Calligraphy lessonsCommissionsZamalek and online

Write your name
as it deserves.

I teach Ruqaa and Naskh from scratch, at my studio in Zamalek and online. I also write to order: marriage contracts, wedding invitations and pieces for your home.

A hand writing with a reed pen and ink on cotton paper, beside a brass inkwell
Studio, Zamalek

The scripts I teach

Each script has its own class. We meet once a week for two hours, at the studio or on Zoom, and every sheet you write comes back corrected in red ink.

  • Ruqaa

    The everyday handwriting script, and the quickest to make a difference to your hand.

    8 lessons · Beginner[price] EGP
  • Most requested

    Naskh

    The script of books and the Quran, and the base for every script you learn after it.

    12 lessons · Beginner to intermediate[price] EGP
  • Kufic

    The geometric script of squares and straight lines. A short workshop for anyone who wants to draw a logo by hand.

    6 lessons · Workshop[price] EGP
Youssef at his desk in the studio, holding a reed pen, with framed calligraphy behind him

About the studio

I’m Youssef, and I’ve been writing since I was 12.

I learned Ruqaa and Naskh under [teacher’s name] in [place], and I’ve been teaching at the studio and online for [number] years. I still get a thrill every time a student writes their first letter right.

  • Ijazah in calligraphy from [institution]
  • [number] students so far

Commissions

I write with a reed pen and ink on cotton paper, and deliver the piece framed to your door, or as a print-ready file.

  • على بركة الله[groom’s name] & [bride’s name]

    Marriage contract

    From [price] EGP · ready in [number] days

  • يسعدنا
    حضوركم
    [date] · [venue]

    Wedding invitations

    From [price] EGP for the design · you print, or we do

  • بُن

    Calligraphy logo

    From [price] EGP · 3 sketches to choose from

  • أهلًا
    وسهلًا

    A piece for your home

    From [price] EGP · in a wooden frame

How a commission works

  1. Send me the words

    The name or phrase, the size and the occasion, on WhatsApp.

  2. Pick a sketch

    I send you two pencil sketches within two days.

  3. I write it in ink

    With a reed pen and Arabic ink, on heavy cotton paper.

  4. It comes to you

    Framed, to your door, or as a print-ready file.

“The first time anyone told me my handwriting was beautiful.”
[student’s name] · Ruqaa class, [year]

The next class starts [date]

Only six seats, first come, first served. Send me your name and the script you want to learn.

Book on WhatsAppStudio: [address]Zamalek, Cairo · +20 100 123 4567