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 ...

The British Museum is publishing what it claims is the first ‘stroke-by-stroke’ guide for learning Arabic calligraphy. Published on 4 February, the book is designed by MJ Graphics and written and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Katara Cultural Village has launched 28, a magazine that aims to help non-Arabs to learn Arabic and explore the richness of the language through engaging stories. The name 28 refers to the 28 letters ...