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Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject: Sufi Eid Festival 5 November 2006 - Lond -Muhibbi Rasool |
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Sufi Eid Festival-FREE- Sunday 5 November 2006
V&A South Kensington
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
Tel. +44 (0)20 7942 2000
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Today the V&A celebrates Eid-Al-Fitr, the Muslim festival that marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. This event is part of our winter festivals programme which also includes Hanukkah (26 November) and Christmas(10 December).
All events are free and drop-in
Sufi Poetry Recital and Workshop
11 .00, 13.00 & 16.00
South Asian, Room 41
Share with us the beautiful and touching Sufi Poetry recited by Roohi Majid accompanied by Louai Alhenawi on the ancient reed flute.
Storytelling Performance and Workshop
12.00, 15.00 & 16.45
South Asian, Room 41
Experience the interactive and vivid story-telling performance by Alia Alzougbi which brings you back to the origins of Eid.
Sufi Drumming Workshop
11.00 – 17.00
Seminar Room 3
Learn the basic strokes and rhythms of the Sufi frame drums with Khaled Hakim.
Eid Card Design Workshop – Islamic Geometry Pattern and Calligraphy
11.00 – 17.00
Education Studio
Learn the techniques of creating splendid Islamic geometry patterns and calligraphy from the Islamic world to bring your own Eid card home.
Nasheed Group Religious Recital
11:30. 12.30 & 13.30
Grand Entrance, last performance in the Jameel
Gallery, Islamic Middle Eastern Art
Enjoy the spiritually-uplifting songs to the Prophet (pbuh) by young devotional singers, Muhibbi Rasool led by Nadim Bashir.
Classical Qaawali music from South Asia
12.00, 13.30 & 15.00
Lecture Theatre
Join us for an overwhelming experience of sensuous and spiritual Qawwali, the devotional music of Pakistan and northern India, by Sajid Khan
Highlighting of the Jameel Gallery
Islamic Middle East
14.00 – 14.45
Meeting Point, Grand Entrance
Gallery educator Nighat Yousuf, gives an introduction to the newly-refurbished Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art. |
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