A creative look at Qatar’s literary scene


Lose yourself in a library of rare books dating back to the 15th century and follow the elegant, abstract brushstrokes of Arabic calligraphy.

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In this episode, the Qatar 365 team approaches literature from a creative angle. Laila Humairah meets a cartoonist to learn how to tell a story through images and visits Doha’s Museum of Islamic Art to discover a collection of rare books. Johanna Hoes meets two innovators in the field of calligraphy, whose modern take on the age-old art of writing makes the traditional practice of painting with words fit for the 21st century.

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