Sacred Nights

After Sunset, Houston Belongs to Ramadan

Inside the iftar gatherings, suhoor festivals, and late-night traditions that reshape Houston every Ramadan season.

03/17/2026 By Marium Abid

all the colors of the wind

5 Things to Do in Houston This Weekend, Dec 4–6

If it ain't Baroque, don't fix it.

12/04/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Ready, set, holiday

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Nov. 9–11

With the Nutcracker Market, the Houston holiday season has officially begun.

11/08/2018 By Morgan Kinney

'tis the season

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, Nov. 10–12

Must-see films invade Houston, the holidays arrive, and Peppa Pig makes the jump to the 3-D realm.

11/09/2017 By Morgan Kinney

Underground Art

Mayor Turner Takes Houston's Diversity Beyond the Surface Level

A new exhibition from the Islamic Arts Society and Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs injects the downtown tunnels with stunning works of Islamic art.

07/31/2017 By Catalina Campos

Visual Art

At the CounterCurrent Festival, an Explosion of Art and Violins

First created by Muslims in Central Asia, the violin—now banned in Saudi Arabia—serves as a symbol of tolerance in Ibrahim Quraishi’s new work “Islamic Violins.”

03/30/2015 By Michael Hardy

visual art

MFAH's New Curator of Islamic Art Vows to Expand Small Collection

Aimée Froom was previously a curator at the Brooklyn Museum and an independent art historian in Paris.

10/02/2014 By Michael Hardy