Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once said, “Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.” It is beneficial if one is willing to acquire another language, whether in ...

The issue of introducing the Jawi calligraphy in Bahasa Melayu textbooks in vernacular schools has become a heated topic in the country’s Chinese community. Beginning next year, Jawi calligraphy ...

Mahathir: Jawi calligraphy class in vernacular primary schools should proceed. Photo courtesy: Sin Chew Daily MELAKA (Sin Chew Daily) — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad holds the view that ...

ALOR SETAR, June 22 (Bernama) -- A former Geography and Cartography lecturer at Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah took on the role of elevating the use of Jawi writing through the art of Islamic ...

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs), Senator Dr Zulkifli Hasan (second, left) during the launch of Batik Jawi Calligraphy Collection by Indah Atelier. Also present, ...

HUAZONG is urging the government to put aside the implementation of Jawi calligraphy in primary schools for the time being and cancel this year’s attempt by the Education Ministry to send out ...

I began to love the Arabic/Jawi calligraphy and doing my own practice of khat (calligraphy) in my own sweet time. Even today, I am still terrible at it. For every Malaysian, to learn Jawi is an ...

NON-MUSLIM organisations are allowed to display Jawi calligraphy bearing the name of Prophet Muhammad, as long as the displayed objects are not portraits of the prophet or the Quran, and are not ...

Pakatan Harapan lawmaker Wong Shu Qi today accused the opposition of taking her speech on the introduction of khat (Jawi calligraphy) in schools out of context in a bid to play up racial sentiments.

He said participants of the congress were of the opinion that Jawi calligraphy should be made an elective learning module for the students, away from the formal syllabus. "We call on the Education ...

Norizan Mat Diah, Marina Ismail, Putri Mazliana Abdul Hami and Suzana Ahmad of UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia developed a software to teach children Jawi calligraphy. UiTM lecturers are reviving Jawi, the ...

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