Re: [alreq] Drafting "Font and Typographical Considerations"

I reviewed the draft for this section and have few comments:
* Naskh being "the standard script for the Arabic and Muslim world" is
 highly debatable;
* Kufi was not always the script for use in architecture; it was used 
for Quran during Umayyads (661-749);
* It might be more relevant not to fall for Kufi vs. Naskh and briefly
 mention the topics of two styles as _mugavvar wa mudawar_ (curved and
 rounded) vs. _mabsūt wa mustagīm_ (elongated and straight-angeled); 
* Also, Ibn Muqla system of measurement of Arabic script is concise 
and useful and can be visualized in few illustrations; i.e. size of 
Nokte, height of Alif, circle (Dairah);
* It's prefer to avoid using existing fonts for script samples and use
 actual calligraphic examples;
* Ta'liq and Nastaliq font samples look exactly the same;
* "Farissi" should be corrected to either "Farsi" or "Persian";
* "Kufi" script was not actually from Kufa.

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