OIC Journal Issue 18 English

Islamic Arts Magazine: A new window on Islamic arts read only online, especially the younger generation. We decided to make an e-magazine so our readers can get the information and the inspiration faster and efficiently. As soon as we finish and upload the e-magazine our subscribers can download it and read it on their computer. Our market is basicly worldwide.

Who are your readers?

Islamic Arts Magazine readers Kenan Surkovic are creative professionals: artists, designers, photographers, architects, curators, gallery dealers, museum directors, scholars, students, high school Sarajevo, Bosnia – For Islamic arts connoisseurs and its and university professors and art lovers seeking an authentic lovers a new window has been opened on this rich, diverse connection to the growing Islamic Art community.

Please describe the content of the magazine. and inspirational world.

The topics of Islamic Arts Magazine range from Islamic Arts Magazine, based in Sarajevo, is an electronic magazine devoted to Islamic arts in all its types and forms. traditional to contemporary Islamic art and cover all media.

Founded by its editor-in-chief Kenan Surkovic in 2009, its We make interviews with fine artists, architects, designers, mission is to present traditional and contemporary Islamic art graffiti artists, calligraphers, ebru artists, gallery owners, forms inspired by Islam and based upon Islamic ethics. With collectors, curators, etc. In each issue we present a museum its high quality journalism, photography and presentation, it with Islamic collection, an exhibition review, a book review, a reportage from a city with Islamic tradition and is certainly an indulgence for the sight and soul.

The OIC Journal had the pleasure of interviewing heritage, a presentation of one mosque, an article about the art history or art theory and so much more. We also bring Surkovic: You launched the magazine in 2009, how is it doing a lot of current information about Islamic arts worldwide in our daily blog (http://islamicartsmagazine.com) and we so far?

It has been two amazing years and we are very proud of invite your readers to follow us on Twitter (http://twitter. our team. We published 6 issues and we are soon publishing com/IslamicArtsMag) and join us on Facebook (http://www. our 7th issue. Each issue has over 250 pages. Islamic facebook.com/IslamicArtsMagazine).

What are your future plans?

Arts Magazine is now recognized as an online source for We are now in the process of redesigning our website Islamic Arts, both traditional as well as contemporary. We established communication and cooperation with many and we hope to make it even more user friendly. Our plans Museums and Galleries around the world and have readers include making other electronic versions of our e-magazine like Ipad and Kindle version so our readers can read Islamic from 152 countries.

Why do you consider such a magazine - electronic Arts Magazine on their tablets as well. We hope to become and on Islamic art - is an ultimate online source for all students and experts around needed? Is there a the globe. market for it? Is it the first of its kind?

Islamic Arts Magazine is the first e-magazine in the world devoted to Islamic arts.

By presenting Islamic arts to specialists and the general public, we aim to contribute to a better understanding of Islamic culture. We are all in the era of the Internet and many people search and 51