A Virginia school district is defending a classroom assignment that required students to practice calligraphy by writing the Muslim statement of faith, “There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the ...

A joint exhibition displaying works of Islamic calligraphy was organised at the Punjab Arts Council (PAC). More than 80 works of calligraphy were featured as part of the show. The works showcased ...

Master Muhammad Buhairi, one of the world’s most distinguished calligraphers, is renowned for his mastery of Thuluth Jali,  the most complex and demanding style of Arabic calligraphy.

Islamic calligraphy was developed from Arabic writing that predates Islam. Calligraphy is used as a marker of religious and intellectual cultivation, and is used to inscribe the word of God through ...

Calligraphy is a centuries-old tradition of an artistic writing of different languages by using its alphabets in many different manners. Calligraphy is recognized by various scripts that have invented ...

This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and its companion exhibition,Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the ...

The Punjab Arts Council, Rawalpindi organised an exhibition of Islamic calligraphy, featuring the works of Mufaz Alam. Famous calligrapher Rasheed Butt was the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony.

For Muslims, the Qur’an is revered as God’s own art. Islam is essentially an aural religion; God’s word came to the Prophet Muhammad as a voice, instructing him to iqra’, “Recite!” In fact, iqra’ is ...

BERKELEY — Given her family history, Salma Arastu may be one of the last people you’d expect to be helping to modernize Islamic calligraphy. Her Hindu parents fled their home in Pakistan, resettling ...