The National Library and Archives organizes more than 12 Arabic calligraphy workshops in conjunction with “Cairo International Book Fair 2023”
 In conjunction with the 54th Edition of the Cairo International Book Fair 2023, the National Library and Archives (NLA) has organized 12 Arabic calligraphy workshops within its educational activities. The NLA’s platform at Cairo International Book Fair has started these workshops on the second day of the book fair aiming to inform students about the UAE.
The workshops welcomed those who wished to learn the rules of writing Arabic calligraphy and to study its letters and aesthetics. The selected sentences and phrases that participants write in the workshops belong to the Emirati national culture.
The NLA presents Arabic calligraphy workshops in an exciting way to attract young people. The sentences, phrases, and words that participants write were derived from the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s sayings which abound with wisdom and love for all humankind. They were also taken from Emirati proverbs and culture to which the NLA ensured that participants in its Arabic calligraphy workshops are introduced.
Since Arabic calligraphy is considered part of the aesthetic and cultural heritage, these specialized workshops give participants the opportunity to learn the types and arts of Arabic calligraphy to which letters are visual vocabulary with creative spirit.  They also practice using its relevant tools including the bamboo pen, and they master its aesthetic and elegant handwriting styles.
The National Library and Archives continues to hold other events in various fields over the days of Cairo International Book Fair 2023.