From: fantasai <fantasai.lists_at_inkedblade.net> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 
20:45:48 +0100   > . . .
   >   b) Arabic breaks between words. Some languages (such as Uyghur)    >   
allow hyphenation, but most do not. 
Here is a resource that describes 
them:http://ucam.ac.ma/fssm/rydarab/doc/expose/justificatione.pdf (page 
10):"Calligraphers also build on other practices for justification, such 
as:word heaping: putting certain words above others .moving the broken fragment 
above the hyphenated word .word hyphenation .word hyphenation in margin 
.decreasing of some words at the end of a line . .curving of the baseline ."
One of the author's of the above has put another resource with examples 
online:http://www.tug.org/tugboat/tb27-2/tb87benatia.pdfRichard Ishida 
describes elongation which I believe may also be done when inserting diacritics 
(to make them easier to read is one reason).
Some resources do say hyphenation is not allowed but you can find 
counter-examples/information I believe (someone else might have more/better 
information).
Hyphenation is not common; I think I would indicate that it does exist though 
in Arabic.
Best,
--C. E. [email protected]                                    
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