Mohamed Zakariya, USA

Mohamed Zakariya, USA

Mr. Zakariya is an American calligrapher who is considered preeminent ambassador of art of Islamic calligraphy in America. He learned Arabic and Islamic calligraphy when he was 19 in Morocco, Spain and England. He is the first American that earned two licenses in Islamic calligraphy form Turkey. He is also known for his design of the “Eid Greetings” U.S. postage stamp (Eid means feast). He concentrates primarily on classical Arabic and Ottoman Turkish calligraphy.