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 ...

Visitors at the 44th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) are getting a rare chance to see a piece of Islamic art history — a facsimile edition of a Quran manuscript written more than a thousand ...

Dubai – Want to know about a notable master of calligraphy and a man of awards. He is the talented Iraqi artist Hakim Ghannam who was born in 1961 in Iraq where he got a degree in calligraphy from the ...

Thirty expert calligraphers from 16 Arab, Muslim and foreign countries have gathered at the Dubai Festival City to participate in the ninth edition of the Ramadan Forum for Quran Calligraphy. Each of ...

Taha is regarded as one of the most skilled calligraphers in the Arab world. Al-Nour told Arab News that he continues to practice calligraphy daily. Syrian calligrapher Uthman Taha is in good health ...

DUBAI, 27th July 2014 (WAM) -- Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, on Saturday honoured 30 Islamic calligraphers for reproducing a complete copy ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

In a landmark cultural moment for Islamic arts and history, the Holy Quran Museum in Mecca’s Hira Cultural District has opened a special display featuring a folio from the legendary ‘Blue Quran’ ...

The writing style of Arabic calligraphy, which you may recognise from logos of Arab brands such as Al Jazeera, is a centuries-old art form with a storied history. Known for its fluid, curved script, ...

BERKELEY — Given her family history, Salma Arastu may be one of the last people you’d expect to be helping to modernize Islamic calligraphy. Her Hindu parents fled their home in Pakistan, resettling ...