BEIRUT: Some people take years learning the intricacies of the Arabic script, at times so ornate it can be difficult to decipher. Others are dedicated to designing a simple Arabic font that can be ...

Clothes designers across the Middle East are increasingly using Arabic calligraphy in their designs – which some see as a way to keep their language and culture in fashion. Arabic letters inscribed on ...

RIYADH: Artists have been sharing their thoughts about the “mesmerizing and elegant” beauty and spirituality of Arabic calligraphy, and the importance of the art form, ahead of the opening on ...

Arabic calligraphy has been selected as the theme of the 2014 celebration of World Arabic Language Day, on 18 December 2014. The decision was made by the International Advisory Board of the Plan for ...

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 ...

Ancient Arabic calligraphy was known for centuries as a work of beauty and sophistication, but its depiction was tainted by association with ISIS and terrorism, and a Syrian refugee aims to correct ...

When he is not hauling concrete blocks on a construction site in northern Iraq, Jamal Hussein devotes his time to preserving the gentle art of Arabic calligraphy. Though he has won awards in numerous ...

CAIRO, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- A three-day cultural event marking World Arabic Language Day kicked off on Sunday in Egypt's capital Cairo.

A group of Sindhi speakers in Mumbai has started a campaign to promote the Perso-Arabic script for their language. Sindhi is a branch of Indo-Iraninian like Hindi and Punjabi, but unlike the others ...

Malaysia’s government has done a U-turn on its decision to make khat – a form of calligraphy for writing the Malay language using Arabic script – mandatory under the nation’s primary school syllabus ...