[LifeStyle] A new look at Arabic calligraphy in Islamic times

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For the seventh year in a row, experts and pioneers of Arabic calligraphy meet at the Cairo International Forum for the Arts of Arabic Calligraphy, which was inaugurated by Enas Abdel Dayem, the Egyptian Minister of Culture, the day before yesterday evening, considering it “one of the vocabulary of identity.” She emphasized that the Cairo Forum continues with confident steps to shed light on the charm of Arabic letters, and continues to play the symphony of pen and feather creativity over paintings that speak of beauty, stressing that the forum contributed to supporting the adoption of Arabic calligraphy by UNESCO, which described it as "an expression of consistency and beauty." This session is held under the title “Renewed Pioneers in a Hundred Years (1922-2022)” as part of the celebration of the symbols of culture and art during the twenties of the last century.

The forum includes a number of exhibitions in the halls of the Egyptian Opera House, and it was inaugurated with the opening of an exhibition of Arabic calligraphy at the Palace of Arts in the Opera House. , Al-Diwani, written by famous calligraphers at the time, including Yaqut Al-Mustasimi, Abd Al-Rahman bin Al-Sayegh from the Mamluk era, Helmi Fawzan and Muhammad Sami from the Ottoman era, and it also included works from the Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s holdings.

The seventh session (June 2022) witnesses the participation of 125 artists from 15 countries, including 63 Egyptians and 27 from China, Tunisia, Pakistan, Iraq, Japan, Thailand, Algeria, Indonesia, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, India, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, and Serbia.

Saudi Arabia is participating as a guest of honor through a number of its artists, including the Arabic calligraphy artist Abdel Aziz Al-Dahim, who is being honored, and five paintings bearing Quranic verses and aphoristic articles are presented to him. The second is Egypt, and meeting my colleagues and professors of calligraphers, and I have participated in several exhibitions in Saudi Arabia and abroad for more than thirty years,” stressing that he is “a calligrapher who works in the spirit of amateurs, and has holdings in the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information.”

The Moroccan calligrapher Abd al-Rahman Jolin also participates in several Quranic paintings, stressing that the Moroccan calligraphy represents a system on its own, whether it is the simple line, which is the line of the Qur’an or the Moroccan third, and Kufic, indicating that “the posts represent oxygen for the artist to learn about the experiences of others and meet another different audience, His painting of Surat Al-Nasr aroused the interest of the participants.

Within the activities of the seventh session of the forum, which is organized by the Cultural Development Fund, an international scientific symposium will be held under the title “Pioneers and Innovators”, which will be held over three days and include multiple axes, and a number of experts and university professors will participate in it. Several important axes, including the role of the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science “ALECSO” in preserving and protecting the elements of intangible cultural heritage, reading the biography of Sheikh Calligrapher Mahmoud Ibrahim, presenting a memorial book about him, and registering the “Arabic Calligraphy Arts” file on the list of intangible cultural heritage with UNESCO Organization.

This year, the forum celebrates the calligraphers Abdel Aziz Abu Al-Khair, born in 1935, and Muhammad Hassan Abu Al-Khair, born in 1921. They are two of the pioneers of the art of Arabic calligraphy in Egypt, and they held several exhibitions in various Arab countries.

Source: Middle East

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