Asia Society

Workshop: Calligraphy in Islamic Art

Islamic calligraphy was developed from Arabic writing that predates Islam. Calligraphy is used as a marker of religious and intellectual cultivation, and is used to inscribe the word of God through ...

160-year-old Maqam Habib Noh tomb fully reopens to visitors after major renovation

The historic mausoleum of a revered Muslim saint in Singapore will fully reopen to visitors from Jan 12, following the ...
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DIY textured Ramadan art: Islamic calligraphy mixed media canvas tutorial

Discover how to create a stunning mixed media painting featuring Islamic calligraphy for Ramadan. This step-by-step art tutorial walks you through preparing the canvas, using gold and black paint, ...
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Mosques : splendors of Islam / foreword by Prince Amyn Aga Khan ; preface by Leyla Uluhanli ; general editor, Jai Imbrey

pt. 1, Realm of the mosque : Approaching the mosque : beginnings and evolution / by Renata Holod ; Elements of the mosque : form and adornment / by Fatima Quraishi and Matthew Saba -- pt. 2, Regional ...
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With canvas and Quran, one artist aims to make Islamic calligraphy a universal language

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 ...
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Workshop: Calligraphy in Islamic Art [SOLD OUT]

This workshop is at capacity. If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Collins at [email protected]. Islamic calligraphy was developed from Arabic writing that predates Islam. Calligraphy is ...