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Mouneer Al-Shaarani / Against the Grain: Exploring the Scope of the Arabic Letter WADitems of the advanced training classMouneer Al Shaarani is a prolific and highly acclaimed Syrian calligrapher and designer. He was born on September 6, 1952, in Salamiya, Syria. He began his calligraphic apprenticeship at a young age, with Syrian master calligrapher Muhammad Badawi Al Dirani (18941967). After 1967, and in parallel with his studies, he practiced calligraphy as a sign painter and created lettering for billboard advertising and other design commissions. He was part of the