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 ...

This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and its companion exhibition,Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the ...

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

NEW YORK, December 16, 2008 – Islamic art scholars Oleg Grabar, professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, and Glenn D. Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, engaged in a ...

Calligraphy is a centuries-old tradition of an artistic writing of different languages by using its alphabets in many different manners. Calligraphy is recognized by various scripts that have invented ...

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, ...

A seminar organised by the Qatar International Arabic Calligraphy Competition "Al Raqim" at the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs and Qatar Committee for Alliance of Civilisations at ...

An exhibition showcasing Islamic calligraphy by Chinese artists will open at Gallery6 on today (Friday). Titled “Revered calligraphy by Chinese,” the exhibition displays rare artworks from the ...

The largest Islamic arts festival in America returns to the University of Houston for its 12th year, featuring more than 5,000 works by over 50 artists from across the country. The two-day event ...

Meandering through the eerily quiet and narrow sand paths of Wadi al-Salam, lined on either side with graves speckled to the horizon and beyond, you’ll see colourful Arabic calligraphy adorning the ...