Arabic Calligraphy: Biographies and virtual gallery of the work of Kamel El Baba (1905-91) and his son Mokhtar, who offers custom Arabic calligraphy. Information on the development of Arabic calligraphy.
Arabic Calligraphy: Detailed, richly-illustrated examination of the historical and cultural significance of Arabic calligraphy, from Islamic Arts and Architecture.
Arabic Calligraphy Art: Middle Eastern artworks including original paintings, mosaics and ceramics. Provides past exhibition information.
Art Bismillah: Learn the meaning of Islamic and Arabic calligraphy from lessons for non-Arabic speakers. Also provides links to Islamic art galleries.
Art of Arabic Calligraphy: Mamoun Sakkal discusses the Arabic language, the origins and development of the script, and the Kufic and Cursive styles. Hosted by Sakkal Design.
Calligraphy Islamic: Includes introduction, history, profiles of great masters, and galleries of contemporary calligraphy. Many images.
Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy: Nihad Dukhan offers a modern interpretation of the art of Arabic calligraphy.
Islamic Calligraphy: Gallery of images from 'The Splendour of Islamic Calligraph' by Abdelkebir Khatibi and Mohammed Sijelmassi, hosted by Islamicity.
Islamic Calligraphy by Rasheed Butt: Samples of the work of a calligrapher from Islamabad, who works in both Arabic and Persian, on religious and poetic texts. Includes biography.
Islamic Calligraphy from a Private Collection: Images of Islamic calligraphy in Arabic and Persian from a private collection, with commentary from Biddington's Consultancy.
Islamic Calligraphy with Mohamed Zakariya: The artist describes the art of calligraphy and the materials he uses; illustrated with video samples.
Morteza Salehi: One of the leading calligraphers of Iran, writing mostly in the Persian nastaliq style. Includes gallery.
Silk Threads: Shashihalai designs hand-embroidered Arabic calligraphy in traditional and contemporary styles. Inspiration, gallery, ethics, stitch type.
Sobhi Mourad, Hassan: The Syrian calligrapher Hassan Sobhi Mourad (b.1942) presents some of his Arabic calligraphy, with a biography.
The Art of Calligraphy: An article by Alia F. Hasan discussing Arabic calligraphy, historic and present-day from Suite 101, with links to related sites.
The Islamic World to 1600: Calligraphy: An illustrated history from the Department of History, University of Calgary.
The Qur'anic Manuscripts: A brief description of the Qur'anic manuscripts dated from the first century Hijra are presented.