Writing or calligraphy? The Arabic alphabet sublimated: the Institut du Monde Arabe exhibition
With Ecrire ou calligraphier? L'alphabet arabe sublimé, the IMA takes us on a journey through centuries and lands. Thanks to ...
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Kazakhstan to Qazaqstan: Why would a country switch its alphabet?
No. The Latin alphabet has far fewer letters: There will need to be creative ... Originally it was written in Arabic. Enter the Soviet Union who in 1929 did away with Arabic and introduced Latin ...
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Letter from Africa: Culture clash over Nigeria's rival alphabets
In our series of letters from African journalists, Mannir Dan Ali, former editor-in-chief of the Daily Trust newspaper, looks at what a row over Arabic ... and its A-Z alphabet.