Jeddah, March 10, 2025, SPA -- Visitors to the second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale stood before a unique Quranic manuscript that smoothly combines the elegance of Arabic calligraphy with the ...

“Back in the olden days, the calligraphers would go to mosques,” Mariam Lodin told me. “They would take a feather and gather soot from the ceilings of oil lamps. Then, they would write texts with the ...

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Written in the Levantine Naskh script, this manuscript is distinguished by its intricate decorations and exquisite gilding, reflecting the revered status of the holy book throughout the centuries.

The Holy Quran Museum in Makkah's Hira Cultural District is showcasing a rare quarter of the Holy Quran, specifically part 25, estimated to date back to the 15th century, reported the Saudi Press ...

Abstract: Arabic and various Indic scripts received researcher attention after a long time of focus on East Asian and Western whereas this script is used by 1/4th of the world population by many ...

The 18th or 19th-century holy book is now on display at the New York Public Library. Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as New York City's 112th mayor by New York Attorney General Letitia James, left, ...

Zohran Mamdani made history as the first New York City mayor to take the oath of office on the Holy Quran. He used two Qurans: one belonging to his grandfather and another 200-year-old copy on loan ...

Photos courtesy of Jonathan Blanc/The New York Public Library At his swearing-in ceremony at midnight on New Year’s Eve, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will use a 19th-century Quran from the collections ...

Visitors at the 44th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) are getting a rare chance to see a piece of Islamic art history — a facsimile edition of a Quran manuscript written more than a thousand ...

Morris Chapdelaine always has a daunting stack of scripts on his desk. As an indie producer, he reads about three a week and farms out the rest to interns and film students, who send back detailed ...