Pulsating calligraphy
Fayza Haq
Samples of calligraphy work at Shilpakala Academy

                  Despite the recent lull in cultural activities in and around Dhaka, Shilpakala Academy has an ongoing Islamic calligraphy exhibition sponsored by the Iranian Embassy. This may not be as gorgeous as some of the Arabic calligraphy exhibits in the earlier years in the city, but it has a formidable and fine character of its own. Muted in presentation it focuses on the letterings and attempts to present the various samples of Arabic script, viz, the Toghra, Nastaliq, Shikastah, Kufic and Naqsh. It is in countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, and Pakistan that Islamic calligraphy is most apparent.