Here are some of my concepts. I've gone for something that's fairly clean and simple, yet striking. Creating an icon that works well within the logo or as a stand alone element, one that can be used for things like favicons or watermarks.
All icons have a subtle reference to the letter "A" from the name - whether it be in the negative space (#9 and #8) or as a shape in #7.
The logos are 100% vector so will scale well to any size, and works well in full colour, B&W and on coloured backgrounds if needed,
It would be my pleasure to work up any variations so please do say. I look forward to your comments or thoughts.
After considering different designs, we have decided we want a symbol that incorporates Arabic calligraphy. If you could create something like that, that would be great!