The classical and the crude combine to represent the multiple facets of The Arab City
2016
Dripping in “Arab nostalgia”, 3asal mag platforms MENA creatives who are abandoning conformity and thrashing outdated stereotypes
2022
Great film follows reportage illustrator George Butler on a trip to Afghanistan
2015
Bokja's crafty Arab Spring inspired textiles are oddly compelling
2013
Arab pop music meets 80s video game aesthetics in Moath Bin Hafez’s pixel art creations
2022
Parkview Square from Arab Street
2002
The personal is political: Haitham Haddad’s journey to bring Arabic back to public spaces in Palestine
2021
Monumental Head of Buddha
300
Sword (Saif) with Scabbard
1701
Old Arab Bank building Amman
Tombs of Great Arab Saints to be seen in the Neighborhood of Rosetta, Egypt
1795
Bowl with Arabic Inscription, "Blessing, Prosperity, Well-being, Happiness"
975
Bowl with Arabic Proverb
975
Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1474
"Alexander at a Banquet", Folio 321b from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Flower
1540
Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Laila and Majnun at School", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
Goddess, Possibly Nana, Seated on a Lion
400
"The Eavesdropper", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
1499
"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1460
"Bahram Gur in the Yellow Palace on Sunday", Folio 213 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Circular Tray (Pata) with Vegetative Scrolling
500
"Muslim Pilgrim to Mecca Meets a Brahman on the Road", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
1455
"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
1513
"Sakyamuni (Buddha) Announces Another Prophet", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami
1475
Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
"The Mi'raj or The Night Flight of Muhammad on his Steed Buraq", Folio 3v from a Bustan of Sa`di
1500
"Bahram Gur in the Turquoise Palace on Wednesday", Folio 216 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Khusrau Catches Sight of Shirin Bathing", Folio 50 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble)
1485
Upper Half of a Deity or King
400
"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Standing Male Deity (Perhaps Vishnu) Holding a Conch
500
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Funeral Procession", Folio 35r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1406
"Bahman Taking Revenge on the Sistanians" Folio from the Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1431
Bowl with Revolving Scrolls
1175
"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
Green Tile with Star Design
1100
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Divan of Sultan Husayn Baiqara
1499
"Chinese Emperor Standing in Pavilion", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
"Battle Scene", Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of Victories) of Sharaf al-Din 'Ali Yazdi
1460
"The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water", Folio 44r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1486
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1606
Square Tile Showing a Lion with Foliated Tail
1150
"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from a Majma al-Tavarikh (World Histories)
1400
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
700
"Bahram Gur in the White Palace on Friday", Folio 235 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1485
"Khusrau Arriving at Shirin's Palace", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
1462
Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
1701
"Journey of the Prophet Muhammad", Folio from the Majma al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
1400
"Laila Visiting Majnun in the Desert", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
1495
"Bahram Gur on the Chase", Folio 10r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Niche with the Seated Bodhisattva Shakyamuni Flanked by Devotees and an Elephant
350
"Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman", Folio 17 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
Head of a Male Figure with a Mustache
300
Fragment of an Ivory Comb
1
Seated Bodhisattva Maitreya (Buddha of the Future)
600
Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration
1100
"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur in the Red Palace on Tuesday", Folio 220 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1524
"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
1405
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
1554
Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
"Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories)
1400
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
1475
Cylinder seal with chariot hunting scene and Old South Arabian inscription
-900
Jar with Carved Benedictory Arabic Inscription in Thuluth Script
1100
"Preparing Medicine from Honey", from a Dispersed Manuscript of an Arabic Translation of De Materia Medica of Dioscorides
1223
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1155
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1155
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1155
Part of Lamp or Incense Burner Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
900
Bowl with Arabic Inscription
900
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1091
Textile with Processions of Rams
400
Leaf with Arabic Prayers
1713
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
1091
Bowl with Repeating Persian Inscription Wishing for Good Fortune
1419
"Rustam Comes from Kabul to Pay Homage to Kai Khusrau", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
1305
Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Bracelet with Snake-Head Endings and Arabic Inscription, One of a Pair
1400
Dish with Carved Arabic Inscription in Floriated Kufic Reading "al-'izz" ("Glory")
1000
Ewer with Repeated Arabic Phrase, "Blessing"
900
Long-Handled Spoon Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1000
Ewer with Arabic Proverb, "Devotion Fortifies Action"
900
Rice Server Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes
1100
Finial with Arabic Inscription"Ya, Da'im" ("Oh, Everlasting!")
1600
Candlestick with Horsemen and Arabic Inscriptions Conveying Good Wishes and Blessings Upon the Sultan
1200
Ewer with Horsemen Inscribed in Arabic with Good Wishes to its Owner
1150
Textile with Boar's Head Roundels
600
Arab Open University (logo)
2009
Studio 40Mustaqel challenges the discourse of design in the Arab Swana region
2022
Magnificent retelling of Arabian Nights from the brilliant Noa Snir
2013
Beautiful Skateistan book celebrates the power of skateboarding in Afghanistan
2012
Lyon Arabic is the new counterpart of a Commercial Type favourite, informed by Naskh and Nastaliq scripts
2020
Vintage Arab cassette tapes inspired Sometimes Always’ fiery identity for Fouta Harissa
2026
Johnson's Turkey in Asia. Johnson's Persia, Arabia, Beloochistan and Afghanistan
1867
Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek photographs a holiday resort, seemingly only open to Afghan Hounds
2020
Mohamad Abdouni on documenting an “important time in Arab queer culture”
2018
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
The people of Afghanistan will destroy the international imperialist gangs! - Soviet poster
1983
Why minimalist aesthetics (smuggled in as the language of progress) are stifling truly Arab design
2026
Thomas Milo Showing How to Render an Arabic Typeface Digitized
2015
How do you advertise a Swedish bank? With Snoop Dogg and Afghan hounds
2019
7 Dec. 2016 CJCS USO Holiday Tour - Afghanistan 161207-D-PB383-041 (31457319576)
2016
Turbo’s identity for the Lesser Amman Library is a masterclass in the potential of Arabic type
2019
We dive into a new archive of over 1,000 book covers from the Arab world
2020
Type foundry Boharat Cairo on the vast possibilities of Arabic type design
2022
We speak to Ruvan Wijesooriya about his documentation of a Kabul school
2015
James Stuart is railing against boring design with techniques inspired by the spirit of Arabic hardcore music
2026
Active Arab Women: Lara Al-Hadeedi records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
2016
Prill Vieceli Cremers create stunning work for a cultural project in Afghanistan
2014
Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK logo
2021
Afghan anti-Soviet poster
By the union of Arabs — Algerian poster
1963
Samar Maakaroun’s visual identity for The Mosaic Rooms challenges reductive narratives around Arab identities
2026
Afghanistan, the end of aggression — Afghan poster
1988
Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Araberreich und Nachbargebiete: Bevölkerung. (Arab empire and neighboring areas: population).
1258
Arabic and Latin typography don’t have to mimic each other to be harmonious says Montasser Drissi
2019
The View From Cairo: how Helmi Eltouni’s al-Hilal book covers carved a modern Arab aesthetic
2024
Brilliant Lacombe sisters' show Hey'Ya featuring Arab sportswomen opens in London
2012
Red Devil — Afghan poster
Turkey, Arabia, Persia, Hindostan, Afghanistan &c. Egypt, Nubia, Abysinia, &c.
1835
“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture
2021
Edmund Clark's new book reflects on the end of US operations in Afghanistan
2014
What’s in store for the future of Arabic visual culture? Archief Cairo on communicating across borders
2021
From Rihanna at Barnbrook Studios, to a queer Arab archive: Marwan Kaabour’s graphic design is incredibly bold
2021
Wikifunctions logo Arabic horizontal in colour
2025
Wikimedia Meta-Wiki logo Arabic vertical in black
2025
WWII Arabic Poster Boeing B-29 Superfortress
2023
Wikiversity logo Arabic vertical in black
2025
Wikimedia logo Arabic horizontal in colour
2025
Wikiquote logo Arabic horizontal in colour
2025
Wikimedia Foundation logo Arabic horizontal in white
2025
Logo Qatar National Bank
2015
Wikivoyage logo Arabic horizontal in white
2025
Wikimedia Meta-Wiki logo Arabic horizontal in colour
2025
Wikimedia Foundation logo Arabic vertical in black
2025
Wikiversity logo Arabic horizontal in black
2025
Wikimedia Meta-Wiki logo Arabic vertical in colour
2025
Wikidata logo Arabic vertical in white
2025
Wikimedia Meta-Wiki logo Arabic horizontal in black
2025
Wikifunctions logo Arabic vertical in white
2025
Wikinews logo Arabic horizontal in colour
2025
Wikimedia Movement logo Arabic vertical in white
2025
Wikimedia logo Arabic horizontal in white
2025
Wikimedia Incubator logo Arabic vertical in colour
2025
Arabic Global Open Educational Resources (OER) Logo blackandwhite
2012
MediaWiki logo Arabic vertical in colour
2025
Wikiquote logo Arabic vertical in colour
2025
Wikispecies logo Arabic vertical in black
2025