Ancient Arabic calligraphy was known for centuries as a work of beauty and sophistication, but its depiction was tainted by association with ISIS and terrorism, and a Syrian refugee aims to correct ...

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

The art of Arabic calligraphy has been honed over more than a millennium, reaching an astounding level of artistic perfection. One renowned practitioner of the art today is Honda Kōichi, who first ...

On February 26, an angry group of some 300 men gathered outside a restaurant in Pakistan’s capital Lahore, where a woman was seen wearing an outfit made with a fabric with imprinted Arabic calligraphy ...

With the announcement of UNESCO regarding a number of traditional and folk art forms being recognized as intangible cultural heritage, we discovered a number of amazing initiatives in the region ...

Calligraphy is at once an art form, a record of history and a declaration of faith. It is the visual soul of the Arabic language and sits at the heart of cultural life. The art of calligraphy dates ...

As part of its centennial celebrations, Sharjah Public Libraries (SPL) launched ‘The History of Letters and Movement’ exhibition at Al Rahmaniyah Mall, which runs until July 20, in collaboration with ...

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, ...

Inscription in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2021. Arabic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting Arabic script in a fluid manner to convey ...

When he is not hauling concrete blocks on a construction site in northern Iraq, Jamal Hussein devotes his time to preserving the gentle art of Arabic calligraphy. Though he has won awards in numerous ...