Features & Perspectives
Long-form analysis on geopolitics, media framing, policy tradeoffs, and social impact.
Qalam Reed Pen: Cutting a Nib for Arabic Calligraphy
How calligraphers season, shape and cut a qalam, why nib angle changes the stroke, and what manuscript evidence reveals about disciplined pen control.
How a Hammam Works: Cold, Warm and Hot Rooms
A practical history of the hammam: room sequence, underfloor heating, water, light, social use and the difference between public baths and palace baths.
Oman’s Aflaj: Gravity, Water Shares and Sundials
How Omani aflaj move water without pumps, how communities schedule shares, and why channels, wells, settlements and governance form one living system.
How al-Biruni Measured the Earth from a Mountain
The geometry behind al-Biruni's mountain-horizon method, what observations it required and why modern retellings should not turn one calculation into myth.
Ottoman Külliye: Mosque, School, Hospital and Soup Kitchen
What an Ottoman külliye contained, how endowment income linked worship to education and welfare, and why every complex had a different program.
Hypostyle Mosque Plan: Columns, Courtyard and Qibla Hall
How hypostyle mosques use repeated columns and roof bays, why the plan expanded easily, and how Kairouan and Córdoba turned repetition into monumentality.
How Sizing and Burnishing Prepared Islamic Manuscript Paper
A material guide to āhār sizing, stone and glass burnishing, paper fibres, workshop order, visual evidence and conservation risks in Islamic manuscripts.
Hunayn ibn Ishaq and the Craft of Translation
How Hunayn ibn Ishaq compared manuscripts, revised earlier versions and built precise Arabic medical vocabulary without working from a single fixed text.
Squinch vs Pendentive: How Domes Rise Over Square Rooms
A visual guide to squinches and pendentives: how each carries a dome over a square bay, how to tell them apart, and why decoration can obscure the structure.
Hama Norias: How Waterwheels Lifted the Orontes
How Hama’s giant wooden norias lifted Orontes water into aqueducts, what the surviving wheels can prove, and why preservation requires continual craft.
Eid al-Fitr 2027 School Calendar Guide for Muslim Families
How parents, schools and community leaders can plan around Eid al-Fitr 2027, expected dates, attendance, exams and one-day moon-sighting differences.
What Source-Backed Muslim News Coverage Should Promise Readers
An editorial standards article for Muslim Post brand search intent, explaining source-backed coverage, corrections and sensitive-topic handling.