Omar Racim

عمر راسم (Known as "Omar Racim")

Master Calligrapher, Illuminator, Nationalist Pioneer, Journalist

Born Jan 03, 1884

Casbah of Algiers, Algeria

Passed Away Feb 03, 1959 Algiers, Algeria

Lifespan 75 years old

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"The curve of the Arabic letter is the eternal spine of our civilization."

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Master calligrapher, miniaturist, and nationalist journalist, elder brother of Mohammed Racim, who founded the patriotic newspaper 'Dhou El Fikar' in 1913.

Biographical Record

Omar Racim was born in the Casbah of Algiers into an ancient family of woodcarvers and brass artisans. Reaching supreme virtuosity in traditional Arabic calligraphy and illumination, he trained his younger brother, Mohammed Racim, laying the foundations of the modern Algerian School of Miniature Painting.

A fiery anti-colonial intellectual, Omar founded the nationalist journals 'Al-Jaza'ir' in 1908 and 'Dhou El Fikar' in 1913, advocating Islamic reform and civil resistance against French rule. Imprisoned during World War I by colonial authorities, his sublime calligraphic compositions adorned the finest monuments and mosques of North Africa.

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Final Resting Place

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Sidi Abderrahmane Cemetery (Casbah)
Algiers, Algeria

                         GPS: 36.7867, 3.0583                    

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