One of the stores at Wafi, Khan Murjan, offered handmade and calligraphy items from various skin types, hand-made by talented Iranian artist Amir Hussein.
Khan Murjan, a traditional bazaar with an Islamic theme and architecture, with about 150 shops with merchants from all over the Arab world, with a unique oriental market setting. Its origins go deep into history, in the 14th century in Baghdad, and now it has found a new life in Wafi, divided into four parts - Egypt, Morocco, Syria and Turkey.
The Moroccan upper-level part of Khan Murjan is owned by Amir Hussein from Iran. Amir moved to Dubai last February. His career began to develop, after the demonstration of his craft in the Global Village during the Dubai Festival ("Dubai Shopping Festival") and now his creations have appeared to buyers in the idea of ​​calligraphy and Islamic culture.
Amir is not only a calligrapher, he also cuts and carves from various materials, such as glass, stone, leather, metal, including shells and jewelry. He creates the same things for everyday use, such as a wallet, handbags, cases for mobile phones. An oriental craftsman uses the skin of various animals, and if desired, can engrave the name of the buyer. He writes in various fonts and languages: Arabic, English and Farsi. Amir also writes in an ancient Arabic script that has not been used for 2,000 years.
Visitors had the opportunity to see Amir Hussein directly at work on his works of art and the creation of various objects.
