This workshop is at capacity. If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Collins at [email protected]. Islamic calligraphy was developed from Arabic writing that predates Islam. Calligraphy is ...
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 ...
Northwestern’s Muslim-cultural Students Association commenced its annual Discover Islam Week with an Islamic calligraphy ...
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 ...
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 ...
"̀This book rises to the challenge of a grand theme-how did the early Muslims develop a fitting script and presentation for the word of God? George presents, in lucid expository prose, bold but ...
Introduction: Axes -- Part I. A History of Mirror Writing: 1. Perspectives : Previous Scholarship on Mirror Writing -- 2. Foundations : The Practice of Mirror Writing -- 3. Orientations : Reversed and ...
The Holy Quran Museum in Mecca has unveiled a rare folio from the legendary ‘Blue Quran’, a 9th-century manuscript renowned for its deep blue parchment and gold ink. This significant exhibit ...
TEHRAN – An exhibition and master class on the art of Persian calligraphy was held at the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University in Astana by the master Iranian calligrapher Hadi Ghasemi, with the ...
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The dome of inspiration: A McKinney man's tribute to art, faith and collaboration
“This isn’t just my home,” says Alex Hemani. “It’s a space where art, history and faith come together.” When I first met Hemani at an entrepreneurial retreat in the Dominican Republic, little did I ...
Fashion designer Zubair Kirmani redefines Kashmir's pashmina heritage by blending Islamic calligraphy with traditional designs for innovative textile art.
The two blond-haired boys stood in front of a stage in an Irvine community center, disinterested in the Arabic calligraphy displayed just inches away in gilded picture frames. Their attention belonged ...
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