In the late 14th century, Mir Ali Tabrizi, a calligrapher in the royal workshop in Tabriz — a city then ruled by a Mongol dynasty, now part of modern-day Iran — had a life-changing dream. The ...

Long Before Emojis, the Picassos of Persian Calligraphy Brought Emotion to Writing The world’s first exhibition devoted to nasta’liq, a Persian calligraphy, is now on view at the Arthur M ...