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 calligraphy or better known the art of Arabic and Jawi Khat calligraphy to the younger generation through the establishment of the Al Khat Al Arabi Centre here. Ahmad Mustafa, 78, born in Alor Setar, said that Jawi writing is part of the identity of the Malays and that it needs to be preserved while the khat calligraphy centre he established in 2001 became a platform for people, including youth, to come and see for themselves the beauty of khat and Jawi writing.

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