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Islamic Calligraphy exhibition, held in the Islamic Studies Library in 2011.
Beautiful calligraphy ensures entrance to Paradise
Shahnameh exhibition, held in the Islamic Studies Library in 2011.
Never hence would I die for I am alive/ having sown the seeds of poetry
Elegant Writing and its Place in Muslim Book Culture exhibition, held in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library in 2013.
Strokes and Hairlines: Elegant Writing and its Place in Muslim Book Culture
Perso-Indica, an analytical survey of Persian works on Indian learned traditions.
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