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I was brought up in a God fearing environment. And that’s what I remember – the fear. My parents were Irish, working class and devout Catholics and from where I stood as a child, there seemed to be a lot to fear.
In relation to class, God, the Church – whichever
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On Friday 10th June, Niskham Civic Associaton, Birimingham will host the official launch of the “Turbanology: Sikhs Unwrapped” exhibition.
Following the success of the independent documentary “Turbanology: After 7/7″, journalist and filmmaker Jay Singh- Sohal explores the social and political significance of the turban post 9/11, this time through art.
Art and religion share a long and fruitful history, but the relationship between the two has become strained, despite the fact they each ask the same age-old questions
THESE DAYS it seems we’re all looking for transcendence. Whether it is religious in origin or brought on by meditation, travel, a trip
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The trial of two prominent Russian intellectuals over a 2007 contemporary art exhibition at the Sakharov Museum here that included works on religious themes ended on Monday with a guilty verdict and fines but no jail time for the defendants.
To read the full story click the link below.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/arts/design/13curators.html
A ground breaking paper written by Dr Umar Faruq Abd-Allah of the Nawawi Foundation in Chicago.
Islam and the Cultural Imperative
