Khan will paint Arabic calligraphy on them, words “pertaining to knowledge and wisdom,” he says. He will do this for eight hours as people observe. WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor In ...

In 1922, Egyptian King Ahmed Fouad established the Royal School of Calligraphy, which was the first school in the Islamic world aimed at preserving the art form by creating new generation of skilled ...

Arabic calligraphy is so exacting that a student ... I did one recently for a Muslim-Jewish couple that had a Bismillah (a common Islamic Koranic phrase that begins: “In the name of Allah ...

despite having sold several of his works from art exhibitions in Baghdad to buyers in the Gulf. But a stint in an advertising agency was enough to convince him that demand for Arabic calligraphy ...

AMMAN — Two generations of Arab artists are celebrating Arabic calligraphy, through 25 paintings, featuring both classical patterns and contemporary interpretations. Their artworks are displayed in an ...

Al-Badah's works focused on the Arabic calligraphy with its different forms which included some verses of the Holy Quran and quotes of poets. Al-Rais' collection combines fragrance and abstract ...

An online session on ‘The Art of Calligraphy’ in Arabic, Persian and Urdu’ was presented by Jawahar Kala Kendra. The hour-long class was conducted by calligraphy artist, Khurshid Alam.

Amira Noshokaty, Sunday 12 Jun 2022 Last week, Cairo witnessed the seventh edition of the Cairo International Biennale of the Arabic Calligraphy Art under the auspices of Minister of Culture Ines ...

seen while calligrapher Hakim Ghannam talks about his work during the inauguration of a grand art exhibition under the title of 'Al Owais Symposium on Arabic Calligraphy' at the Sultan Bin Ali Al ...

Not only is it used to commemorate the dead, calligraphy has become synonymous with Islamic art, with the cursive text appearing across architecture and coin design, on clothing and ornaments.