CALLIGRAPHY isn’t always the most accessible artistic medium, especially when it’s in a different language. Some forms have always transcended that. The written word in Arabic and Chinese has a long history of admiration from those who find it incomprehensible.
A new exhibition at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur makes it even easier to enjoy the Islamic world’s greatest gift of creativity. “Alif Lam Ra” is a mysterious title for a story that is fairly straightforward to…
