Art has long served as a powerful connector across geographies and ideologies, while its role in bridging cultural divides in ...

At a calligraphy class in Hanoi, Hoang Thi Thanh Huyen slides her brush across the page to form the letters and tonal marks of Vietnam’s unique modern script, in part a legacy of French colonial rule.

The United Arab Emirates have launched a new Arabic language artificial intelligence (AI) model as the regional race to develop AI technologies accelerates in the Gulf. The UAE, a major oil ...

Our Cairo correspondent explores the textured history of calligraphy as a victim of ‘creative destruction’ and why its popularity is now booming. In 1922, King Fuad I established the Khalil Agha ...

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DUBAI, 20th November, 2022 (WAM) -- Dubai Culture and Arts Authority is opening the eyes of the local community, to present to them the origins of an ancient Middle Eastern artform through its ‘Arabic ...

Abha, December 27, 2023, SPA -- The art of Arabic calligraphy continues to captivate young learners eager to embrace this timeless Arabic art form, and the number of calligraphers participating in ...

Abstract: Automatic font generation is a challenging and time-consuming task, particularly in languages that consist of large amounts of characters with complicated structures. Typical component-wise ...

As the conclave approaches on May 7, the expectations among cardinals are coming into sharper focus. The next pope isn’t expected to be a “Francis II” or a “Benedict XVII.” Instead, he ...

A new study suggests the death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza may be much higher than official figures.

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This paper describes the development of an algorithm for verification of signatures written on a touch-sensitive pad. The signature verification algorithm is based on an artificial neural network. The ...