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| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Introduction | The Journal of Ottoman Calligraphy is dedicated to Islamic Art and Ottoman Calligraphy. The mission of the JOC is to delight, inspire, and educate a diverse public through the collection, preservation, exhibition and interpretation of works of Islamic and Ottoman calligraphy. Islamic Calligraphy is more than handwriting. It is a “spiritual technique” that beaches out with grace and elegance to engage the eve,mind and soul. It was the Ottoman Turks who produced and perfected several varieties of this type of script. All the various branches of the art of calligraphy, an art greatly loved and respected by the Ottoman Turks, flourished particularly in the city of Istanbul, the administrative center of the Ottoman State, and it was in Istanbul that the finest and most mature works were produced. Thank you for visiting JOC. |
| Interests | German Literature, islamic mystic, islamische Mystik, religion, ibn arabi, islamische Philosophie |
| Favorite Music | Bach, Mozart, Haendel |
| Favorite Books | German Classics, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Hermann Hesse |