The Lotus Sutra (chapters 20-23) shows an unusual variation in the thickness of the lines in an attempt to write Chinese script that mimics the fluidity of Sanskrit. The 12th-century hand scroll is on ...
"This booklet was published to coincide with the exhibitions Traces of the calligrapher: Islamic calligraphy in practice, c. 1600-1900 and Writing the word of God: calligraphy and the Qur'an, ...
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 ...