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“Quran and Peace” Exhibition in Pakistan Concludes

13:02 - August 30, 2011
News ID: 2179363
The solo show on Islamic Calligraphy by eminent artist Muhammad Azeem Iqbal concluded in Islamabad on Monday at Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) in connection with the holy month of Ramadan.
The show “Quran and Peace” attracted a large number of audience including art lovers, media persons, cultural personalities and general public.
The exhibition presented 75 masterpieces of calligraphy by Azeem Iqbal capturing the golden period of Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) to different eras of Islamic civilizations to the present century. He has skillfully employed various medium like leather, stone, wood, bamboo, gold, bronze, copper and hand crafted paper using Aabe Zamzam to create beautiful pieces.
Muhammad Azeem Iqbal is a self-taught artist. He gets his inspiration from nature and he believes that calligraphy is a field of love and devotion.
He has introduced a unique and new dimensional style in the Islamic calligraphy.
Source: Pakistan Observer
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