California Islamic calligraphy artist preserves ancient tradition during Arab American Heritage Month

As Arab American Heritage Month is celebrated, one Northern California artist is keeping the centuries-old tradition of ...
The Hindu

Ink beyond scripture: The revival of Arabic calligraphy in South India

Achyut Palav, 66, the Mumbai-based Marathi master calligrapher who was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2025, recalls the day when his Class VIII teacher assigned him the task of writing ‘Thought for ...
Princeton University

Calligraphic Variations: The Artistic Movements of Arabic Script | James F. Haley ’50 Memorial Lecture

Celebrated for centuries as a privileged medium of artistic expression across and beyond the Islamic world, Arabic calligraphy offers art historians a captivating score composed of fluid forms and ...
Daily Mail

The ancient art of Arabia: How the tradition of Arabic calligraphy dates back more than 1,400 years

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 ...
CNN

The art of Arabic calligraphy: revitalizing an ancient tradition

Stephen Graham of 'Adolescence' says research took its co-writer down 'a lot of dark holes' ...
The Hindu

Steered by women and social media, Arabic calligraphy is witnessing a resurgence as an art form in south India

Arabic calligraphy witnesses a resurgence in South India. Nahla Nainar speaks to revivalists and students about Arabic and Urdu digital typing skills being promoted for a new generation.