The first Islamic calligraphy centre in Mauritania has been opened by a group of the country’s artists and calligraphers.
According to sources, the Ibn Muqla Center for Arabic Calligraphy and Islamic Illumination aims to revive the noble art of Islamic calligraphy in the northwestern African country.
The center will hold exhibitions, educational courses and workshops and cooperate with educational institutes to teach Arabic calligraphy at different schools in Mauritania.
There are thousands of precious manuscripts of calligraphic art at the libraries of the country, which show the importance of the art in this region.
Mohammad Amin Samlali, Mauritanian author and poet, heads the center.
Ibn Muqla Center was named after Ali ibn Muqla (885-940 AD), a famous calligrapher and founder of al-Khatt al-Mansub style.