Welded Religion: A Mix of Art + Culture

Welded gates featuring Islamic calligraphy. Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque, Falls Church, Virginia.

This is a photograph I took about a year ago of the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, Virginia. I was walking around the complex and took notice of the calligraphy featured in the gates. If you look carefully, you can see the Arabic word for God = Allah, which is written in a sort of stylized Arabic calligraphy to match the gates. Arabic text is written and read from right to left, as opposed to Western literature, which reads from left to right.