Clothes designers across the Middle East are increasingly using Arabic calligraphy in their designs – which some see as a way to keep their language and culture in fashion. Arabic letters inscribed on ...

Yale’s Arabic program invited students and community members into the world of Arabic calligraphy through a Wednesday morning event with the award-winning Iraqi-born calligrapher and designer Wissam ...

Does the Arabic script and the way it is used for design fascinate you? It is not unlikely to encounter fascinating calligraphy designs all around us and be left curious about how it works and the ...

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 British Museum is publishing what it claims is the first ‘stroke-by-stroke’ guide for learning Arabic calligraphy. Featured stories are for members only. Become a member for £4 per month or £40 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “We knew that war was coming so I wanted to find a way out and continue to do art,” says Wissam Shawkat, an ...

A Saudi female artist is presenting art pieces where she developed an abstract form of language, evolved from the Arabic alphabet to create her art pieces at the London Design Biennale 2018.

(Photo feature) DUBAI, Nov 4 (KUNA) -- Arabic language with its expressive words, was transformed into tangible art forms at the Expo 2020 Dubai, as seats in resting areas for visitors were inspired ...

Hala Badri, Director General of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), visited the ‘Al Wissam Script’ exhibition by artist and calligrapher Wissam Shawkat, currently on view at Tashkeel in ...