Arabic Calligraphy
Like belly dancing, Arabic calligraphy (الخط العربي , sometimes known as Islamic calligraphy), is one of the Egyptian arts that today is neglected by Egyptians but is enjoying great popularity among foreigners, as Egypt Today reports.
It doesn’t help that Arabic word processing is now the norm for writing Arabic. It is not even necessary anymore to remember the different forms of the letters when typing them, as computers automatically produce the shape of the letter required by its position in the word.
However, learning Arabic calligraphy is still a good way to help learn and retain one’s knowledge of the Arabic script. To this end, one of Arab Academy’s teachers, Ahmed al-Sha’er, teaches study abroad students Arabic calligraphy. His lessons consist of the different styles of calligraphy and its rules. With his helpful guidance, students learn how to write each letter and simple sentences.
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