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The Khatt Network for Arabic Typography is a project of the Khatt Foundation, designed as a platform for discussing issues pertaining to design and visual communication in and about the Middle East. Join us as a member in this networked community and contribute your thoughts, articles and latest news on this site.
Just to get you started, here's a list of recent contributions below. Please email your articles and latest news to Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès.
Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares
on ARTSWORLD programme's 7th and last episode
ARTSWORLD is half hour weekly programme broadcast on Al Jazeera English that includes four 5-minute inserts each week from around the world.
event: Amsterdam, Dubai, Paris, Beirut
The Khatt Foundation , curated by Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares, is launching the Typographic Matchmaking sequel — Typographic…
Edo Smitshuijzen
Western influence on Arabic type design is regularly discussed in heated debates. In most cases it is a bit of a senseless discussion.
EL Tayeb Saeed
The people of Meroe had their own language, called Meroitic. It is one of only a few known ancient languages that have not yet been…
Farideh Shirjian
Have you ever considered position of philosophy in your works of art?
What you are reading now is a report on a personal theatrical research that was started in April 2009, and has been thriving…
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News related to the interests if the Khatt design community posted in 2008
Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares
Khatt projects featured in frieze magazine
A Dutch–Arabic typography project shows increasing compatibility between strikingly different languages and cultures by Eugenia…
event: Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
EL Tayeb Saeed
Nubian (NOBIIN): a language of Sudan
Region: Northern Sudan, between Dongola and the Egyptian border, Wadi Halfa, Khashim el…
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Collection of images from Khatt members to celebrate the UNESCO International International Mother Language Day 2010. Send us your…
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News related to the interests if the Khatt design community posted in 2009
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News related to the interests if the Khatt design community posted in 2007
