Ahmed Moustafa presents ‘The Cosmic Script’ at Bradford Literature Festival, Sunday 3rd July 2022

Ahmed Moustafa will present an illuminating talk exploring ‘The Cosmic Script’, his pioneering work which sets out to reveal how the ancient origins of written Arabic have influenced the entire artistic tradition of Islam.

Over the course of his illustrated presentation, Dr Moustafa will explain how the geometric theory of Ibn Muqla, a ninth-century vizier and scribe, was instrumental in the formation of naskh, a cursive Arabic script, also known as proportioned script,  which has been used around the world to this day, and how Muqla’s penmanship is responsible for the unique visual harmony between Islamic script, art and architecture.