TEHRAN--Lajim Tower is a brick cylindrical tower used as a tomb among the towering trees. It is located in the village of ...

Phrasing is woven into the honeycombed arches in the decorative Kufic style of Arabic, hiding in plain sight. Above, the band of legible cursive script (which continues vertically on the adjacent ...

which dates back to the 9th century and is distinguished by its indigo-dyed parchment and gold Kufic script. “These objects are not just historical artefacts,” says Ammar Al Banna, associate ...

The bold, angular lettering in ink and watercolor is an early writing style called Kufic script. Considered the literal word of God, the Koran has always been viewed as Islamic art’s most ...

I AM SAUDI is designed in the simplified Kufic style, a geometric-display font that beautifully fuses traditional aesthetics with modern design sensibilities. The result is a bold and elegant visual ...

One of these dams, built before the Islamic era, is adorned with Kufic Arabic inscriptions engraved on its stones. Measuring 200 meters in length and 10 meters in width, it serves as an advanced ...

Kufic is the oldest style of Arabic calligraphy. It was developed in Iraq during the 7th century to write the Quran. In the centuries that followed, it was the only script used for writing the Quran ...