Workshops
Arabic Lettering: Poster Design
This 3-hour workshop introduces participants to Arabic lettering as a visual language and explores how letterforms can be transformed into expressive poster compositions.
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Artists
Waleed Abu Douh
Waleed Abu Douh is an artist exploring Arabic calligraphy through expressive and contemporary approaches. His work reinterprets traditional scripts through modern compositions that emphasize rhythm, f...
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Sami El-Dabae
Sami El-Dabae is an Egyptian graphic designer and lettering artist, born in 1993. He began his career in 2017 and gained extensive experience through full-time and freelance roles with various compani...
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Mohamed Mohamed Abdelaziz
Mohamed Mohamed Abdelaziz is a visual artist, calligrapher, and lecturer specializing in Arabic calligraphy, contemporary Hurufiyya (letter-based art), and Arabic logo design. His multidisciplinary pr...
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Mardy Al-Zaawely
Mardy Elzaawely is an Egyptian Arabic lettering artist and art director. His engagement with Arabic letters began at the age of ten, when he started experimenting with writing words and imitating lett...
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Mahmoud Abdelghany
He studied Biochemistry at Ain Shams University, where he developed an analytical mindset that continues to shape his design approach. Since 2013, he has worked across branding, lettering, callig...
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Anas Alaa
Anas Alaa is an Egyptian graphic and type designer specializing in Arabic lettering and calligraphy. His work blends traditional and modern styles, drawing from historical manuscripts while giving Ara...
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Ali Aziz
Ali Aziz Anwar Hassanein is an Art Director and contemporary Arabic calligrapher working with the Ajman Government Media Office in the United Arab Emirates. His practice bridges visual direction and a...
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Ahmad Zahra
Ahmad Zahra is a calligraphy and lettering artist whose work reflects a deep engagement with the rhythm and structure of Arabic script. Through contemporary compositions, his practice explores th...
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Salam
Tashkeel is pleased to present Salam, a group exhibition curated by Ibrahim Zaki, bringing together contemporary artists and designers exploring Arabic calligraphy and typography through the lens of r...
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Workshops
Sikka 2026: Beyond the Letter: Gold & Calligraphic Expression
Beyond the Letter: Gold & Calligraphic Expression invites participants to explore Arabic calligraphy beyond traditional rules, focusing on the expressive and visual potential of letterforms and ma...
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Workshops
Sikka 2026: Islamic Illumination Workshop
In this workshop, participants explore Arabic calligraphy as a visual form rather than written text, focusing on the beauty of letter shapes, rhythm, and composition. Selected calligraphic letterforms...
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Artists
Tehreem Pasha
Her passion for Traditional Islamic Arts is as strong as her cup of tea in the morning and she strongly believes that tradition is one of the key elements for us and how it’s kept safe and passed down...
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Ehsan Memar
Ehsan Memar, a prominent artist and sculptor with over 20 years of professional experience in the visual arts and design, is one of the pioneers of contemporary sculpture in the Middle East. He holds ...
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Al Wissam Script Talk
This talk offers an in-depth look at Al Wissam Script, a contemporary Arabic calligraphic system that evolved at the intersection of classical calligraphy, design practice, and long-term visual resear...
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Workshops
Al Wissam Script Workshop
Offered across two sessions, this workshop blends theory with hands-on practice to introduce participants to Al Wissam Script, a contemporary Arabic calligraphic system refined over years of research,...
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Exhibitions
Al Wissam Script
Tashkeel is pleased to present the solo exhibition Of Al Wissam Script by Wissam Shawkat.
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Workshops
(Khali Balak Min Riso) Workshop Series
Join artist, illustrator and calligrapher, Ibrahim Zaki for a workshop using Arabic scripts with the Tashkeel RISOMachine; a machine that uses eco-friendly, soybean oil-based ink for high-speed, high-...
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Workshops
Arabic Calligraphy
Enter the fantastic world of storytelling using Arabic script. In this workshop, artist Ibrahim Zaki shares the stories of different Arabic scripts that have been created, developed and formed in outs...
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Workshops
Salt Printmaking
Step back into the roots of photography with this hands-on salt printing workshop, exploring one of the earliest photographic processes developed in the 1830s by William Henry Fox Talbot. As the first...
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