The Islamic civilisation, which has spread all over the world throughout history, has created a profound Islamic art in which regional and cultural elements are combined with Islam’s understanding of beauty. Islamic art continues for centuries with a unique understanding from calligraphy to architecture, from visual arts to music. Today, we see the applications of Islamic art not only in the historical heritage but also in the new forms that emerged with the fusion of tradition with modern and post-modern elements.

In this issue of the Platform magazine, we discuss the contemporary state of Islamic art with esteemed figures. In addition to his theoretical studies on modernism and Islamic art, Kaz Rahman as an artist and director contributed to our magazine with an article discussing the future of Islamic art. We interviewed Valeria Gonzalez, the author of On Beauty and Islam, Chinese calligrapher Haji Noor Deen, Palestinian director Nawras Abu Saleh. We present you articles of great importance that shed light on the present state of Islamic art and its rich branches such as cinema, music and architecture. In addition to those, the issue includes important artists and books in relation to the contemporary Islamic art.

In the 29th issue of Platform, which closely follows the agenda of the Muslim world with a genuine perspective, the main focus of the “Current” section was Palestine. The well-deserved resistance of the Palestinians against the inhuman treatment and oppression, which has been going on for 75 years, has continued since the beginning of October. We tried to focus on each aspect of the agenda of our Palestinian brothers and sisters who are subjected to genocide in front of the eyes of the world. In this context, we have included the transcript of İLKE Agenda seminar that we organised with distinguished academics. Longing to be able to stand with the oppressed and against the oppressors, and to reach the days of victory for the Palestinians; we hope the Magazine will be beneficial to its readers.