The director of Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), Abuzar Ebrahimi-Torkaman, and the director of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), Ali Erbas, attended the ...
The Turkish capital Ankara hosted an opening exhibition on Thursday of a handwritten manuscript of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, and a calligraphy art fair featuring multiple masterpieces from ...
A classically trained Arabic calligrapher and Islamic artist Refik Carikci is making a name for himself in South Africa for his great art pieces and technique. Carikci uses traditional techniques such ...
The first major exhibition of Qur'ans (Korans) in the U.S., "The Art of the Qur'an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts" at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, ...
The first major exhibition of Qur’ans (Korans) in the U.S., “The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts,” will open at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Oct. 22 and ...
Whatever the reason for the diminishing popular appeal and appreciation of the art form in the modern world, it nevertheless somehow continues to survive in its classical form. Arabic calligraphy is ...