The British Museum is publishing what it claims is the first ‘stroke-by-stroke’ guide for learning Arabic calligraphy. Published on 4 February, the book is designed by MJ Graphics and written and ...

With the announcement of UNESCO regarding a number of traditional and folk art forms being recognized as intangible cultural heritage, we discovered a number of amazing initiatives in the region ...

Learn about the historic Ottoman school of Arabic calligraphy which traces back centuries from Khalid Pablo Casado, a master who received his icazet or calligraphy diploma in […] ...

The “Calligrapher” platform comes within the “Year of Arabic Calligraphy” initiative by the ministry of culture Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture has announced the launch of the first online platform ...

Bee Bee Laisa, a final year Engineering student in Bengaluru, has a dream. The 24-year-old wants to transcribe a copy of the Koran in Arabic. “I have always been interested in art and drawing, but it ...

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 ...

An online session on ‘The Art of Calligraphy’ in Arabic, Persian and Urdu’ was presented by Jawahar Kala Kendra. The hour-long class was conducted by calligraphy artist, Khurshid Alam. The programme ...

Two of the most prominent Arabic writing styles; Al Roka and Al Diwani being mastered Sharjah: Sharjah inmates are learning Arabic calligraphy during Ramadan. The three-week course conducted by ...

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 ...