Unified Arabic Alphabet Foundationä · Fondation de l’Alphabet Arabe Unifiéä

In 1947, Nasri Khattar invented a printed form for the Arabic alphabet, called Unified Arabic.ä

It was also designed for speakers of Farsi, Urdu, and speakers of other languages using the Arabic alphabet. Current Arabic type systems only poorly imitate its cursive handwritten form. Mr. Khattar’s original, groundbreaking invention of Arabic type design comprised a full Arabic alphabet with only 32 characters that any literate Arab or non-Arab could read with ease.

Only Unified Arabic meets the need for a genuine Arabic type system.

It is also much easier to teach to children, who have trouble grappling with the current printed versions of Arabic script.

Imitation of cursive Arabic in use today requires multiple characters and hundreds of variants, extensive keyboards and complex software, with the end result being poorly legible text, difficult to implement and use.

Mr. Khattar spent his lifetime promoting the vision of his Unified Arabic Alphabet and created many type designs, his later creations comprising cursive alphabets based on Unified Arabic. He also worked on software, designing characters for computer use, supporting the Arabic-language code set ISO ASMO 449.

Nasri Khattar was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his life’s work and visionary achievements.

Nasri Khattar was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his life's work that promoted education in the Arab world, as well as literacy, Internet use, the Arab culture and, most of all, the Arabic language.

Unified Arabic type designs are now available for use in software programs worldwide.

Please contact Camille Khattar Hedrick, daughter of Nasri Khattar, at

camille@unifiedarabicalphabet.com for further information

on the following Unified Arabic type designs:

· Nasri Khattar Unified Arabic Beirutiä

· Nasri Khattar Unified Arabic Neo-Naskhiä

· Nasri Khattar Unified Arabic Neo-Kuficä

· Nasri Khattar Unified Arabic Al-Rayaä

· Nasri Khattar Unified Arabic Classikyä

· Nasri Khattar Unified Arabic Al-Najibä

· Nasri Khattar Unified Arabic Al-Nabeehaä

· Nasri Khattar Unified Arabic Makanaä

About Nasri Khattar

A dual American-Lebanese national, Nasri Khattar was an architect who practiced his profession in the U.S.; in Colombia, South America; and in his country of origin, Lebanon, where he had his early education at the American University of Beirut. He earned an MA, 1940, Yale University School of Architecture. He was associated with Frank Lloyd Wright's Fellowship in Wisconsin and in Taliesin West, in Scottsdale, Arizona, 1939. Finally, he was engaged in lecturing at the American University of Beirut, in writing, and in the design of Arabic type.

Mr. Khattar was Arabic consultant to IBM in the late fifties, architect, Arabic calligrapher, and Arabist to Arab-American Oil Company, Aramco, in New York City, 1950-1957. During this time, he made innumerable calligraphic works for Aramco and the Arabs. He received a Ford Foundation grant 1958-1961, to promote his "Unified Arabic" system that simplifies the educational and printing processes of the Arabic language. In 1986, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his life’s work.

He passed away in 1998 in Beirut, Lebanon. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Hedrick Khattar, and his twin daughters, Alexandra Khattar and Camille Khattar Hedrick. His son, Chris Khattar, passed away in 1992 after a long illness.

The trademarks, Unified Arabic, Unified Arabic Alphabet, Unified Arabic Alphabet Foundation, World Arabic Type, World Arabic Type System, and any variation thereof, are the sole property of the rightful heirs of Mr. Nasri Khattar, namely, Jacqueline Hedrick Khattar, Alexandra Khattar, and Camille Khattar Hedrick.

For further information,

contact Camille Khattar Hedrick,

camille@unifiedarabicalphabet.com.

Les noms de marques, l’Arabe unifié, l’Alphabet arabe unifié, la Fondation de l’alphabet arabe unifié, le Système de typographie arabe mondiale, la typographie arabe mondiale, sont la seule propriété des héritiers de Monsieur Nasri Khattar : Madame Jacqueline Hedrick Khattar, Madame Alexandra Khattar et Madame Camille Khattar Hedrick.

Pour toute information complémentaire,

contacter Camille Khattar Hedrick,

camille@unifiedarabicalphabet.com.

Camille Khattar Hedrick

Unified Arabic Alphabet Foundation UAAF

4424 Burnhill Drive

Plano, Texas 75024

United States of America

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