One of the many works of Persian calligraphy on display at the Freer Sackler Gallery. There are many who see the foreign symbols of the Arabic alphabet as art themselves, in contrast to the bland ...

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 ...

Saudi Arabia has condemned the French government for announcing the discovery of what is believed to be the oldest Arabic inscriptions ever found. The ancient works, which archaeologists said were ...