The Muslim Museum Initiative met with the Community Archivist and Community Engagement Officer of Auckland Castle. Mobeen Butt spent the afternoon with Georgina Ascroft and Alison Tweddle providing advice and …
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Razwan Ul-Haq
Artist, Writer Based in the North of England, Razwan Ul-Haq became familiar with the proportions of the classical Arabic script initially through his father. After a spell in teaching, he …
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Ilkley Literature Festival 2014
Mobeen Butt met with Rachel Feldberg the Festival Director of the Ilkley Literature Festival. They discussed numerous ways that the Festival could engage the wider Asian/Muslim communities, but particularly, in …
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Crescent Culture Group Launched
On October 1st 2014 we launched the Crescent Culture project, initially, a virtual group on Facebook, with the intention to explore and promote the best of British Muslim and Islamic …
Oct 2014 Read More →Samir Malik
Artist, Calligrapher, Designer, Photographer and Coach Samir Malik has been actively sculpting his own brand of Art for over 35 years, traversing the globe to explore what it means to …
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Lord Richard-Fouad MacLeod
Calligrapher, Artist As a child, Lord Richard-Fouad MacLeod studied Arabic Calligraphy in Saudi Arabia under the auspices of his father, himself an accomplished artist and calligrapher who fervently encouraged his …
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Quilliam’s 125th Anniversary Project Bid Unsuccessful
The AYA Foundation (the Muslim Museum Initiative’s founding organisation) submitted an application to the Heritage Lottery Fund to develop a project to explore and celebrate the 125th anniversary of the …
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Zarah Hussain
Geometric art Zarah Hussain is an MA graduate of the Visual Islamic and Traditional Art programme at the Prince’s School For Traditional Arts in London. She has spent many years …
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Siddiqa Juma
Painter, Designer Guided by the Qur’an and Islamic tradition, Siddiqa Juma creates art that celebrates a rich religious and cultural heritage. Siddiqa has throughout her life been seeking some form …
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MMI Participate in Cardiff University MOOC
We were honoured to have been approached by the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK (Islam UK Centre) at Cardiff University to use the Muslim Museum Initiative …
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Ruh Al-Alam
Visual Artist, Calligrapher, Designer London born Ruh has been continuously evolving his work across multiple disciplines for over a decade. From a fine art background, Ruh studied Graphic Design at …
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Avaes Mohammad
Poet, Playwright, Performer Avaes Mohammad was born in Blackburn, Northern England. It was whilst completing his Chemistry Doctorate at Manchester University that he found his voice as a poet, playwright …
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Mohsen Keiany
Painter Born in Shiraz, Iran, Dr Mohsen Keiany moved to Britain over 15 years ago to established a successful career as an artist and art lecturer. He has exhibited his …
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Hannah Habibi Hopkin
Artist, Designer With her accessible style and focus on interculturalism, the work of award-winning, London based Artist, Hannah Habibi, can be found in private collections across the world. Renowned for …
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Maaida Noor
Calligraphy, Painting, Islamic Art, Fine Art Influenced by her British and Pakistani heritage artist Maaida Noor seeks to portray and evoke a positive feeling, whilst drawing from influences integral to …
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Peter Sanders
Photographer Peter Sanders was born in London in 1946. His professional career in photography began during the mid-sixties where he photographed most of the major stars in the music business …
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Mohammed Ali aka Aerosol Arabic
Street-artist, Muralist, Producer Mohammed Ali has been melding together street-art and Islamic script and patterns for the past 10 years, combining meaningful messages that connect people of all faiths in …
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Contributing to the Islamic Mapping Project
After hearing about the excellent Islamic Mapping Project run by the Islamic Art and Material Culture Specialist Subject Network (SSN). The Muslim Museum Initiative approached the SSN to see if …
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