The writing style of Arabic calligraphy, which you may recognise from logos of Arab brands such as Al Jazeera, is a centuries-old art form with a storied history. Known for its fluid, curved script, ...

A three-day cultural program celebrating World Arabic Language Day opened Sunday at the National Museum of Egyptian ...

One of the many works of Persian calligraphy on display at the Freer Sackler Gallery. There are many who see the foreign symbols of the Arabic alphabet as art themselves, in contrast to the bland ...

As calligraphy undergoes a 21st-century renaissance, devotees are putting in the time to learn the ancient kufic art. Kufic calligraphy students learn their first letters of the ancient script at the ...

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 ...

BEIRUT: Some people take years learning the intricacies of the Arabic script, at times so ornate it can be difficult to decipher. Others are dedicated to designing a simple Arabic font that can be ...

This story was first published on New Frame. After years of working and volunteering as an international solidarity activist in occupied Palestine, and as an environmentalist and education-rights ...

KUWAIT, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- The Islamic civilization has largely inspired and enriched the art of Arabic calligraphy and throughout the decades of Islamic rule it has become on par with poetry and music.

UNESCO on Tuesday added Arabic calligraphy, a key tradition in the Arab and Islamic worlds, to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. A total of 16 Muslim-majority countries, led by Saudi Arabia, ...

Malaysia’s government has done a U-turn on its decision to make khat – a form of calligraphy for writing the Malay language using Arabic script – mandatory under the nation’s primary school syllabus ...