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Muthanna / mirror writing in Islamic calligraphy history, theory, and aesthetics Esra Akın-Kıvanç

Introduction: Axes -- Part I. A History of Mirror Writing: 1. Perspectives : Previous Scholarship on Mirror Writing -- 2. Foundations : The Practice of Mirror Writing -- 3. Orientations : Reversed and ...
Asia Society

Traces of the Calligrapher: Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur'an

This exhibition Islamic Calligraphy in Practice and its companion exhibition,Writing the Word of God: Calligraphy and the Qur’an, explore Islamic art’s quintessential art form: calligraphy. In the ...
The Daily Campus

Islamic Art History: Calligraphy, the art of writing as a means of expression for Muslims

On Thursday Nov. 8, the Muslim Students Association hosted their fall dinner at Wilbur Cross Reading Room. The event featured guest speaker Rasha Ahmed, a University of Connecticut alumni who is now ...

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

Steered by women and social media, Arabic calligraphy is seeing a resurgence in South India as an art form, beyond religious texts like the Quran ...
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In Norway, discover 1000 years of Queer expression in Islamic Art

Islamic art can be misunderstood, particularly in the idea that it entirely forbids depictions of living beings. This view, however, ignores the historical complexities involved. In truth, animals and ...