{"id":9744,"date":"2019-11-21T20:14:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T20:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/?p=9744"},"modified":"2019-11-22T18:09:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T18:09:25","slug":"arabic-calligraphy-and-letter-art-prizewinners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/2019\/11\/21\/arabic-calligraphy-and-letter-art-prizewinners\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabic Calligraphy and Letter Art Prize Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero  \"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Story-Hero.jpg);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"feature-caption\">\nArabic students practice asking and answering basic personal questions in class using imaginary personas. <\/p>\n<div class=\"credit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\">We are proud to announce the winners of our second annual Arabic Calligraphy and Letter Art Contest at URI! Students from various majors across campus submitted calligraphy, photography, paintings, drawings, and other creative works highlighting the beauty of Arabic writing.<\/p>\n<div><figure id=\"attachment_9753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9753\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Winners-364x243.jpg\" alt=\"Julia Al-Amir, third place winner and Cate McLaughlin, first place winner\" width=\"364\" height=\"243\" class=\"size-third_column wp-image-9753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Winners-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Winners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Winners-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Winners-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Winners.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two of the contest prizewinners during Arabic class: Julia Al-Amir (left) and Cate McLaughlin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Arabic calligraphy as an art form has been developed and perfected for more than 1,500 years and is well known for its fusion of writing with geometric patterns and animal shapes.<\/p>\n<p>The Arabic program at the URI offers students a chance to major in Arabic through Global Language and Area Studies where they can either specialize in Arabic language itself or broaden their knowledge of both Arabic language and areas in the Middle East and North Africa. Students in our program have received prestigious scholarships to continue their Arabic studies through the Critical Language Scholarship, Demers Fellowship, and others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds\">\n<div>\n<h3>1st Prize<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cate McLaughlin<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entries-1-364x561.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"561\" class=\"alignnone size-third_column wp-image-9756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entries-1-364x561.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entries-1-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entries-1-768x1184.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entries-1-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entries-1-500x771.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entries-1-1000x1542.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entries-1-1280x1973.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entries-1.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cate McLaughlin is a first year student majoring in French, Global Language &amp; Area Studies, and International Studies and Diplomacy (ISD). Her entry depicts the word \u0634\u062c\u0631 tree with the letters themselves intertwined with tree branches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>2nd Prize<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Athena Murray<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-2-364x289.jpg\" alt=\"The second prize-winning entry in the Arabic calligraphy contest that combines the word snake with a snake drawing.\" width=\"364\" height=\"289\" class=\"alignnone size-third_column wp-image-9759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-2-364x289.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-2-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-2-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-2-1024x814.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-2-500x397.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-2-1000x795.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-2-1280x1017.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Athena Murray is a first year student. Her entry depicts the word \u062b\u0639\u0628\u0627\u0646 snake with the letters enveloped by the outline of a snake and using the dots as eyes, nose, and tail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>3rd Prize<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Julia Al-Amir<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-3-364x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"238\" class=\"alignnone size-third_column wp-image-9762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-3-364x238.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-3-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-3-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-3-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-3-500x327.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-3-1000x654.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-3-1280x837.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/languages\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1175\/Contest-Entry-3.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Julia Al-Amir is a first year student majoring in Global Business Management. Her entry depicts the word \u0639\u064a\u0646 eye within the iris of an eye.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arabic calligraphy as an art form has been developed and perfected for more than 1,500 years. 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