This is news and a shout out to our friend Yeshua Abdullahi doing great work for the art of calligraphy in West Africa. Hattat Yeshua is an esteemed calligrapher, artist, teacher, master of the Tuluth and Naskh scripts, and empowerer of West African calligraphy and calligraphers. He created the first school for writing in the Ottoman style in West Africa, the Research Center for Islamic Art, History, and Culture (the IRCICA) Regional Calligraphy Center in Kaduna, Nigeria. He is doing important work to forge the next generation of West African calligraphers.

From September to December 2022, Fallou travelled to Nigeria to study the Tuluth and Naskh scripts with Hattat Yeshua. We are also laying the foundations for future collaboration, and we thank Mr. Abdullahi for his hospitality, wisdom, and work. We also wish a big congratulations on graduating the first class from the school! May Allah bless Hattat Yeshua and all of his students, and may their beautiful calligraphy bring peace to whomever sees it!