Contemporary artists are increasingly approaching Arabic letters not only as script, but as visual material. Tashkeel ‘s ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “We knew that war was coming so I wanted to find a way out and continue to do art,” says Wissam Shawkat, an ...

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: ...

KUWAIT, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- The Islamic civilization has largely inspired and enriched the art of Arabic calligraphy and throughout the decades of Islamic rule it has become on par with poetry and music.

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 ...

A recent workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) and Arabic calligraphy in Qatar highlighted the need for advancements as it introduced a new AI tool, Wuji, which revealed the deficiencies of popular ...

KUWAIT CITY, July 20: The Museum of Modern Art embraced the rich aesthetics of Arabic calligraphy on Saturday evening during a dedicated adult workshop, held as part of the 17th Cultural Summer ...

Organised by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the exhibition-cum workshop on Arabic calligraphy is being held at Rani Kamlapati Palace. Roohy's treatise contains a fascinating description of all ...

Tunisia's president has become a surprise champion of Arabic calligraphy in his country, shining a light on the artistic tradition. President Kais Saied sparked both admiration and mockery on social ...

Meandering through the eerily quiet and narrow sand paths of Wadi al-Salam, lined on either side with graves speckled to the horizon and beyond, you’ll see colourful Arabic calligraphy adorning the ...