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The logo

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There are three shapes in the logo, and they spell the name.

The tall vertical stroke in the middle does double duty. It is the alif, first letter of ihsan, and it is also the spine of an F. Arabic readers see the first letter; everyone else sees the backbone of faber.

The alif, first letter of ihsan, doubling as the spine of an F
The alif, first letter of ihsan, doubling as the spine of an F

The horizontal lines crossing it also do double duty. On the right of the bar, they read as the arms of that F. On the left, the lower line turns down into an open curve, like a bowl. That shape comes from the Arabic letter ha, the second sound in ihsan.

The arms of the F, on the right of the spine
The arms of the F, on the right of the spine
The ha: the same line, on the left
The ha: the same line, on the left

Put together, the whole logo:

The complete faber ihsan logo
The complete faber ihsan logo