Al-Ali said that the Kuwait Center for Islamic Arts, established in 2005, "was able in a short period of time to restore art of Arabic calligraphy." He added that the Center has organized exhibitions ...

Calligraphy is one of the world’s oldest artforms, but in the Islamic world it remains as vibrant as ever. Now more than ever it’s being used to commemorate the dead.

Syed was actually one of the first Europeans to go to Istanbul to train in calligraphy. From London, she has a degree in Arabic and History of Art and Archaeology, and a Masters in Visual Islamic ...

DUBAI: 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 ...

Arabic calligraphy originated on the Arabian Peninsula. With the rise of Islam, it flourished as an integral part of the culture because it was the primary tool for the preservation of the Muslim holy ...

Some non-Muslim communities criticise addition of Khatt calligraphy in Malay language course. Protestant leader wonders why Christians cannot study Arabic Christian calligraphy. For the sixth time, co ...

Calligraphy, or beautiful writing, has long been the most esteemed of the Islamic visual arts. The varied works of calligraphy on display—from practice alphabets to elaborately finished ...

One of the most amazing things about Islamic art is how unstymied that average Muslim artist was by a religious prohibition. Beautiful caligraphy and abstract onyx and jacinth mosaics. But at a ...

Augusta County — where a high school teacher assigned Arabic calligraphy — is the latest to wrestle with how the religion should be portrayed in the classroom.