A Virginia school district is defending a classroom assignment that required students to practice calligraphy by writing the Muslim statement of faith, “There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the ...

The art of calligraphy, a term derived from the Greek words for beautiful writing, dates back centuries. Each letter is carefully designed with thin and thick strokes to create an aesthetically ...

Some students in Myanmar have spent much of the summer vacation learning Chinese calligraphy at the China Cultural Center in Yangon. Myintzu Theint, 25, has been learning brush calligraphy at the ...

FARGO — Visual artist, calligrapher and teacher Anne Kaese believes there’s an artist in everyone, no matter their skill, talent or experience. “Being an artist is what we all are. Some of us use ...

ISLAMABAD: Children have a very clear vision and are very uninhibited in their art, said Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Director General Jamal Shah at a one-day calligraphy workshop by ...

Many Japanese learners have a love/hate relationship with kanji. There are too many readings, they look too similar to other characters or are just really hard to write neatly—especially on government ...

In your first interactions with Japanese culture and kanji, you may well come across the ancient art of shodo, Japanese calligraphy. Watching calligraphy masters can be almost hypnotic, with their ...

Acclaimed for its Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an is fast becoming the place to learn Chinese calligraphy. Since July 2011, more than 300 foreigners have started Chinese calligraphy courses in the city's ...

When Chen Hong refused her colleagues' invitation to a party after work, explaining that she had a calligraphy class to attend, her workmates were surprised and wanted to know why she was learning the ...