Islamic Exhibition & Open Days
Administrator on April 30th, 2009
May 4th – 6th – Sisters only exhibition, talks and nasheeds
May 7th – 10th – All welcome
May 8th @3pm Dignitaries session
Makkah Mosque will be holding the annual Islamic Exhibition in the month of May, insha Allah. The Exhibition is open to all, regardless of faith or cultural background. This event offers a fantastic opportunity to gain an insight into a Muslim faith organisation working hard to connect cultures and foster real community cohesion. The Open Days & Islamic Exhibition is in keeping with the Mosque’s longstanding aim of promoting and encouraging understanding and mutual respect within the wider community. The management of the Mosque, Leeds Muslim Council, has historically been committed to helping achieve harmony within the local community by planning initiatives that actively engage with different community organisations, with the aim of providing opportunities for visitors to explore and share the beauty of Islam.
The exhibits will include artefacts from the early Islamic period, as well as extracts from copies of the Holy Qur’an from an early Islamic period. There will also be information on display highlighting the vital role Islam and Muslims have played throughout the ages in the development of a variety of fields, including science, maths, medicine and art.
In addition to the general Exhibition, there will be a special session for dignitaries and community leaders on Friday 8th May 2008 at 3:00pm. Attendees at last year’s session included Hilary Benn MP (Secretary of State for Environment), John Battle MP (former faith advisor), local MPs, the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, the Pro-Vice-Chancellors of Leeds University and Leeds Metropolitan University, faith leaders, and representatives from local council, the education, voluntary and community sectors. This year’s session will be attended by similar dignitaries.
There will be a Ladies’ only Islamic Exhibition, talks and nasheed artists on 4th – 6th May when the Mosque will be solely managed by ladies and only ladies will be allowed in the Mosque except at prayer times.
Makkah Mosque recently featured in a BBC Look North programme. Please see the attached link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8023556.stm
April 30th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Good work – keep it up
May 1st, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Looking forward to attending the ladies’ days
May 5th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Bismillah – I attended the event yesterday. It was really busy.
May 12th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Connecting Cultures event was fab. Any photos available?
June 30th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Asalaamualaykum
It is very commendable that Makkah Masjid had arranged this event.