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Film & Video

• 1994

  Islamic Calligraphy with Mohamed Zakariya. 20 minutes. Produced by the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, in conjunction with the exhibition Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts, National Library of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

• 2002

  Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet.Two-hour documentary includes calligraphy and speech by Mohamed Zakariya. Produced by KQED and aired on PBS.

• 2006

  Sacred Arts, Ancient Sounds. Includes an interview with Zakariya in his studio. Produced by CBS

• 2007

  Mohamed Zakariya, Calligrapher. 20 minutes. Produced by Silk Road TV for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in conjunction with the exhibitions Traces of the Calligrapher and Writing the Word of God