Mark Meehan and the Institute of Traditional Islamic Art and Architecture

Mark Meehan has some incredible views of Islamic art, many of which have never been brought out to be examined. He opened his lecture with the quote "Allah is beautiful and loves beauty", which entirely encompasses the meaning behind traditional Islamic art. When you are a Muslim, your entire goal in life is to be like Allah and reflect him in your lifestyle. If Allah loves beauty, then you should also love beauty, and try to surround yourself with it. This religion and culture not only justifies the use of beauty it endorses it 100%. When a society is as obsessed with beauty and filling the world with it, how can that society be anything but beautiful itself? The kind of perfection achieved in Islamic art through geometry is simply outstanding. The dedication and patience it requires is something to be praised, not questioned. We can learn something about life through their art. To them, art is a reflection of the soul. The more beautiful and magnificent, the more peaceful the person. Americans can take away something from this. How is it possible to generate hostility against something like this?