Articles
CONTENT | Issue 7
- 1. Word of Editor-in-Chief
ISLAMIC ARTS MAGAZINE 07 - 2. Islamic Epigraphy (3/3)
INSCRIPTIONS FROM BiH - 3. An Interview with Reedah El-Saie, Director of Mica Gallery
MICA GALLERY: THE FIRST GALLERY TO SPECIALIZE IN MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC ART IN THE UK - 4. Recent exhibition at Mica Gallery
‘FROM FACEBOOK TO NASSBOOK’ - 5. An interview with British designer Ruh al-’Alam
‘VISUAL DHIKR’ THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE DIVINE - 6. Online Book Review
Arabic Graffiti - 7. Intern’s corner
THE RÜSTEM PAŞA MOSQUE IN ISTANBUL - 8. Elvis Hajdarević and Velid Hodžić, two Bosnian master calligraphers
CONTEMPORARY TRADITION: A NEW APPROACH TO MOSQUE DECORATION - 9. Online Book Review
CULTURAL CONNECTIVES - 10. An Interview with Nadia Janjua of Muslim Women in the Arts (MWIA)
MUSLIM WOMEN IN THE ARTS (MWIA) - 11. A country with a rich Islamic tradition
MOROCCO - THE KEEPER OF THE GIBRALTAR DOOR - 12. Interview with famous Bosnian artist Džeko Hodžić
“I AM NOT INVOLVED IN VISUAL ART, I’M LIVING IT” - 13. Online Book Review
A PHOTOGRAPHER ON THE HAJJ - 14. An interview with Mohammed Amin
LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW… GET STYLIN! - 15. An Interview with Turkish artist Mustafa Nazif Duran
MIXED MEDIA INSPIRATION: MEET DURAN, A CALLIGRAPHER, DESIGNER, PHOTOGRAPHER, AND POET - 16. The Museum of Sarajevo
THE GUARDIAN OF HISTORY - 17. Online Book Review
ISLAMIC ART & VISUAL CULTURE - 18. An interview with Issam Nabulsi and Khalid Bouden, directors of Desypher Architecture
BUILDING COMMUNITIES UNDER THE THEMES OF APPROACHABILITY, PARTICIPATION AND INCALCULATING RESPECT
Online Book Review
Arabic Graffiti
‘Arabic Graffiti’ is an extensive and valuable reference that showcases the use of Arabic script in a contemporary, urban context. It brings together artists, graffiti writers, designers, and typographers from the Middle East and around the world who merge Arabic calligraphy with the art of graffiti writing, street art and urban culture. In addition to a rich assortment of photos featuring Arabic graffiti and street art styles, the book includes essays by distinguished authors and scene experts that explore the traditional elements, modern approaches, and the socio-political and cultural backgrounds which have shaped Arabic graffiti movements in the Middle East.
‘Arabic Graffiti’ curated and authored by Lebanese typographer Pascal Zoghbi and graffiti writer and publisher Stone aka Don Karl, is an extensive and valuable reference on contemporary graffiti, urban calligraphy and type design in the realm of Arabic letters. With contributions and essays by: Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Rana Jarbou, Tala F. Saleh, Houda Kassatly and William Parry.Includes the artwork and thoughts of:
Hassan Massoudy,
Malik Anas Al-Rajab,
eL Seed,
Hest1,
Julien Breton,
L’ATLAS,
Aerosol Arabic,
Native & ZenTwO,
Zepha aka Vincent
Abadie Hafez,
Siska,
Typism,
Akut and many more.
The rest of the article you can read in the magazine.