Religion
Tehran to commission sculptures for first International Sculpture Symposium
The event will go ahead despite religious sensitivities
Iran takes first step in reconstruction of Samarra mosque, a casualty of sectarian reprisals in Iraq
The shrine's restoration, which will be paid for by private sector investment, has been the subject of a deal brokered between ICHTO and the Iraqi Ministry of Culture
Books: Analysis of the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act a self-righteous attack on the temple
Essays explore US museums’ responsibilities to religious groups
Shirin Neshat explores gender and difference in St Mary-le-Bow
As part of the build-up to the opening in 2000 of its new Bankside building, the Tate is organising exhibitions in nearby parts of London - a film installation by this Iranian-born artist in a Wren church gives a taste of things to come
Books: The Muslims’ transformation of Christian Jerusalem
Computer-generated reconstructions relate Islamic architecture to other key monuments
Books: The Rothko chapel and religious art without God
A study in obscurity for the twenty-fifth anniversary
The Renaissance mystery of Sibenik’s dome
Sainsbury money is helping restore the fifteenth-century, Venetian-style masterpiece shelled in 1991
Tug-of-war over baroque church of San Luca in Genoa as baroque gem falls into ruin
The Spinola family has created a Foundation and is looking for sponsors; the State would like to get possession of the sadly-neglected building
How the proximity of US servicemen to Iraq's city of Ur has caused alarm among archaeologists
As US troopers praise the Lord, reports of damage in Iraq remain unconfirmed
Sunday Times art critic on Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns: making religious images for a secular age
'Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns / Bless the bed we lie on'