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 ...

The art of calligraphy, a term derived from the Greek words for beautiful writing, dates back centuries. Each letter is carefully designed with thin and thick strokes to create an aesthetically ...

ISLAMABAD: Children have a very clear vision and are very uninhibited in their art, said Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Director General Jamal Shah at a one-day calligraphy workshop by ...

Many Japanese learners have a love/hate relationship with kanji. There are too many readings, they look too similar to other characters or are just really hard to write neatly—especially on government ...

Acclaimed for its Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an is fast becoming the place to learn Chinese calligraphy. Since July 2011, more than 300 foreigners have started Chinese calligraphy courses in the city's ...

In your first interactions with Japanese culture and kanji, you may well come across the ancient art of shodo, Japanese calligraphy. Watching calligraphy masters can be almost hypnotic, with their ...

Timothy O’Neill is an expert calligrapher whose work can be found in collections worldwide. Some of his projects include commissions presented to world leaders - Presidents Clinton and Obama, Pope ...

When Chen Hong refused her colleagues' invitation to a party after work, explaining that she had a calligraphy class to attend, her workmates were surprised and wanted to know why she was learning the ...