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Ali Hassan Al Jaber (b. 1956, Qatar)

For over 25 years Ali Hassan Al Jaber, a pioneering Qatari artist, has used the 28 letters of the Arabic alphabet in his art, finding a worldly beauty in each letter. Inspired by the Qatari flag, Al Jaber references the eloquent nature of his mastered calligraphy style to form Wisdom of a Nation.

For centuries Arabic poetry in Arab culture was the main form of literary expression. Today, Al Jaber’s work serves as a welcoming message to our visitors, with an extract from the poem of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani, the founder of Qatar, and his decisive role in establishing an independent sheikhdom.