Hala Ali settled in New Brunswick four years ago, and has been looking forward to the first public showing of her work in her new country. (Pierre Fournier/CBC) Hala Ali was a teenager, living in a ...

How did you get into calligraphy? Was it an obvious choice? I came to calligraphy in two stages: first as a child, thanks to teachers who thought I had beautiful handwriting and encouraged me, and I ...