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 ...

Islamic calligraphy was developed from Arabic writing that predates Islam. Calligraphy is used as a marker of religious and intellectual cultivation, and is used to inscribe the word of God through ...

Using Arabic calligraphy, eL Seed paints messages of hope on the sides of buildings. He says the beauty of Arabic script — even if you can't read it — can change negative perceptions of Arab culture.

“Because I have the passion for Arabic calligraphy, I feel that there is a relationship between myself and the letters. When I can’t write something, the letters are sad, because for a long time I did ...

The "Arabic Calligraphy in Tunisia... Identity and Creativity" exhibition concluded Thursday at Katara Cultural Village, featuring 18 calligraphic works of Tunisian artist Tawfik Issawi. Katara ...

"̀This book rises to the challenge of a grand theme-how did the early Muslims develop a fitting script and presentation for the word of God? George presents, in lucid expository prose, bold but ...

Karim Jabbari still remembers how painful it was to walk down the street with his family as a child and see his neighbors turn away. “No one was willing to talk to us in public,” he says. Jabbari’s ...

The On the Shoulder of the Letter exhibition by Iraqi artist Diaa Al Jazairi opened yesterday evening at the Katara Cultural ...

In his recent Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is looking to offer a new capability with the Apple Pencil: support for a “virtual reed calligraphy pen” that would make ...