English typography, by contrast, was largely shaped by the printing press in the West, while Arabic letterforms evolved ...

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 ...

This story was first published on New Frame. After years of working and volunteering as an international solidarity activist in occupied Palestine, and as an environmentalist and education-rights ...

Discover how to create a stunning decorative art piece using wooden Arabic letters and fabric in this step-by-step DIY art tutorial. Watch as intricate calligraphy and textured materials combine with ...

Sophisticated coiled lines connected together creating a fascinating painting, the lines carrying different religious and moral messages, all perfectly written out in calligraphic inscriptions ...

Whatever the reason for the diminishing popular appeal and appreciation of the art form in the modern world, it nevertheless somehow continues to survive in its classical form. Arabic calligraphy is ...

Leading designer and typographer, Mourad Boutros talks about bilingual fonts, his thoughts about the industry he has been a part of over the last 40 years and dream projects You see them everywhere: ...

In the beginning I was looking at how to express our own culture and civilisation without following the western schools of art, says Ermes Dubai: At first glance Ali Omar Ermes doesn't evoke a sense ...

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Middle East peace may remain out of reach, but at least the Hebrew and Arabic languages have found a compromise. Israeli typography designer Liron Lavi Turkenich has created a ...

Fatima Gabru is one of a growing number of Muslims who have turned to the calligraphy pen to express the connection between social justice and Islam. Three exponents of Arabic script reflect on the ...