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Africa: Arabic Calligraphy and the Art of Social Justice
New Frame, 10 May 2021
Three exponents of Arabic script reflect on the meaning, spirituality and activism of their craft and how they use it to celebrate faith and practise everyday compassion. Read more »
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South Africa: Kamyar Bineshtarigh's World of Words
New Frame, 2 April 2021
With a deliberate randomness and the works of a beloved Persian poet, the Iranian artist combines language, text and writing imaginatively to create meaning - or shatter it. Read more »
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Sudan: Ahmed Shibrain's Art - A Marrying of Arab and African Cultures
SudaNow, 6 December 2020
Painter Ahmed Shibrain was a luminous figure in the influential art group "The Khartoum School" he cofounded with fellow artists Kamala Ishaq and Ibrahim Alsalahi in 1960. Read more »
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Africa: The Ancient Libraries of Africa
Africa In Fact, 23 January 2020
Africa: the written word Read more »
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Sudan: Opening of Sudanese Renowned Artist Taj Al-Sir's Exhibition
SNA, 28 November 2019
Dean of Fine Arts Faculty of Sudan University for Technology and Sciences Dr Omar Ahmed Khalif inaugurated the Islamic Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition for Al-Sharjah-based Sudanese… Read more »