Pakistani calligraphy is undergoing an exciting renaissance. Younger artists are taking centuries-old scripts like Thuluth, Naskh, Kufic, and Diwani, and blending them with bold, modern colour ...

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 ...

In today’s digital world, many of us don’t get to hold a pen for days. All our fingers do is tap screens and punch keyboards faster than lightning. While the focus on handwriting seems to have shifted ...

We have Helvetica. Persians have nasta’liq. The most popular form of Persian calligraphy has become almost synonymous with Persian culture itself. “When you see people protesting in Iran, their ...

Sharjah: Dozens of exquisite calligraphic works, some dating back to the ninth century, that have gone on display at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization give visitors insights on key periods of ...