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Conference American University in Dubai
The Kitabat conference
The first major Arabic calligraphy and typography conference in the Middle East.
Dubai, 5 - 8 April 2006 Hosted by the Visual Communication Department at the American University in Dubai, in partnership with the Khatt Foundation (Center for Arabic Typography, Amsterdam) and...
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Kitabat calligraphy exhibit
Conference delegates (Brody Neuenschwander and Jean-François Porchez) at the Kitabat calligraphy exhibition
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Event: American University in Dubai
Kitabat Workshops
8apr 2006Calligraphy Workshop | Mohamed Zakariya Observing the Calligraphic Process: a practical introduction to Arabic calligraphy. Workshop leader: Mohamed Zakariya. Typography Workshop | Reza Abedini...
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Kitabat closing ceremony
All conference speakers at the Kitabat closing ceremony, with Willem Velthoven and Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares from the Khatt Foundation (first 2 from the left)
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Kitabat student exhibition
Delegate (Erik Brandt from VCU Qatar) at the special student typographic posters exhibition, for the Kitabat Conference
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Spontaneous calligraphy demo
Spontaneous calligraphy demo by Brody Neuenschwander during lunch break
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Linotype Report on Kitabat Conference
Quoted from report on Linotype's website
The first major conference on Arabic calligraphy and typography to take place in the Middle East was hosted by the American University in Dubai (AUD) this April. Entitled “Kitabat: Arabic Calligraphy...
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Exhibition
Orientalia : Lead, Light and Letters
Exhibition on Arabo-Dutch Type Design from the 17th-21st Century.
A timely and positive way to promote cultural exchange and understanding between the West and the Arab world, and put the topic in broader historical and cultural context. This traveling exhibition