Arabic script is more than just letters – it’s an art form shaped by history, calligraphy, and cultural identity. Each letter ...

Faraz Khan is promoting his upcoming course at Rutgers University on Facebook. The ability to read and write Arabic is not a prerequisite for Introduction to the History and Practice of Arabic ...

BERKELEY — Given her family history, Salma Arastu may be one of the last people you’d expect to be helping to modernize Islamic calligraphy. Her Hindu parents fled their home in Pakistan, resettling ...

Introduction: Axes -- Part I. A History of Mirror Writing: 1. Perspectives : Previous Scholarship on Mirror Writing -- 2. Foundations : The Practice of Mirror Writing -- 3. Orientations : Reversed and ...

With a steady hand, Oman calligrapher Abdullah al Waili demonstrated how to write in Arabic script to a packed room at the Sackler Gallery of Art. He and Aishah Holland, a U.S.-based calligrapher, led ...

"̀This book rises to the challenge of a grand theme-how did the early Muslims develop a fitting script and presentation for the word of God? George presents, in lucid expository prose, bold but ...

The exhibition of winning artworks from the Qatar International Arabic Calligraphy Competition, Al Raqim, organised by the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, attracted a diverse ...

SRINAGAR, (ANI) – Firdosa Bashir, a young Islamic calligraphy artist from Kehribal, Anantnag in South Kashmir, is gaining attention for her detailed and impressive artwork. After completing her 12th ...

Madrid: The exhibition of winning artworks from the Qatar International Arabic Calligraphy Competition, Al Raqim, organised by the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, attracted a ...

Based in Turkey, the Islamic scholar Yamamoto Naoki has a front-row seat to witness the popularity of Japanese culture in the Middle East. His explorations of the overlapping sensibilities of Arabic ...