Originally from Marseille, Nadina Ali is a London based self-taught graphic artist and designer with a love for colour and bold...

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David Wade is a Sculptor, Graphic Artist, Photographer and Author. Born in London in 1941, David has lived in Wales, U.K. for 50 years. A...

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British Bangladeshi artist and curator Mohammed Ali is a trailblazer in the creative industries. He is passionate about empowering...

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The founder of Australia’s first Islamic museum Moustafa Fahour was a banker with no background in museums, curation or building design...

Talha Ahsan hosts the Abbasid History Podcast - an audio platform for the study of the pre-modern Islamic(ate) past. The Abbasid History...

Aaraf Adam is a 21-year-old Sudanese- American, Muslim creator, and independent filmmaker. She produces narrative art with intention and...

Dr. Eléonore Cellard is a specialist in Qur’ānic manuscripts. Her work incorporates fascinating Islamic scholarly traditions like...

Historian, author and translator Rana Safvi writes on the culture, history and monuments of India. She has authored several books on the...

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Ahlam Bolooki is the Director of the Emirates Festival of Literature – the Middle East’s largest celebration of the written and spoken...

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Noor Ahmed is an art curator, artist, and writer. After pursuing History of Art and Fine Art at the Pratt Institute, New York, USA, she...

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Ahmed W. Shaker is an independent researcher, translator, and editor. His field of study is in early Qur’anic manuscripts, particularly...