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The art of decorative writing in the arabic script: its history, styles and calligraphers. Image galleries of examples are accepted here.

Subcategories

• Ermes, Ali Omar
• Massoudy, Hassan

Resources in This Category

• Arabic Calligraphy

  http://www.arabiccalligraphy.com/
  Biographies and virtual gallery of the work of Kamel El Baba (1905-91) and his son Mokhtar, who offers custom Arabic calligraphy. Information on the development of Arabic calligraphy.

• Arabic Calligraphy

  http://islamicpaintings.blogspot.com/
  Production of an artist making calligraphic paintings for charity.

• Art of Arabic Calligraphy

  http://www.sakkal.com/ArtArabicCalligraphy.html
  Mamoun Sakkal discusses the Arabic language, the origins and development of the script, and the Kufic and Cursive styles. Hosted by Sakkal Design.

• Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy

  http://www.ndukhan.com/
  Nihad Dukhan offers a modern interpretation of the art of Arabic calligraphy.

• Islamic Arts and Architecture - Arabic Calligraphy

  http://www.islamicart.com/main/calligraphy/
  Detailed, richly-illustrated examination of the historical and cultural significance of Arabic calligraphy.

• Islamic Calligraphy

  http://islamicity.com/Culture/Calligraphy/
  Gallery of images from 'The Splendour of Islamic Calligraph' by Abdelkebir Khatibi and Mohammed Sijelmassi, hosted by Islamicity.

• Islamic Calligraphy by Rasheed Butt

  http://www.rasheedbutt.com/
  Samples of the work of a calligrapher from Islamabad, who works in both Arabic and Persian, on religious and poetic texts. Includes biography.

• Islamic Calligraphy from a Private Collection

  http://www.biddingtons.com/content/expertcalligraphy.html
  Images of Islamic calligraphy in Arabic and Persian from a private collection, with commentary from Biddington's Consultancy.

• Islamic Calligraphy with Mohamed Zakariya

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/islamic_medical/calligraphy/calligraphy.html
  The artist describes the art of calligraphy and the materials he uses; illustrated with video samples.

• My name in Arabic

  http://www.mynameinarabic.com/
  You can get your name written in a beautiful Arabic writing.

• Persian calligraphy

  http://persiancalligraphy.org/
  Information about this art and its history, principles, related arts. A few Persian masters are introduced and you can find masterpieces on the gallery.

• The Qur'anic Manuscripts

  http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Text/Mss/
  A brief description of the Qur'anic manuscripts dated from the first century Hijra are presented.

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