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I dont know in which category to submit this
It's a practice on the Arabic"Kufi" font.. In fact: I do not know where is the callegraphy category at all, I dont know even if there is a category like this
Any ways, translation: Homeland or death
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in Arabic = الوطن أو الموت

r4ndycassanova's avatar
trima kasi mo peno2 jake balongee...
Aspartam's avatar
The font is good-looking, very architectural.
The only comment I can make about political content is when there is a statement like "something or death"
it usually intends death for other, those may prefer life.
The category is wrong, it should be in text art-> calligraphy. (or other relevant text art category since it is not handwriting ) . Of course in those it is usually appreciated to link to the ressource font used.
Ressource ->fonts is for free /personnal use fonts that you put here for others to use and download, with the image as a sample. Does it helps ?

I dont read chinese nor arabic, but I just find hilarious people confusing the writings style.
Deluxive's avatar
Nice work there!
guevara02's avatar
thank you so much :)
Base-SG's avatar
:+fav: Excellent work :)

I just started to learn "calligraphy" (<!-- in quotes cuz I do it in PabloDraw, an ansi-editor).

Good title... I interpreted it as people need something to fall back or else they're lost... like trees rooted in the ground...

screw the people that thought this was anti-anything... they're the ones that need help... ^^;;
PockyMafia's avatar
This is really great. I've never seen Arabic in such a dark style. I really like it. I dont know what I would do if I could never come back to oregon, probably would die, or try to find another place like it. Why is it that every one asumes this is an anti "western" peice? I think thats a verry negative idea. It seems to me that this is more about the intense passion that links a soul to its home. What is it about?
radio9x's avatar
It has taken a long time but Traditional Art / Typography / Calligraphy is the catagory and there is a large community of calligrapers growing there [link]

nice work
guevara02's avatar
thanks for your help
shawkash's avatar
ah excusme, this art piece should go for Digital Art>misc category
LordofOrangesGuraham's avatar
that is truly beautiful, I'm one American who can appreciate beauty without caring from whence it came, I truly am astounded by the beauty and complexity of the script, english alphabet pales in comparison to so many other languages, it truly makes me wish I could easiy learn other languages, but I'm 19, and they say once a person ages past 12 or 13 it is rather difficult to learn another language, Japanese is freaking difficult to learn... well, this deserves a fav b/c of the beauty and simplicity that it is.
guevara02's avatar
Thank you, stranger :)
I really appreciate the motive behind your words. What urges you to write such a comment is partly an attempt to say: al cultures do enrich the human heritage as a whole. (As I suppose)
My friend, this script is only a form, what does really interest me is the core of it: the meaning.
It is a way to say: We, also, deserve to live free of occupation. As humans do.

Be safe :)
5-legged-spider's avatar
cool font, where can i download it?? :)

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myanida's avatar
You can download similar fonts from [link] (20 fonts are downloadable per day). When you try to open fonts, you will see latin characters in preview mode. You must open eastern language support from OS Regional settings menu. Then you can use the fonts in any graphic program (i.e. CDR,PS etc.), firstly you remember click the text type and turn on Arabic keyboard from language bar.
guevara02's avatar
It's not a downloadable font, It's a project made on photoshop
Salamah-Bin-Akwa's avatar
Very impressive arab calligraphy. I amamyself working [self-taught] in kufi styles, especially square Kufi and Traditional. I must +fav it. Very neat, smooth, soft and elegant.

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I am a Muslim and I am not arab/shia. So these people will never accept my opinions. But I think, palaestinians/arabs will never achieve freedom the way they are struggling, no matter how far and hard they strive to liberate the arabs. Paleastinian cause has a religious background but today, paleastine is merely a land problem between arabs and israelis.
guevara02's avatar
Thank you, I've been browsing your gallery thouroughly . You are a kufi master. thank you for favouriting the work :rose:
Salamah-Bin-Akwa's avatar
Thank you so much. I dont think I am a master. But I am pretty sure that you are. I am just a self-learning ajmi. Heheheh!

Best regards.
guevara02's avatar
well, at least on the internet I never seen anyone who masters kufi as you do (besides the lovely in her [link] )
By "Ajmi", do you mean "ajami" (non-Arab) ? . If yes, then please accept my protest; those racist modifications used by older Arabs to distingusih them as an Elite from other citizens at the Imperialist Arab states hundreds of years ago are not valid and not right.

accept my deepest respect
Salamah-Bin-Akwa's avatar
Thanks so much for your kind words, I am defnitely honored... I will be putting more effort and time into square Kufi.

Did you checked my recent entry of Calligraphy "Heshaam"? [link] It is a based on Square Kufi + some other experiments... I would like to know your opinions as there are few people who really understand square Kufi.

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By ajmi, I did not meant to offend you in any case... But I agree that such discriminaion based on arab racism is very dangerous ( esp considering the current situation of the arabs themselves)
Roxi-vision's avatar
i think it looks awesome. I almost want to take it and use it in a poster or somethin. really cool, man!
guevara02's avatar
Thank you :)
please credit me in the work :)
PalestinianBlood's avatar
nice i like it nice statement homeland or death...al watan la 7ad al mowt! hopefully ours will return soon m3 sabr wa inna allaha ma3 al sabreen
guevara02's avatar
sanx fery fery motsh
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