The calligraphy of Mouneer Al-Shaarani

This discussion is about the artiste calligrapher Mounir Al-Shaarani's book in progress, which is a co-publishing project between the members of the Arabic-language network in the International Alliance of Independent Publishers: Med Ali in Tunisia - Mamdouh Adwan Publishing in Syria – Al Intishar in Lebanon, Atlas Publishing in Syria and El Ain in Egypt.

The book will be published in four languages: Arabic, French, English and Spanish and will contain ninety-six paintings selected by the artist, which clearly show the renewal and development introduced by Al-Shaarani to Arabic calligraphy, especially his unveiling of the unspoken in calligraphy, his boldness in experimentation and innovation, and his resistance to the traditional tendencies of some letterists who reject the modernisation of Arabic calligraphy. The book includes an introduction by the artist, which recounts his experience in detail, from the attention to Arabic calligraphy and its importance to its transition from the sacred to the contemporary mundane.