Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
9/19/2023 11:19:33 PM
The institutional teaching of Arabic calligraphy in Egypt is marking its centenary this year, writes Dina Ezzat
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Heritage
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Heritage special
6/12/2022 5:42:53 PM
Last week, Cairo witnessed the seventh edition of the Cairo International Biennale of the Arabic Calligraphy Art under the auspices of Minister of Culture Ines Abdel-Dayem at the premises of Cairo Opera House.
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Life & Style
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City Lights
1/16/2022 6:19:38 PM
The event – Cairo's Contribution to the Enrichment of Islamic Culture: Architecture, Calligraphy, and Antiquities – included an exhibition of photographs illustrating the architecture of mosques, Arabic calligraphy and Islamic art, and documentaries about the Museum of Islamic Art.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
12/15/2021 2:43:38 PM
Yesterday at UNESCO’s online 16th session of the intergovernmental committee for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage, Arabic calligraphy knowledge skills and practice have been registered on the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of Humanity.
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
12/12/2019 3:14:35 PM
Helmi's exhibition, Talisman, opened on 4 December and runs through 15 January 2020
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Life & Style
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Style
3/21/2019 9:42:07 AM
It is that time of the year that celebrates motherhood and everything that comes with it
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
3/4/2019 12:39:00 PM
The exhibition opened on 3 March and continues until 7 March at the Egyptian Center for Cultural Cooperation in Zamalek
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
9/17/2018 4:14:48 PM
The limited edition book is documentation for the artist's 2017 mural in Cairo
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Life & Style
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Style
9/22/2017 5:27:21 PM
Featuring gold, silver, precious stones and calligraphy, the 12-piece jewelry collection offers a fresh contemporary take on traditional Egyptians designs
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Antiquities
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Museums
9/20/2017 2:05:39 PM
The pieces include Coptic textiles, a collection of headdresses decorated with Arabic calligraphy, and Ottomman-era manuscripts and medallions
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
8/21/2017 3:05:30 PM
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
4/19/2016 7:08:19 PM
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
3/15/2016 11:58:43 PM
Around 50 buildings in the working class community of Manshiyat Nasser now comprise a staggering work of Arabic calligraphy
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
7/15/2015 2:30:49 PM
Ahram Online wraps up the fourth and final week of Ramadan with a selection of stories
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Heritage
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Heritage special
7/11/2015 3:47:14 PM
New exhibition featuring 14 artists brings a modern twist to the traditional art form of Arabic calligraphy
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Life & Style
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Style
6/11/2015 1:56:27 PM
Arabic calligraphy to replace the hundreds of thousands of "love locks"
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
6/4/2015 1:44:51 PM
In the heyday of conceptual thinking, calligrapher Mahmoud Atef seeks to create an amalgam of the traditional and the contemporary
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
9/2/2013 7:15:06 PM
High-end fashion giant Louis Vuitton's Foulard D'artistes ('Artists' Scarves') project features designs by four world-renowned street artists, including Tunisian El-Seed
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
4/18/2013 10:29:10 PM
This remarkable exhibition, running from 15 to 21 April at Cairo's Hanager Arts Centre, showcases various facets of Indian calligraphy as applied to arts and crafts
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Books
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9/15/2012 4:00:07 PM
The Arabic translation of Reading Maya Glyphs, a compilation of the scientific material on the rich culture, will be launched at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in cooperation with the Mexican embassy
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