Sophisticated coiled lines connected together creating a fascinating painting, the lines carrying different religious and moral messages, all perfectly written out in calligraphic inscriptions ...

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 ...

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, ...

He first learned Arabic calligraphy about five years ago – growing up in Pakistan, the language was Urdu, which uses Arabic letters. “But Arabic wasn’t my first language, I had to learn it. I studied ...

A recent seminar on artificial intelligence (AI) and Arabic calligraphy brought together local calligraphers, artists, and AI experts at the Qatar National Library (QNL), marking what was described as ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fatima Gabru is one of a growing number of Muslims who have turned to the calligraphy pen to express the connection between social justice and Islam. Three exponents of Arabic script reflect on the ...

Clothes designers across the Middle East are increasingly using Arabic calligraphy in their designs – which some see as a way to keep their language and culture in fashion. Arabic letters inscribed on ...

Professor of Arabic Arts and Calligraphy and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Education at Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia, Dr Abdullah Fattini, says that Arabic calligraphy is currently ...