{"id":47908,"date":"2021-12-18T10:40:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T07:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=34198"},"modified":"2021-12-18T11:41:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T07:41:34","slug":"arabic-calligraphy-makes-it-to-unesco-list-after-saudi-led-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/neom\/en\/latest\/arabic-calligraphy-makes-it-to-unesco-list-after-saudi-led-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabic Calligraphy Makes It To UNESCO List After Saudi-Led Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arabic calligraphy is so delicate, unique and beautiful that it\u2019s honestly surprising that it only made it to UNESCO\u2019s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list now and it\u2019s all thanks to a Saudi-led effort according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theartnewspaper.com\/2021\/12\/17\/saudi-arabia-led-campaign-puts-arabic-calligraphy-on-unesco-heritage-list\">The Art Newspaper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Arabic calligraphy was among 39 new entrants to the list including the likes of Bahrain&#8217;s Fjiri and Morocco&#8217;s Tbourida.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd34 BREAKING<\/p>\n<p>New inscription on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IntangibleHeritage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IntangibleHeritage<\/a> list: Arabic calligraphy: knowledge, skills and practices.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 &#8211; \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddff &#8211; \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udded &#8211; \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddec &#8211; \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf6 &#8211; \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf4 &#8211; \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddfc &#8211; \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde7 &#8211; \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf7 &#8211; \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 &#8211; \ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\uddf2 &#8211; \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 &#8211; \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde9 &#8211; \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf3 &#8211; \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea &#8211; \ud83c\uddfe\ud83c\uddea! \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>\u2139\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gth22Prdqm\">https:\/\/t.co\/Gth22Prdqm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LivingHeritage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LivingHeritage<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jayJ86Tnfk\">pic.twitter.com\/jayJ86Tnfk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UNESCO \ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f #Education #Sciences #Culture \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3\ud83d\ude37 (@UNESCO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNESCO\/status\/1470780427292061710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>In an initiative led by Saudi Arabia, 16 Arabic-speaking nations advocated for Arabic calligraphy to be included.<\/h2>\n<p>The Saudi government had earlier designated 2020 and 2021 as the &#8220;Year of Arabic Calligraphy,&#8221; with an exhibition at Riyadh&#8217;s National Museum examining the link between calligraphy, modern design and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For centuries <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ArabicCalligraphy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ArabicCalligraphy<\/a>, now inscribed on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNESCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNESCO<\/a>\u2019s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage following efforts led by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaudiArabia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaudiArabia<\/a>, has been central to Arab culture with artists incorporating it formats such as building facades, sculptures and graffiti, or \u2018calligraffiti.\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AE3iYmqGjV\">pic.twitter.com\/AE3iYmqGjV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture (@mocsaudi_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mocsaudi_en\/status\/1470809365758328840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> Saudi Arabia is also building a huge center for Arabic calligraphy in Madinah called the Prince Mohammad bin Salman Global Center for Arabic Calligraphy that will further promote the art. Recently, Saudi Arabia has started issuing citizenship to foreigners with distinguished talents and one of the first to receive it was a calligrapher. That\u2019s how much importance Saudi Arabia is giving to calligraphy and they\u2019ve just reaped the results of their efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arabic calligraphy is so delicate, unique and beautiful that it\u2019s honestly surprising that it only made it to UNESCO\u2019s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list now and it\u2019s all thanks to a Saudi-led effort according to The Art Newspaper. 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