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The Perfect Renaissance Man

The Perfect Renaissance Man

Kerning Cultures · Kerning Cultures Network

April 15, 202221m 27s

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Show Notes

In the 1930s, the architect Nasri Khattar had an idea to singlehandedly overhaul the Arabic script. For the next 47 years, he worked day and night to get the world to adopt his writing system, Unified Arabic. Ultimately, he failed. This is his story. 

This episode was produced by Jahd Khalil and edited by Dana Ballout with Alex Atack and Hebah Fisher. Sound design and mixing was by Alex Atack and Mohamad Khreizat.

You can find Yara Khoury's book - Nasri Khattar, a Modernist Typotect - here.

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