Istanbul hosts largest meeting of calligraphers

Istanbul has remained the center of calligraphy, a traditional Islamic art, since the well-known calligrapher Sheikh Hamdullah contributed so much to promote this traditional art to its peak. A recent event reaffirmed Istanbul’s position for calligraphy.

The ‘International meeting of Calligraphy’, a three-day event organized by IRCICA has the motto “The Holy Quran was received in Mecca, read in Egypt and written in Istanbul.”

The calligraphers have the chance of presenting their works, as “The Unity of Calligraphers in the Muslim World” project is also launched.

The purpose of the meeting is to highlight the importance of calligraphy for the Islamic world and its role in cementing intercultural cooperation. Needless to say, to preserve the tradition and improve cooperation between calligraphers are also among the goals.

Calligraphers from Iran, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Britain, Iraq, Syria, Jordan and the US present their works in the exhibition of the event.

Istanbul hosts largest meeting of calligraphers

Source: www.worldbulletin.net