ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY AND MUSLIM IDENTITY
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CONTENTS
PART I
The Spread of Islam 8
Belief in Allah 11
Exploring Scripts 16
Variety of Styles 25
Initiative Calligraphers 35
Tools for Perfection 43
Mystic Approaches 47
Applications 52
ISLAMIC ORNAMENT 60
PART II
Kuwait 62
Calligraphy & Identity 63
PART III
Contemporary 73
Searching for Self 77
Vocabularies 85
Sources 86
PART I
The Spread of Islam 8
Belief in Allah 11
Exploring Scripts 16
Variety of Styles 25
Initiative Calligraphers 35
Tools for Perfection 43
Mystic Approaches 47
Applications 52
ISLAMIC ORNAMENT 60
PART II
Kuwait 62
Calligraphy & Identity 63
PART III
Contemporary 73
Searching for Self 77
Vocabularies 85
Sources 86