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Ulfah Arts have staged 4 concerts in the Museum for Art & Islam

Ulfah Arts, in partnership with Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, have presented a series of performances for a female-only audience. Based in the West Midlands, Ulfah Arts is committed to developing female talent and audiences by promoting spiritual and harmonious events for women.

 The second major concert as part of the Art & Islam programme was held on Saturday 3 February 2007 with a full house!

 

A Tribute to the Burda (Poem of the Cloak)

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Saturday 3 February 2007, 6:30 – 9:30pm

 - Women only event -

 

 

The ‘Poem of the Cloak’ or Qasidah Burda, sung everywhere from Morocco to Malaysia, is the inspiration for a new concert created and performed by women in the West Midlands. This is a rare celebration of women’s relationship to this unique poem, produced especially for the Museum.

 

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Art & Islam celebrates the work of visual and performing artists, inspired by Muslim cultures.

 

This year long programme from April 2006 to April 2007 encompasses a wide range of exhibitions and events held at four museums across Birmingham. It will conclude with the launch of a community-led gallery trail at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

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