To our dear supporters,

Today we are delighted to share with you a new podcast and two articles:

1) MUST-listen episode of the @newlinesmag. Podcast THE LEDE with Islamic art historians Christiane Gruber & Erika López Prater, about the questions at the heart of the matter: https://newlinesmag.com/podcast/behind-the-hamline-university-incident-with-erika-lopez-prater-and-christiane-gruber/

2) The Hamline debacle underscores how critical it is to liberate historical Islamic art from today's polarized politics. In @newlinesmag, Islamic art professor Christiane Gruber suggests how this might be done: https://newlinesmag.com/essays/islamic-art-is-pivotal-for-understanding-the-richness-of-the-muslim-world/

3) Debates over sacred images in the Byzantine Empire show why it’s hard to appease any side, writes leading Byzantine art historian Paroma Chatterjee: https://theconversation.com/debates-over-sacred-images-in-the-byzantine-empire-show-why-its-hard-to-appease-any-side-198225?fbclid=IwAR3xfOTZcEiLdSN7LGdioLt2SZBAIWNPODf9yZ5ne1wHgldxB4Ms6Ia8-Nk

Thank you for reading, listening, and sharing!

Happy weekend wishes, Christiane & Erika