Arabic calligraphy and the art of social justice
Artist Fatima Gabru uses calligraphy to express the connection between social justice and Islam. (Photograph by Ihsaan Haffejee) Fatima Gabru is one of a growing number of Muslims who have turned to the calligraphy pen to express the connection between social justice and Islam. Three exponents of Arabic script reflect on the meaning, spirituality and activism of their craft and how they use it to practice faith and everyday compassion. Below the art is explored. After years of working and volunteering as an international solidarity activist in occupied Palestine, and as ...
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