Postmodern Arabic Calligraphy

The Emergence of Postmodern Arabic Calligraphy (art) in the WestOklahoma UniversityFaraz Khan

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calligraphy. I am sending you these slides from my presentation and I hope you find benefit in this resource. The images are copyrighted by the artists shown in this presentation.

• I wish you well on your journey to learn Arabic calligraphy and Islamic arts. We offer classes on Arabic calligraphy, henna design, geometrical patterns, and floral patterns and more for children and adults in downtown Princeton. Please feel free to reach out to me if I could be of any assistance to you.

Faraz Khanwww.FarazKhanArtStudio.com | 195 Nassau St. Suite#22, Princeton, NJ 08540

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Basic Arabic Calligraphy Letter Forms

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Artist: Tarek Atrissi



Artist: Haji Noor



The commissioned gift is a work of Islamic calligraphy in Arabic Sulus script with ink and gold on Ahar paper with Ebru borders and backing, created on June 2, 2009 for the occasion of President Obama’s visit to the Middle East. The gift was presented to King Abdullah shortly after President Obama’s arrival on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, when the two leaders met privately at King Abdullah’s farm. Taken from the Qur’an (Chapter 49:Verse 13), the English translation of the script reads:“O people, we created you from the same male and female, and rendered you distinct peoples and tribes, that you may recognize one another. The noblest among you in God’s sight is the most conscientious of you. God is All-Knowing, All-Aware.”

Artist: Muhamed Zakariya


Artist: Muhamed Zakariya


Artist: Sandow Birk

• American Qur'an•

An ongoing project to hand-transcribe the entire Qur'an according to historic Islamic traditionsand to illuminate the text with relevant scenes from contemporary American life. Five years in the making, the project has been inspired by a decade of extended travel in Islamic regions of the world and undertaken after extensive research.



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Artist: Sandow Birk


Sandow Birk, The American Quran




Artist: Sandow Birk


Artist:Everitte Barbee

Everitte BarbeeThis piece features the map of Afghanistan in Islamic calligraphy “Persian & pashtu names”


Artist:Everitte Barbee


Artist: El-Seed



Artist: Faraz Khan



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