The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Doha is set to host diverse workshops this month, inviting residents and visitors of all ages to explore Islamic art, calligraphy, geometry, and creative expression.

Lebanese thinker, poet, and art critic Samir Sayegh is also one of the undisputed masters of contemporary Arabic calligraphy. In an attempt to liberate calligraphy beyond the meaning of each letter, ...

Doha: Qatar National Library is celebrating the timeless beauty of Arabic calligraphy with the launch of its Arabic Calligraphy Contest, inviting community members to share artworks inspired by ...

“Wafa Al-Hamad: Sites of Imagination” 2025. Wadha Al Mesalam, courtesy of Qatar Museums ©2025.

The All Ceylon YMMA Conference held an Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition in collaboration with the Arabic Calligraphy Association of Sri Lanka to mark its Platinum Jubilee (75th anniversary) recently, at ...

Ameer, a Saudi calligrapher, is deeply passionate about the art of Arabic calligraphy. In this series, he begins by walking us through the history and evolution of the script. “It is considered one of ...

The study of Arabic culture – and in particular the art and artefacts it produces – is currently being propelled out of its once narrow academic… ...

These parallel traditions — Chinese calligraphy and Jewish sofrut — offer a deep common ground for intercultural dialogue. Both see writing as an ethical act. Both treat the written word as alive.

Brush in hand, culture in motion! Princess Norodom Jenna of the Cambodian Royal Family explored the art of Chinese calligraphy during a visit to the Former Residence of Wang Xizhi ...

Houston rooftop pools you can access with a day pass this summer "The 2025 festival builds upon the success of last year's ...

AL-ALI SAID HE WAS OPSSESSED WITH TWO TYPES OF CALLIGRAPHY, NAMELY THE DIWANI AND KUFIC HANDWRITING FOR THEIR FINENESS CHARACTARESTICS, POINTING OUT THAT THE ARAB PENMANSHIP WAS "ONE OF MY SONS THAT I ...

Object Details Author Calderhead, Christopher Cohen, Holly Contents Introduction -- The edged pen -- The Roman alphabet -- Greek and Cyrillic -- Hebrew -- Arabic -- Indic scripts -- Tibetan -- The ...