Topic: Exhibitions
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10 of the most important Islamic heritage sites in Britain and Ireland
Historian and travel writer Tharik Hussain picks his favourite sites from his new guidebook Muslim Britain & Ireland
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Cambridge Festival of Islamic Arts seeks to ‘foster friendship through beauty’
The event’s organisers hope that an inspiring cultural lineup will bring people of all backgrounds together
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Dala Nasser’s Cemetery of Martyrs: ‘I hope I do all these figures justice’
The Lebanese artist’s latest installation is showing at London’s Peer Gallery, representing a collection of graves of prominent Arab cultural figures
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‘Great dignity and simple beauty’: the influence of Islamic art on MC Escher
The Dutch artist’s visit to the Alhambra, Spain, would leave a deep impression on him, an influence now being examined at the Escher Museum in the Hague
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‘How do you hold on to the complexity of a place?’: Asmaa Jama on representing Somalia at the Venice Biennale
The Danish-born Somali artist is one of three exhibitors representing their country in its first pavilion at the prestigious cultural event
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UK museums to visit this summer for Islamic history and culture
Take in artefacts from around the world without leaving Britain, from the oldest dated carpet to the astrolabe, an ancient navigation device
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Artist Fozia Ismail’s ‘love letter’ to her Somali nomadic heritage
A Song for the Xeedho — The Knot Makers is an art installation, on at London’s Whitechapel Gallery, exploring a nomadic wedding tradition at risk of disappearing
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Mohammed Z Rahman: ‘I want to do away with this mythology around being an artist’
The multidisciplinary artist’s exhibition at Tate Britain is part of a series showcasing the work of emerging creatives
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‘I will always fight against fascism’: Zineb Sedira on her Tate Britain commission
In her largest UK commission, the artist pays tribute to the legacy of radical 1960s-70s African cinema and the central role Algeria played as a revolutionary hub
