The art of decorative writing in the arabic script: its history, styles and calligraphers. Image galleries of examples are accepted here. Ermes, Ali Omar@ (2) Massoudy, Hassan@ (3) 1. Arabic Calligraphy - Biographies and virtual gallery of the work of Kamel El Baba (1905-91) and his son Mokhtar, who offers custom Arabic calligraphy. Information on the development of Arabic calligraphy. 2. Arabic Calligraphy - Detailed, richly-illustrated examination of the historical and cultural significance of Arabic calligraphy, from Islamic Arts and Architecture. 3. Art of Arabic Calligraphy - Mamoun Sakkal discusses the Arabic language, the origins and development of the script, and the Kufic and Cursive styles. Hosted by Sakkal Design. 4. Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy - Nihad Dukhan offers a modern interpretation of the art of Arabic calligraphy. 5. Islamic Calligraphy - Gallery of images from 'The Splendour of Islamic Calligraph' by Abdelkebir Khatibi and Mohammed Sijelmassi, hosted by Islamicity. 6. Islamic Calligraphy by Rasheed Butt - Samples of the work of a calligrapher from Islamabad, who works in both Arabic and Persian, on religious and poetic texts. Includes biography. 7. Islamic Calligraphy from a Private Collection - Images of Islamic calligraphy in Arabic and Persian from a private collection, with commentary from Biddington's Consultancy. 8. Islamic Calligraphy with Mohamed Zakariya - The artist describes the art of calligraphy and the materials he uses; illustrated with video samples. 9. Silk Threads - Shashihalai designs hand-embroidered Arabic calligraphy in traditional and contemporary styles. Inspiration, gallery, ethics, stitch type. 10. Sobhi Mourad, Hassan - The Syrian calligrapher Hassan Sobhi Mourad (b.1942) presents some of his Arabic calligraphy, with a biography. 11. The Qur'anic Manuscripts - A brief description of the Qur'anic manuscripts dated from the first century Hijra are presented. 12. Arabic Calligraphy Art - Middle Eastern artworks including original paintings, mosaics and ceramics. Provides past exhibition information. 13. Art Bismillah - Learn the meaning of Islamic and Arabic calligraphy from lessons for non-Arabic speakers. Also provides links to Islamic art galleries. 14. Calligraphy Islamic - Includes introduction, history, profiles of great masters, and galleries of contemporary calligraphy. Many images. 15. Morteza Salehi - One of the leading calligraphers of Iran, writing mostly in the Persian nastaliq style. Includes gallery. 16. The Art of Calligraphy - An article by Alia F. Hasan discussing Arabic calligraphy, historic and present-day from Suite 101, with links to related sites. 17. The Islamic World to 1600: Calligraphy - An illustrated history from the Department of History, University of Calgary.

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