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Sacred Art: Beauty, Symbolism and the Islamic Tradition

Mohamed A. El-Gendy

Join Mohamed A. El-Gendy for an inspiring exploration of the sacred arts. This talk explores how beauty, symbolism, and form become a means of reflecting Divine Unity.

SAT, 12th December 2026

2:00PM - 4:00PM GMT

Online on Zoom

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About Event

In an inspiring exploration of the traditional sacred arts, this talk explores how beauty, symbolism, and form become a means of reflecting Divine Unity. Rather than serving as mere decoration, sacred art embodies higher (spiritual) principles, inviting contemplation and remembrance of the Divine through the language of sacred geometry and biomorphic patterns.

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Mohamed A. El-Gendy

Architect & Educator

Mohamed A. El-Gendy teaches and writes on the Islamic intellectual tradition, traditional arts, architecture, and the city, bringing together sociology, intellectual history, and metaphysics to recover an integrated understanding of the built environment, bridging modern mindset to traditional wisdom. El-Gendy holds two masters degrees from the University of Bradford and the University of Cambridge, and is a PhD candidate (ABD) in Sociology at the University of Cambridge.

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