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Great! Next step, programming in the Diwali style of Arabic script[1]. This is one of the amazing forms of Arabic calligraphy that often graces classical Arabic architecture and other works of art. Because really, don't we all want software that looks like this[2]? ;-)

Unfortunately, I understand that Diwali takes sufficient liberties with the forms of written Arabic that it's often very hard to comprehend even for those highly literate in Arabic.

[1] http://islamic-arts.org/2012/arabic-calligraphy-and-type-des... [2] http://www.typotheque.com/images/articles/thuraya/02.jpg




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