A Virginia school district is defending a classroom assignment that required students to practice calligraphy by writing the Muslim statement of faith, “There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the ...

The art of calligraphy, a term derived from the Greek words for beautiful writing, dates back centuries. Each letter is carefully designed with thin and thick strokes to create an aesthetically ...

Which books to help you learn calligraphy are best? Calligraphy is more than just pretty handwriting. It is an art form that takes lettering to the next level with precise strokes and careful ...

Some students in Myanmar have spent much of the summer vacation learning Chinese calligraphy at the China Cultural Center in Yangon. Myintzu Theint, 25, has been learning brush calligraphy at the ...

Timothy O’Neill is an expert calligrapher whose work can be found in collections worldwide. Some of his projects include commissions presented to world leaders - Presidents Clinton and Obama, Pope ...

In your first interactions with Japanese culture and kanji, you may well come across the ancient art of shodo, Japanese calligraphy. Watching calligraphy masters can be almost hypnotic, with their ...

Whenever people think of calligraphy, they always think, “Oh, it’s some sort of fancy writing.” Calligraphy, however, is not just about beautiful handwriting, the art goes much deeper than that. For ...

Model calligraphy works by members of China Calligraphers Association are on show at the National Art Museum of China until April 10. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily] Studying and writing great ...

Two of the most prominent Arabic writing styles; Al Roka and Al Diwani being mastered Sharjah: Sharjah inmates are learning Arabic calligraphy during Ramadan. The three-week course conducted by ...