Arabic Calligraphy in the Chinese Style

This is a semester-long course that fully immerses the student in the styles and traditions of writing Arabic Calligraphy in the Chinese style, as has been practiced for hundreds of years.

Arabic Calligraphy in the Chinese Style (ACCS) is a combination of traditional Chinese and Arabic calligraphic tools and techniques, that uniquely fuses the Chinese and Arabic visual arts. Our teacher, Haji Noor Deen Mi Guang Jiang is a renowned master of Arabic calligraphy and is responsible for the formal codification of the ancient Arabic writing system in the Chinese tradition. In 2019 for the first time in China, he honored 30 students with an Ijaza of Arabic Calligraphy in the Chinese style.

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