A recent seminar on artificial intelligence (AI) and Arabic calligraphy brought together local calligraphers, artists, and AI experts at the Qatar National Library (QNL), marking what was described as ...

With the announcement of UNESCO regarding a number of traditional and folk art forms being recognized as intangible cultural heritage, we discovered a number of amazing initiatives in the region ...

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 ...

As part of the Dubai Calligraphy Biennale, organised by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) until 31 October under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ...

Sophisticated coiled lines connected together creating a fascinating painting, the lines carrying different religious and moral messages, all perfectly written out in calligraphic inscriptions ...

Egypt’s visual landscape is a vital source of expression of popular Arabic culture. “Calligraphy is so strongly associated with Islam. It’s part of our culture. And we take pride in the Arabic ...

Bee Bee Laisa, a final year Engineering student in Bengaluru, has a dream. The 24-year-old wants to transcribe a copy of the Koran in Arabic. “I have always been interested in art and drawing, but it ...

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 ...

This story was first published on New Frame. After years of working and volunteering as an international solidarity activist in occupied Palestine, and as an environmentalist and education-rights ...

Arabic calligraphy has a rich history spanning a millennium. As Islam forbids portraying images of sentient beings, artists in Muslim countries turned to calligraphy for the beautification of ...