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 ...

The handwritten Quran measured 28.5 inches in length, 22.5 inches in width, 4.5 inches in height and weighed 30.265kg. Speaking to Gulf Today, Jaleena said, “Arabic Calligraphy is my passion and it ...

The 30th section was finished and went on display at the 14th Quran exhibit. The Latin calligraphy style of the Holy Quran used in this project contains two types of handwriting styles -- gothic and ...

Explore the permissibility of Islamic calligraphy, particularly the respectful representation of Quranic verses like Ayat alKursi. While creative expressions are valued, inscribing Quranic texts in ...

The varied works of calligraphy on display—from practice alphabets to elaborately finished manuscripts—serve as traces of individuals, belief systems, and cultures. The costly and exotic materials ...

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 ...

ANKARA. The Turkish capital Ankara hosted an opening exhibition on Thursday of a handwritten manuscript of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, and a calligraphy art fair featuring multiple ...

There is also a Quran published by Qazi Abdul Karim at Fazle Haq Lasani Press, Mumbai in 1897. Ten manuscripts at the exhibition show the Quran in Ghubar calligraphy on scrolls of yellow parchment ...

Dubai — The Islamic & Arabic calligraphy exhibition held on the sidelines of the 19th edition of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award saw a magnum opus by renowned Emirati calligrapher ...

Rasool uses calligraphy and abstract art to create her works, which revolve around the theme of Allah. She picks positive verses from the Quran, and paints them across the canvas in a vibrant mix ...

Boys aged 3 and 8 captivate China with amazing calligraphy skills in viral social media videos. Videos of two boys writing advanced calligraphy have gone viral on mainland social media; ...

The inaugural Dubai Calligraphy Biennale, which will run till the end of October, will bring together some of the best calligraphers in the country in more than 19 exhibitions across 35 locations.