The Case of the Negarestan Museum of 18th and 19th century Iranian Art, Tehran, 1975-79 In recent years, civil wars, terrorism and revolutions have destabilized the Middle East and Western Asia and taken a terrible human and cultural toll. Cultural destruction knows no boundaries, geographical or historical. This lecture will [...]
Presented by Hugh Kennedy (SOAS, London)
About: Handwriting, unlike digital communication, carries something beyond literal meaning, something of the soul Through the eyes of twelve international artists Traces of the Soulexplores the world of contemporary calligraphy and why it is an increasingly relevant art form in this digital age. The film reveals how the art, philosophies [...]
From Constantinople, via Athens, to Jerusalem Using unpublished archives and drawings, Dr. Philip Mansel shows that the traditional alliance between France and the Ottoman Empire became even more important under Louis XIV. Dr. Philip Mansel is a historian of France and the Ottoman Empire. His books include Sultans in Splendour: [...]
Small Performance + Q&A This event is an in-conversation with Kamilya Jubran and has a small performative part. For the full concert on 21 March click here. Combo Tickets are available to attend this event alongside the album launch 'Wa' at Kings Place on 21 March. Renowned Palestinian vocalist and [...]
With Wa, Jubran and Hasler explore the ‘Waslah’ compound form found in the classical repertoire of Near Eastern music.
Presented by The Arab Puppet Theatre Foundation and will include short puppet sketches, videos and pictures. The presentation will provide an introduction to the history of puppet theatre in the Arab region covering a wide time-frame starting from past to present days. The event will give an insight to the [...]
Draw, tile and colour Islamic Geometric Patterns: Using a pencil, compass and straightedge, lines and circles are drawn to create an underlying grid. From this, patterns can be outlined, repeated and brought to life with colour. These patterns have existed for centuries and can be found in architecture across the [...]
Discover the intriguing life and circumstances of one of the world's oldest musical cultures. As lndia moves rapidly into the neo-liberal modern age, the increase of social incongruities is ever expanding, and for the hereditary musicians of the Thar Desert in Western Rajasthan bordering on one side with Pakistan, this [...]
The sixth in a series of eight public events on Pluralism and Plurality in Islamic Cultures. In this talk, Shezad Dawood will discuss various projects that show his engagement with how different cultures and systems of meaning intersect and inform each other, generating both consonance and dissonance. Beginning with his [...]