Rachid Koraïchi: Life and Art Early Life and Education Born in Ain Beida, Algeria in 1947, Rachid Koraïchi’s artistic journey was deeply rooted in his upbringing within a Sufi family of Quranic scholars and copyists. This familial background instilled in him an early fascination with scripts and symbols, which would become central to his later work. He received his initial art education at the École des Beaux-Arts in Algeria, where he honed his skills in calligraphy. Seeking further artistic development, Koraïchi continued his studies at the École des Arts Décoratifs and the École des Beaux-…