1. Introduction; 2. The semiotics of sini calligraphy; 3. The semiotics of food heritage; 4. Heritage literacy in liminal spaces; 5. Conclusions: a semiotics of muslimness; References.

This Element examines the semiotics of Sino-Muslim heritage literacy in a way that integrates its Perso-Arabic textual qualities with broader cultural semiotic forms. The author examines how signs of 'Muslimness' are displayed and manipulated in both covert and overt means in different contexts.