The US State Dept. produced a video on the new “Islamic Art” galleries at the Met, and I make a brief appearance.
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Milad un-Nabi 1432/2010
This week was the Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) birthday. The celebration was formalized under the Fatimids. You can see some of my earlier posts on the Milad here 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Items 3 and 4 are devotional poems by Nasr Khusraw. This year, based on a question from a colleague, I am posting a collection of YouTube videos that are songs in praise of Muhammad. All have percussion, but no other instruments. Rather than embed them and slow down the site, I am simply giving links and a short description. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2NNPQhNVYs&feature=related – Bosnian http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_7hDq3HfNo – Turkish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXFMvfxOmS8&feature=related – Arab?…
Princess Hijab – Putting on the Veil
Putting on the Veil – The Wooster Collective – GOOD. I’ve also found that my media, guerrilla art, presents a mystery and an impishness consistently missing from serious discourses on the hijab. The terms “hijabizing” or “hijabism” continue to define my work.
NYC Event: Play on Iraq Vets
Intersections International is hosting a play called “Nothing Means Nothing.” Join us for a special showing of “Nothing Means Nothing,” a veteran’s play by Larry Winters. This presentation showcases some of the hidden questions of veteran’s lives, and will be held at Intersections, 274 Fifth Avenue (btwn 29th & 30th).