I’m in Grahamstown, South Africa. Arrived in this wonderful country around 12 hours ago and into this gorgeous town around six hours ago. In that six hours alone I’ve reacquainted with old friends, British and South African, met some new and potential friends and have even seen one of the
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Grahamstown, An Artist’s perspective – Entry 1 Avaes Mohammad
Friday, June 25th, 2010Grahamstown Diary Day 3
Friday, June 25th, 2010Day 3 Diary
Day 3 in Grahamstown and the sun is still shining bright in the clear blue sky. We’ve been blessed with some absolutely wonderful weather during the day which has just added to the whole atmosphere and festival feel. Grahamstown is beginning to get busier with festival visitors as
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Grahamstown Diary Day 2
Friday, June 25th, 2010Arts and Islam was launched at the National Arts Festival today with a seminar/workshop Faith, Art and Social Change. Chair Hassan Mahamdallie and panel member Abid Hussain were privileged to be joined on the panel by two impressive South African talents – Professor Keorapetse Kgositsile (also known as Bra Willie)
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Grahamstown Diary Day 1
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Greetings from Grahamstown - we touched down safely in the city of saints and the home of the National Arts Festival just after 3pm South Africa time (2pm UK time). The journey to Grahamstown has been absolutely draining. Sleep deprivation hit the team on the 11 hour flight over from London Heathrow
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Takin It to the Streets
Saturday, June 12th, 2010
Takin’ It to the Streets is a Muslim-led festival where artistic expression, spirituality and urban creativity inspire social change.
Takin’ It to the Streets bridges today’s cultural divides by connecting diverse racial, ethnic, and religious communities through a dynamic festival. The festival will enrich cross-cultural community building not only in Chicago,
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