A Quran manuscript dating back more than 1,000 years is on public display at the Iqra Exhibition at the King Abdulaziz ...

Last week, Cairo witnessed the seventh edition of the Cairo International Biennale of the Arabic Calligraphy Art under the auspices of Minister of Culture Ines Abdel-Dayem at the premises of Cairo ...

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.

The fusion of philosophy and art was the subject of a seminar on the Arabic calligraphy-inspired work of artist Sameh Ismael at the American University in Cairo’s Oriental Hall last week. The event ...

The competition was organised by the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), and sponsored by (ADACH). The current season, includes approximately 700 calligraphers and artists ...

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 ...

The beautiful saying of Hazrat Ali Bin Abi Talib (AS), the fourth caliph of Islam, reads as “the beauty of writing is the tongue of the hand and the elegance of thought.” Another famous saying which ...

Damascus, SANA-In the heart of Damascus Old City, stands Al-Jaqmaqiya School which houses now the Museum of Arabic Calligraphy with inscriptions on its walls written with various types of calligraphy ...