of Art (MOA) in Provo, Utah, is the organizing institution for the upcoming exhibition Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture. Renowned Islamic art scholar Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir is serving as Project Director of the exhibition that will feature more than 250 works of art from more than 40 lenders in ten countries and will travel throughout the United States. The exhibition will be in the MOA's main galleries from February 24, 2012 to September 29, 2012. After its stint at BYU, the exhibition will be housed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art from November 2, 2012 -- January 13, 2013; the Newark Museum from February 13, 2013 -- May 19, 2013; and the Portland Art Museum from June 15, 2013 -- September 8, 2013.
Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir talks about the upcoming venues for the Beauty and Belief exhibition. The Brigham Young University (BYU) Museum of Art (MOA) in Provo, Utah, is the organizing institution for the upcoming exhibition Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture. Renowned Islamic art scholar Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir is serving as Project Director of the exhibition that will feature more than 250 works of art from more than 40 lenders in ten countries and will travel throughout the United States. The exhibition will be in the MOA's main galleries from February 24, 2012 to September 29, 2012. After its stint at BYU, the exhibition will be housed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art from November 2, 2012 -- January 13, 2013; the Newark Museum from February 13, 2013 -- May 19, 2013; and the Portland Art Museum from June 15, 2013 -- September 8, 2013.
Dr. Al Khemir has assembled over 250 works for the Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture exhibition that would have been used and cherished in the homes of royalty as well as those created for modest levels of society: both gold and earthenware in so-called 'Islamic art' are shaped by the vision of Islamic culture, itself bringing together many cultures. The journey of the exhibition is along the path of unity that holds the diversity.
Fiction and fantasy author Sabiha Al Khemir appears at the National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: Sabiha Al Khemir was born in Tunisia and now lives in London. She has taught courses in Islamic art at the British Museum and has consulted for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in the same field. She lectures worldwide on Islamic Art and various cultural topics. Her first novel, "Waiting in the Future for the Past to Come," was published in 1993. Her second novel, "The Blue Manuscript" (2008), focuses on the interaction of Western and Islamic cultures.
Presenter at the Beauty and Belief Press Conference, November 30, 2011, BYU Museum of Art, Provo, Utah: Sabiha Al Khemir, Project Director—Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture. Al Khemir was born in Tunisia educated in Tunis and London, and lives in New York. She is a writer, artist, and expert in Islamic art whose work is concerned with cultural bridging and cultural dialogue. She was the Founding Director of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. Known for her commitment to achieving understanding through the respect of cultures and appreciation of beauty, Al Khemir brings a unique vision to art in particular and humanity in general.
On Tuesday, October 29th, Sabiha al Khemir, scientific director and curator of the exhibition Nur: Light in the Art and Science of the Islamic World, offered a conference at our headquarters in Madrid, at which she discussed the symbolism of light (Nur in Arabic) in the artistic contributions of the Muslim world.
On the occasion of the official opening of the international exhibition organized by the Focus-Abengoa Foundation, this expert on Islamic art gave the presentation The Geometry of Light. Introduction to the International Exhibition of Art from the Islamic World in Seville: Nur.
For more information please visit: http://en.casaarabe.es/news/the-geometry-of-light-in-the-islamic-world
Tunisian-born novelist and scholar Sabiha Al Khemir director of the Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, has been drawn to the art of Tom Lea since first seeing his 1956 mural 'Southwest' reproduced in a book. By popular demand she is returning to El Paso where her 2010 presentation was proclaimed "a presentation on a work of art that was a work of art in itself!"
Stephen Jones (b. 1960) is Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications and Professor of Composition in the School of Music at Brigham Young University. Prior to his assignment as Dean he served as Assistant to the Academic Vice President at BYU, coordinating the strategy and implementation of the university's e-learning services. Jones studied composition as an undergraduate at Brigham Young University and received MM and DMA degrees in composition from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. His studies also included work with Bernard Rands at Aspen and Joseph Schwantner at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.
Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir talks about the upcoming venues for the Beauty and Belief exhibition. The Brigham Young University (BYU) Museum of Art (MOA) in Provo, Utah, is the organizing institution for the upcoming exhibition Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture. Renowned Islamic art scholar Dr. Sabiha Al Khemir is serving as Project Director of the exhibition that will feature more than 250 works of art from more than 40 lenders in ten countries and will travel throughout the United States. The exhibition will be in the MOA's main galleries from February 24, 2012 to September 29, 2012. After its stint at BYU, the exhibition will be housed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art from November 2, 2012 -- January 13, 2013; the Newark Museum from February 13, 2013 -- May 19, 2013; and the Portland Art Museum from June 15, 2013 -- September 8, 2013.
Sabiha Al Khemir or Sabiha Khemir (born 1959) is a Tunisian writer, illustrator, and expert in Islamic art whose work is concerned with cultural bridging and cultural dialogues. She was the founding director of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. She was born in Tunisia and grew up in Korba, Tunisia, where she attended Koranic school as a child. She is fluent in and lectures internationally in English, Arabic and French in addition to speaking Italian and Spanish. Her multifaceted approach has been widely recognized.