Surah 99 – The Earthquake سورة الزلزلة
This piece is part of my recent experiments with color, employing complimentary shades of red and green and rules of space whereby aesthetically the space left white should exactly equal the amount of...
View ArticleSurah 110 – The Divine Support سورة النصر
The text in this piece is the entire 110th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The Quran for Solidarity‘. إن النص في هذه القطعة هو السورة 110 كاملةً من القراّن الكريم. وهي جزء من...
View ArticleTake the Leap – Original Arabic Calligraphy
The figure of a woman jumping is created using the Diwani Djali script. The text reads “Always do what you are afraid to do” and is repeated exactly three times to create the shape of this woman...
View ArticleLogos for the University of Southern California
I was recently commissioned to create a series of logos for the Middle Eastern Department at the University of Southern California. Below are two simple circular designs, the first in Arabic, the...
View ArticleSurah 61 – As-Saff الصف
This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 61st book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The...
View ArticleSurah 93 – Ad-Duha الضحى
This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 93th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The...
View ArticleSurah 80 – Abasa سورة عبس
This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 80th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The...
View ArticleMutanabbi’s Lion
This piece features Al-Mutanabbi’s proverb “إذا رأيت نيوب الليث فلا تظنن أن الليث يبتسم” “Just because you see the lion’s teeth don’t assume that the lion is smiling” The quote is written exactly six...
View ArticleSurah 104 Al-Humazah سورة الهمزة
This piece is formed entirely using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 104th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The...
View ArticleAl-Mutaffifin Surah 83 سورة المطففين
This piece is formed using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 83th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The Quran for...
View ArticleIslamic Calligraphy Print – Afghanistan map
This piece features the map of Afghanistan in Islamic calligraphy “Persian & pashtu names”. It was requested by the IVAW ‘Iraq Veterans Against the War’. The first 10 prints of this piece were...
View ArticleIslamic Calligraphy – Iraqi map
This piece features the map of Afghanistan in Islamic calligraphy “Arabic names”. It was requested by the IVAW ‘Iraq Veterans Against the War’. The first 10 prints of this piece were donated to to the...
View ArticleOde of Labid
The two verses featuring this image are taken from Ode of Labid pre-islamic Moa’alkat written in Diwani Jali script. مِـنْ مَـعْشَرٍ سَنَّتْ لَهُمْ آبَاؤُهُمْ ولِـكُـلِّ قَـوْمٍ سُـنَّةٌ وإِمَـامُها...
View ArticleAl-Balad Surah 90 سورة البلد
This piece is formed using only Arabic calligraphy in the ornamental Diwani Jali script. The text in this piece is the entire 90th book of the Qur’an. It is part of my ongoing project ‘The Quran for...
View ArticleFreedom or Peace
The image of the Statue of Liberty in this piece is created using only the Arabic translation of the Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote“I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.” The text is...
View ArticleKollona Lel Watan – The Lebanese Flag
This piece depicts the Lebanese Flag, formed with the words of the Lebanese national anthem. The Lebanese national anthem is written exactly once in this piece, creating the official proportions of...
View ArticlePalestine 1948
Dimensions: 100x35cm The map of Palestine is depicted using the names of the cities and villages that existed before 1948. The names are written in a derivative of the Diwani Jali Islamic calligraphy...
View ArticleThe Quran for Solidarity القرآن الكريم للتضامن
The images in the gallery above are the beginning of a long term project that I’ve been working on called The Quran of Solidarity. To my knowledge it will be the first Quran handwritten by a...
View ArticleLogos for the University of Southern California
I was recently commissioned to create a series of logos for the Middle Eastern Department at the University of Southern California. Below are two simple circular designs, the first in Arabic, the...
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