A display from The St. John’s Bible, a hand-crafted, illuminated manuscript created by a team of artists and calligraphers, now on view year-round at St. John’s University in Collegeville.

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 ...

Calligraphy is the art of beautiful handwriting, characterized by carefully executed lettering or script. It involves the skilled and artistic manipulation of pen, brush, or other writing instruments ...

In his solo exhibition Aksharscape, artist Nikheel Aphale reflects on his personal experiences through calligraphy as a form of expression. The unusual forms on his canvases are wrapped in nostalgia ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, the Picasso Gallery in Zamalek features a highly unique calligraphy collection by artist Khodeir El-Borsaidy Writing is perhaps the most intimate of acts. Being ...

This remarkable exhibition, running from 15 to 21 April at Cairo's Hanager Arts Centre, showcases various facets of Indian calligraphy as applied to arts and crafts 'Akshara, Calligraphy in Arts,' an ...

MANILA, Philippines—Jane Adriano sits at her desk, picks an oblique nib holder and dips the nib into black ink. She pauses, takes a deep breath and lets ink come into contact with cream-colored paper, ...