Ruh al-Alam

Ruh al-'Alam was born in London in 1981, and was brought up in Wapping, east London. He is of Bangladeshi descent,[1][2] Ruh started to be interested in Art since his childhood, who had fascination with inventing and drawing.[2][3] He attended the Harry Gosling Primary School and Stepney Green School for Boys, during his years in education including college and university, he took every opportunity of learning art, he had a passion for graphic design which led to the interest of calligraphy, through the appreciation of Typography and Islamic Art.[4]
On 2000, Alam studied A-levels at Leyton Sixth Form college in Fine Art, Graphic Design and Media. From 2000 to 2003, he studied at the Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design and he graduated in illustration and graphic design. He then studied at the Arabic Calligraphy (Thuluth, Kufic and Diwani) in Egypt from 2004 to 2006, but remains a student of calligraphy. Here is his Blog: http://www.visualdhikr.com/