A group of Artists has transcribed part of the holy Koran and Islamic Hadiths inramam the fasting month of Ramadan. A number of Iranian calligraphers in the northeastern city of Mashhad have transcribed verses of the holy Koran and Islamic hadiths (known as Kitabat) to mark the birth anniversary of Imam Hassan, the second Shiite Imam. The following ...

Two Iranian calligraphy artists have garnered awards at the sixth edition of International Arab Calligraphy Festival in Algeria. Iranian calligrapher Einoddin Sadeqzadeh won the first award of the contemporary calligraphy section, while the Algerian artists Laid Tayeb and Khaled Sebagh received the second and the third prizes. The second prize ...

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) Works by a number of Iranian calligraphers will be showcased in an exhibition at the Islamic Arts Museum in Malaysia. The exhibition, which will open on December 10, will put works by over 30 other artists from 8 countries on display. The museum has announced that the exhibit will run until May 10, 2014. Veteran calligraphers ...

Two prominent Iranian calligraphers have been selected to serve as jury members in the 2013 edition of International Biennial of Calligraphy in Algeria. Amir Ahmad Falsafi is slated to judge at the two sections of Classic Calligraphy and Modern Calligraphy (Calligraphy-painting) of the festival that will be held in the Algerian capital, Algiers. At ...