Dating back to the early Islamic era, the gravestone was discovered in a holy shrine in Saman county, a local tourism chief has said. The gravestone belonging to Harun Ibn Musa bears great ...

Iranian calligrapher holds live demos of the revered style at Sharjah International Book Fair Sharjah: An Iranian calligrapher is holding live demonstrations of the dying Kufic script, the oldest form ...

Researchers at the Zayed National Museum (ZNM) in Abu Dhabi have uncovered hidden text beneath intricate gold leaf patterns on a page of the Blue Quran. This ninth-century manuscript is famed for its ...

The letters and other patterns in the designs are inspired from the kufic, one of the earliest scripts in which the Quran was written, says Iram Zia Raja, the National College of Arts Textile ...

PM Narendra Modi, who called on Sayyed Ali Khamenei at his office, gifted the Supreme Leader the specially commissioned reproduction of rare 7th Century manuscript of the Holy Quran. Prime Minister ...

In a simple saffron sari with a contrasting turquoise blouse and salt and pepper hair, artist Iram Zia turned out to be much like her work - bright, colourful and with a traditional twist. The ...

Al-Rashidi studied the intricacies of Arabic calligraphy at Madinah’s King Abdul Aziz University for four years under the supervision of notable calligraphy professors. Practiced for hundreds of years ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta- The halal logo that was just introduced by the Ministry of Religious Affairs created quite the controversy as many argue that the Arabic calligraphy is much more difficult to read ...

Engraved burial costumes from Viking boat graves that supposedly provided evidence of contact between Nordic tribes and ancient Islam contain 'no Arabic at all', according to an expert who has slammed ...