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Dual Traditions with Haji Noor Deen

Duration:

0:04:51

Resource Type:

Region:

The Persian World and West Asia, China, The Diaspora

Topic:

Trade and Exchange, Artists and Identity, Looking at Art

Grade Level:

Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond

Academic Subject:

Visual/Performing Arts, World Languages

Keyword Results:

contemporary artists

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Learn to Write Chinese Arabic Script (.pdf)

A renowned master of Arabic and Chinese calligraphy, Haji Noor Deen brings little known sini (Chinese Islamic calligraphy) to the Asian Art Museum. In addition to using traditional sini, he also transforms Arabic script into Chinese-looking characters, bringing two cultural traditions together in his own way.