Muslim waiter front of a La Noodle shop, Lin Xia. (jding77, Webshots)

For the people who don't want to read any further here are a few interesting posts from Islam in China:

Picture - Mother & Child (search all posts tagged pictures, great stuff)

Chinese Islamic Wallpapers Galore & Chinese Islamic Wallpapers

Muslim Manga Artists (for anyone that's curious)

In Hopes of highlighting the art of the Chinese-Arabic Calligraphy, I did a quick and sloppy google search and came across the site of master calligrapher Haji Noor Deen Mi Guang Jiang (site). I had never before imagined the realization and amalgamation of Chinese Arabic calligraphy before visiting a booth at MuslimFest one year. The work of the artist at the viewing booth, presumably also done by master calligrapher Haji Noor Deen, made the connection between Islamic Arabic and Chinese Calligraphy feel very organic. The characters have such distinct origins, the Chinese characters belonging to the logogram designation and the Arabic characters coming from the group of Semitic languages is a more cursive script. Yet they almost naturally compliment each other when illustrated by a pro.