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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs will launch its Arabic calligraphy competition on Tuesday at the Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Centre in the presence and ...

Doha, Qatar: The Cultural Village Foundation, Katara has announced the launch of cultural activities related to Arabic calligraphy, within the framework of an annual programme that includes a series ...

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Library (MBRL) has inaugurated Circles of Light, an exhibition that celebrates the beauty and cultural significance of contemporary Arabic calligraphy. Featuring nearly 26 ...

Doha: The “Preserved Pearls” exhibition, which opened on Monday at Katara Cultural Village, is a brilliant showcase of Arabic calligraphy as a treasure of Islamic and Arab culture. The show features ...

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 ...

Three exponents of Arabic script reflect on the meaning, spirituality and activism of their craft and how they use it to celebrate faith and practise everyday compassion. After years of working and ...

Fatima Gabru is one of a growing number of Muslims who have turned to the calligraphy pen to express the connection between social justice and Islam. Three exponents of Arabic script reflect on the ...