Deconstructing The Al Jazeera Logo

Posted on April 27th, 2009 by mohamed.

The Al Jazeera logo is a calligraphic rendering of the Arabic word Al Jazeere (which means the "The Peninsula").

posted a great animation to Wikipedia that deconstructs how the logo into the source letters:

More information on Arabic calligraphy here.

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Comment by mash (not verified) on Apr 27th, 2009 at 12:49 pm

translation error!

Al Jazeera in Arabic means "The Island"
Peninsula is "Shibh Al Jazeera" شبه الجزيرة

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Comment by Anas (not verified) on Apr 27th, 2009 at 8:47 pm

or not....

Via Wikipedia:

Al Jazeera (Arabic: الجزيرة‎, al-jazīrah, IPA: [aldʒaˈziːra]), which usually means "The Island" in Arabic but more commonly known in Gulf Arabic as "The Peninsula" – referring to the Qatar Peninsula in the Persian Gulf region, is a television network headquartered in Doha, Qatar.

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OK, so I tried to do some research myself as well and found both options available so does anyone know where we can confirm the correct translation.

OK, perhaps it is not enough of an issue to require such concern but it would be nice to get it right? Don't you think?

Will be back to check if someone can figure it out and prove an authoritative source on the correct wording?

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