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BBC R4: Woman’s Hour – Female Scribes

BBC R4: Woman’s Hour – Female Scribes

The wonderful Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 today had a programme about Female religious calligraphers and featured two ladies, one Muslim the other Jewish. The Muslim lady is Soraya Syed Sanders, daughter-in-law of? the Shaykh of photography, Peter Abdal-Adheem Sanders. Soraya currently has an exhibition of her work at Asia House,? Cavendish Street, London until 19 September. The exhibition is entitled ?Letters Embracing?, you can see Soraya’s wonderful work at her website The Art of the Pen. From the…

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OXFORD WEEKLY MADRASA PROGRAMME – Report

OXFORD WEEKLY MADRASA PROGRAMME – Report

I attended the inaugural session of this wonderful programme today with my wife and children. Whilst no actual lessons took place (apart from a brief one by Shaykh Afifi), it was a chance for the organisers to present the programme to give a better idea of the format and lessons to be taught. Every Sunday except the last Sunday of every month from 1.30pm until 6.00pm a one hour lesson of Classical Arabic will be taught, followed by a lesson…

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