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 ...

MADRID: The exhibition of winning artworks from the Qatar International Arabic Calligraphy Competition, Al Raqim, organized by the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, attracted a ...

UNESCO on Tuesday added Arabic calligraphy, a key tradition in the Arab and Islamic worlds, to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. A total of 16 Muslim-majority countries, led by Saudi Arabia, ...

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.

Northwestern’s Muslim-cultural Students Association commenced its annual Discover Islam Week with an Islamic calligraphy ...

Running until September 21, the exhibition would highlight the diversity of Arabic calligraphy through rare pieces from the museum's collections. The collections, from the earliest Quranic manuscripts ...

The United Nations cultural agency Unesco has added Arabic calligraphy and Palestinian embroidery to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Arabic calligraphy was added to the list following a joint ...

When he is not hauling concrete blocks on a construction site in northern Iraq, Jamal Hussein devotes his time to preserving the gentle art of Arabic calligraphy. Though he has won awards in numerous ...