Calligraphy

Mameluke makeover (Al-Ahram Weekly)

10 Oct 2008

As Muslims were celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni and Minister of Endowments Hamdi Zaqzouq attended the official reopening of three restored Islamic buildings in Al-Saliba Street in Sayeda Zeinab.

Copying the Koran, One Book at a Time (New York Times)

10 Oct 2008

Two shows on calligraphy and the Koran at the Asia Society are perfect in size and proportion, gorgeous, and worthy of the book they honor.

A view at life across the strait (Merimbula News Weekly)

10 Oct 2008

GROUPS of Chinese tourists being ushered by a leader are now a common sight in Taipei hotel lobbies, but the numbers arriving on direct flights from the mainland - a diplomatic breakthrough - have disappointed.