Calligraphy from Gontor

Islamic boarding schools offer places where artists can study and perfect calligraphy skills. There are even special schools teaching calligraphic arts.

August 24, 2011

A NUMBER of teenagers seemed to be having a good time using ink to apply Arab lettering and Arabesque decoration on walls and paper, forming Arab style ornaments. Once in a while they erased paint which did not match previously made designs. Some of them had to get new paper or canvases after making mistakes in the lettering.

During breaks in their religious studies, these youths spend their time honing their talents in Arabic calligraphic art. T

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