Using Arabic calligraphy, eL Seed paints messages of hope on the sides of buildings. He says the beauty of Arabic script — even if you can't read it — can change negative perceptions of Arab culture.

Islamic calligraphy was developed from Arabic writing that predates Islam. Calligraphy is used as a marker of religious and intellectual cultivation, and is used to inscribe the word of God through ...

Calligraphy is at once an art form, a record of history and a declaration of faith. It is the visual soul of the Arabic language and sits at the heart of cultural life. The art of calligraphy dates ...

The "Arabic Calligraphy in Tunisia... Identity and Creativity" exhibition concluded Thursday at Katara Cultural Village, featuring 18 calligraphic works of Tunisian artist Tawfik Issawi. Katara ...

Steered by women and social media, Arabic calligraphy is seeing a resurgence in South India as an art form, beyond religious ...

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

“Because I have the passion for Arabic calligraphy, I feel that there is a relationship between myself and the letters. When I can’t write something, the letters are sad, because for a long time I did ...

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has joined hands with the Ministry of Culture to celebrate the ‘Year of Arabic Calligraphy,’ by adorning two of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with a special livery ...

The Homs Directorate of Culture has launched a week-long cultural event in Homs on Wednesday, showcasing Arabic calligraphy and visual ...

Karim Jabbari still remembers how painful it was to walk down the street with his family as a child and see his neighbors turn away. “No one was willing to talk to us in public,” he says. Jabbari’s ...

Officials in a Virginia county have closed all local schools following a backlash over one teacher’s homework assignment on Islamic calligraphy. As News Leader reported, world geography teacher Cheryl ...

In his recent Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is looking to offer a new capability with the Apple Pencil: support for a “virtual reed calligraphy pen” that would make ...