Kalimat launched in 2007, as a publishing house for children's books. Over the years, it expanded into Kalimat Group, a mother company that holds 4 imprints under its umbrella, since 2017.
Horouf was the first imprint that launched after Kalimat, dedicated to encouraging early education in Arabic, and improving the level of the Arabic literacy among children. Then came Rewayat, the imprint that publishes translated and Arabic literary works, for adults. Following a strategic partnership with the international Quarto Group, Kalimat Quatro was established, to publish and distribute the publications of the imprints affiliated with Quarto, in Arabic. In 2017, Comics was born to make the ever-entertaining form of illustrative storytelling available in the Arabic language. 

Kalimat Group in numbers
Since its establishment, Kalimat Group has extended its distribution to more than15 countries, and published more than 500 books, many of which have received Arab and international awards. The group has released over 120 books written by some of the most acclaimed writers, in the Arab world and internationally. More than 50 of its original publications have been translated from Arabic to other languages.