In this doc we meet four of the Masters, Mohammed, his teacher Hasan Calabi; Mehmet Ozcay, the youngest Master, and his teacher Fuad Bashar.We join Mohammed in his studio as he prepares for his working day. Through watching Mohammed and the others at work, we begin to understand what calligraphy means, its traditional role in Islam through the centuries and how it is applied today. We learn about different forms of calligraphy and how they are used and as we explore the fascinating old city of Istanbul, we see how calligraphy was applied to every day surfaces transforming them from the mundane to the sacred.
PRODUCED BY: O3 Productions
GENRE: Religion
EPISODE: 1
DIRECTOR: Ahmed Kamel
YEAR: 2003
DURATION: 1 TV hour
LANGUAGE: Arabic