Arabic Calligraphy Has Made UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity List

UNESCO doesn't just award heritage sites, but also cultural practices. In the past, they've enshrined Congolese rumba, Hawker culture in Singapore to Irish harping. The latest custom to make the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list is Arabic calligraphy.The proposal was made by 16 Arabic-speaking countries with Saudia Arabia leading the efforts. In a statement made by UNESCO, the organization described the custom as "the artistic practice of handwriting Arabic script in a fluid manner t...