associating certain forms and designs in islamic arts with the promised heaven may be widely observed in the works of many historians and critics of the field. it is believed that islamic art has been derived from the imagination of the paradise as depicted in holy quran. to express this meaning in technical words it should be said that the main concept in islamic arts has been the gardens of h...

The art and philosophy of a culture capture more than just the most developed consciousness of a people. Particularly in their structural forms as well as in their emphases, selection, and transformation of material cultural artifacts reproduce essential elements of the social context, bringing out the prevailing suppositions and conditioning forces and displaying them prominently. According to...

Instances of abuse, neglect and disrespect to women in labour are not uncommon in South Africa’s public health birthing facilities. These social injustices are surrounded by a pervasive silence that confronts undergraduate medical students in their first practical obstetrics rotation. In this article I draw on affect theory to explore how students engage with these unjust practices. Through a d...

The question from the mission of architecture and its relationship with human as the artist or theaudience, without addressing to the reality issue and the manner of cognition is not possible. As a human phenomenon,architecture is a product of human awareness on various aspects such as scientific, engineering, and artistic aspects.Therefore, clarifying the nature and the manner of awareness, co...