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Articles on typography and visual communication in the Middle East

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.

 
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  • The Khatt Foundation on Al Jazeera English

    on ARTSWORLD programme's 7th and last episode

    Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares –

    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

    Typographic Matchmaking in the City 2.0

    1 Feb 2009 – 31 Dec 2010

    Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares – The Khatt Foundation , curated by Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares, is launching the Typographic ...

    11 comments

  • The Nubian Language

    EL Tayeb Saeed –

    Nubian (NOBIIN): a language of Sudan Region: Northern Sudan, between Dongola and the Egyptian border, Wadi Halfa, Khashim el Ghirba. ...

  • gallery

    Khatt Language Day 2010

    Collection of images from Khatt members to celebrate the UNESCO International International Mother Language Day 2010. Send us your ...

  • News Archive 2009

    News related to the interests if the Khatt design community posted in 2009

  • News Archive 2007

    News related to the interests if the Khatt design community posted in 2007

  • In Translation

    Khatt projects featured in frieze magazine

    Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares –

    A Dutch–Arabic typography project shows increasing compatibility between strikingly different languages and cultures by Eugenia Bell ...

  • A Bad Typographic Habit

    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.

    1 comment

  • Introduction for the new Nubian alphabet

    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 ...

  • In Mirror Of Stage

    Have you ever considered position of philosophy in your works of art?

    Farideh Shirjian –

    What you are reading now is a report on a personal theatrical research that was started in April 2009, and has been thriving ...

  • News Archive 2008

    News related to the interests if the Khatt design community posted in 2008