“Back in the olden days, the calligraphers would go to mosques,” Mariam Lodin told me. “They would take a feather and gather soot from the ceilings of oil lamps. Then, they would write texts with the ...

The writing style of Arabic calligraphy, which you may recognise from logos of Arab brands such as Al Jazeera, is a centuries-old art form with a storied history. Known for its fluid, curved script, ...