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 ...

An online session on ‘The Art of Calligraphy’ in Arabic, Persian and Urdu’ was presented by Jawahar Kala Kendra. The hour-long class was conducted by calligraphy artist, Khurshid Alam. The programme ...

The “Calligrapher” platform comes within the “Year of Arabic Calligraphy” initiative by the ministry of culture Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture has announced the launch of the first online platform ...

Bee Bee Laisa, a final year Engineering student in Bengaluru, has a dream. The 24-year-old wants to transcribe a copy of the Koran in Arabic. “I have always been interested in art and drawing, but it ...

Dubai: From crafting your own Arabic calligraphy pen to learning the etiquette of serving Emirati coffee, Dubai residents and visitors now have a chance to experience traditional Emirati culture and ...

Arabic calligraphy has been selected as the theme of the 2014 celebration of World Arabic Language Day, on 18 December 2014. The decision was made by the International Advisory Board of the Plan for ...

Irish artist wants to make learning art an invigorating experience Abu Dhabi Irish expat Gemma Gallagher will hold two special workshops this Ramadan in which guests can learn Arabic calligraphy over ...

Friday, January 11: Join the Student Sit-Ins at the Greensboro Lunch Counter Four black students sat at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in 1960 and helped to change the course of American history. By ...

Plans to introduce Arabic calligraphy lessons for 10-year-olds in schools in Malaysia have prompted a furious row among minority communities there, as the issue touches on the hotly-debated subjects ...

Plans to introduce Arabic calligraphy lessons for 10-year-olds in schools in Malaysia have prompted a furious row among minority communities there, as the issue touches on the hotly-debated subjects ...