Islamic Lifestyle

Record-setting Lego Kufic project part of efforts to change misperceptions about Saudi – organiser


Photo: The Arabic word "Al-Salaam" (peace) is spelled out using 8,083 Lego bricks in the Kufic calligraphic script on June 7, 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo supplied by Saudi Arabian Society of Culture & Arts

The Saudi Arabian Society of Culture & Arts (SASCA) set a Guinness World Record on June 7 for the largest Kufic calligraphic piece using 8,083 Lego bricks.

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