Techniques from the heart of Arab-Islamic cultural heritage are being learned by children and adults alike as Qatar Foundation (QF)’s Al Ghorrah for Literature and Arts continues to take people on a ...

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 ...

AMMAN — Two generations of Arab artists are celebrating Arabic calligraphy, through 25 paintings, featuring both classical patterns and contemporary interpretations. Their artworks are displayed in an ...

“The art of Islamic calligraphy that is fading fast because of computerisation of scripts of all local languages in early 90s in Pakistan needs revival. Losing an art is a great national loss. There ...

Bournemouth University student Hisham Maher explains why the Quran and Islamic art is his spiritual inspiration. Hisham Maher is a PhD student at Bournemouth University whose family roots lie in ...

Three exponents of Arabic script reflect on the meaning, spirituality and activism of their craft and how they use it to celebrate faith and practise everyday compassion. After years of working and ...

Gulf countries have a growing reputation as lovers and buyers of art, perhaps most clearly evidenced by the soon-to-open Abu Dhabi Louvre museum. However, people are often less aware of the thriving ...

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 ...