Islamic art is not an easy term to define because of its territorial diversity stretching across 14 centuries and covering areas as varied as calligraphy, painting, ceramics, textiles and architecture among others. The First Edition of the Muscat Art Festival, themed Creative Process and part of the Muscat Festival 2013, brought together eminent experts Venetia Porter, from the British Museum, London, Ahmed Moustafa from UK and Charbel Dagher from Lebanon to present various perspectives at the inaugural conference of MAF on ‘Islamic Art’, at the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque.

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