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Arts and Islam

The Arts and Islam blog is our platform to bring you the best in opinion, comment and editorial from artists, academics, policy makers and scholars. If you would like to submit content to the site please contact us at info@artsandislam.com

Writing on the Wall Documentary Screening / Discussion / Performance

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Writing On The Wall – Documentary screening, Q&A, Panel Discussion & Performance

Q&A with Writing On The Wall artists: Mohammed Ali, Zena Edwards, Amir Sulaiman, Dreadlock Alien and Jonzi-D

Panel Discussion: Creative collaboration – the way forward for cross-cultural arts and public engagement in B’ham? Chaired by Pete Ashton (Co-founder of Created
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Arts Professional Feature on Arts and Islam programme

Monday, July 12th, 2010

The Arts and Islam programme was recently featured in the Arts Professional industry magazine examining the relationship between Faith and the Arts.

Arts Professional feature on the Arts and Islam intervention.

Grahamstown, An Artists Perspective, Avaes Mohammed Entry 2

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

The first morning after the first night; coffee and something like breakfast nourishes this excited self just enough to bounce, over brand new glistening streets of Grahamstown.  It’s winter but the sun here is still a friend by day, crisp penetrations. With the very first beams of rejuvenating African sun
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Join our Arts and Islam Facebook Page

Monday, July 5th, 2010

For those of you who have enjoyed our recent blogs and content I would highly recommend joining our Facebook group which is our social networking hub bringing you some of the best content on the web but also providing links and introductions to the many Muslim led arts initiatives both
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Grahamstown Diary – Day 8

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Back home in Birmingham! The team landed at Heathrow Airport in the early hours. Poetic Pilgrimage remain in South Africa to head to Cape Town.

So many thoughts running through my head, hundreds of photos to look through, hours of video footage to be edited and lots of questions and answers
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