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 ...

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 ...

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The 33rd Doha International Book Fair (DIBF) is adorned with over 65 creative works in the Islamic Calligraphy and Arabic Art Gallery, featuring artists and decorators from Qatar and the Arab world, ...

The words “Muhammad, the Apostle of God” are inscribed on the gates of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina. The republication of caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad by French satirical magazine ...

The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Doha is set to host diverse workshops this month, inviting residents and visitors of all ages to explore Islamic art, calligraphy, geometry, and creative expression.

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: Calligraphy was a creative means to beautify buildings as distinctly Islamic as well as to pay tributes to Allah. This was stated by a known calligraphist Rasheed Butt, winner of ...

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 ...

The artworks of over two dozen young artists went on display at an Islamic calligraphy exhibition organised by the Punjab Council of the Arts (c) Rawalpindi. Senator Talha Mehmood of the Jamiat ...