Arabic script remains one of the most widely employed writing systems in the world, for Arabic and non-Arabic languages alike. Focusing on naskh, the style most commonly used across the Middle East, ...

In a time of devices and digital apps, Zeeshan Farooq, ’13, favors handwriting. On coffee mugs with vibrant red or pink interiors, his lively, modern calligraphic script forms the Arabic word ...

For more than 3,000 years, hieroglyphs were used to write the language of ancient Egypt. Then the script disappeared from use. The latest known hieroglyphic inscription was carved by a priest into the ...

In the Arabic-speaking world, 48 million people connect via the Web. Yet very little content is written in Arabic. Now, there's new technology that is revolutionizing the way Arabic-speaking people ...

BEIRUT: During the past few years email, chat rooms, and text messaging have forced Arabic speakers to rely on transliterations due to these technologies' use of Roman script. As Arabic keyboards ...

Calligraphy is at once an art form, a record of history and a declaration of faith. It is the visual soul of the Arabic language and sits at the heart of cultural life. The art of calligraphy dates ...