GENERAL INFORMATION

Subject: Arabic Calligraphy

Course Format: Online
Course Schedule: 

• Sep 5 – Dec 19, 2025 [Break]
• Jan 9 – Feb 13, 2026 [Break]
• April 3 – May 15, 2026 [Break]
• June 12 – July 3, 2026

Time: Friday, 3:30 PM UTC

(The time of the class is subject to change)

Course fee: Early bird: $679 (until June 7)

Due to limited seating, we request that you cancel by July 15, 2025, to receive a full refund.

To apply for financial aid, fill out this form by June 1, 2025. Applications after this date will be considered case by case while funds last.

For inquiries, contact students@deenartsfoundation.org. 

ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTOR

Farzana Razzaque

Farzana Razzaque is a graduate of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin. She has been dedicated to the study of Islamic calligraphy and tezhip (illumination) for over nine years. Farzana Hoca holds ijazahs (authorizations to teach) in the Thuluth and Naskh scripts within the Ottoman tradition, granted by her teachers, Master Calligraphers Haji Noor Deen Hoca and Ahmet Kutluhan Hoca. She has also received ijazahs in Riq‘a, Diwani, and Diwani Jali scripts from Master Calligrapher Shahrayanshah Sirajuddin.

In addition to her calligraphy training, Farzana Hoca continues to study tezhip under the guidance of master tezhip artists Fatma Ulusoy Sirajuddin and Ayşe Gülcan Özbalak. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Dallas, where her research focuses on the evolution of calligraphy and the contemporary mus’haf in South Asia.