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 ...

Calligraphy, which means “beautiful writing” in Ancient Greek, is seeing a surge of interest from younger people who say it offers a meditative and creative escape.

As-salam means “peaceful greeting” in Arabic, and the reception follows suit.

Salam was asked to form Lebanon’s new government after he was named prime minister by a large number of legislators on Monday, in a move that has apparently angered Hezbollah and its allies.

Fourteen-year-old Nsajigwa Michael is among around 25 Chinese and Tanzanian children learning Chinese calligraphy and painting at the Chinese Cultural Center in the bustling port city of Dar es ...

All 30 calligraphy works are huge in size with designs of qalamkari done on their margins. Qalamkari is passing into oblivion in the country, Salam Art Creations Institute Managing Director Rafi ...

Along with the calligraphy, the organisers were also selling some of their own products such as mugs and key chains. These are crafted by home-based workers who always need the work.