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 ...

A recent workshop on artificial intelligence (AI) and Arabic calligraphy in Qatar highlighted the need for advancements as it introduced a new AI tool, Wuji, which revealed the deficiencies of popular ...

Arabic is one of the most spoken languages in the world, with over 400 million speakers. Historically, it has played a significant role in religious, literary and academic traditions. However, in an ...

Doha, Qatar: The organising committee of the Qatar International Arabic Calligraphy Competition “Al-Raqim” has launched training workshops on Arabic calligraphy targeting secondary school students, ...

In an age where connectivity is widespread and knowledge is readily available, the landscape of language learning has changed considerably. Gone are the days when we had to trawl through dictionaries ...

Meandering through the eerily quiet and narrow sand paths of Wadi al-Salam, lined on either side with graves speckled to the horizon and beyond, you’ll see colourful Arabic calligraphy adorning the ...

Arabic is a shockingly popular language. It’s the official language of most Arab countries. That includes approximately 1.8 billion people. It’s also one of the six official languages of the United ...

Calligraphy is considered a particularly inclusive practice in Morocco, and in recent years, it has become increasingly popular among women. Calligraphy art or in Arabic "art of Hat" is one of Morocco ...

Despite the false notion that learning Arabic is difficult, more people seem to be taking the plunge Dubai: When American expatriate Shannon Elizabeth Munyan landed in the UAE five years ago, the ...

In a quiet corner of a Cairo suburb, Ghada Wali crouches down on the ceramic tiled floor of her family home, creating patterns with Lego blocks. The 30-year old hasn’t raided her old toy box in a fit ...