11th Annual Islamic Arts Festival Comes to Houston in November

by Jessica Fuentes September 21, 2024

The Islamic Arts Society has announced that its 11th Annual Islamic Arts Festival will take place at the University of Houston (UH) November 9-10, 2024.

A designed flyer promoting the Islamic Arts Festival.

Each year, the Islamic Arts Society organizes and collaborates on events and classes that promote the understanding of Islamic culture. In addition to this programming, it hosts an annual two-day festival displaying work by emerging and student artists. Past iterations of the event have seen thousands of attendees.

This year, along with the visual arts display, the event has expanded to include a film festival, a comedy show by Preacher Moss, the Sufi music group Al-Firdaus Ensemble from Spain, and an academic seminar co-organized with UH’s Kathrine G. McGovern College of the arts. The seminar will be a panel discussion exploring the current state of Islamic Arts in the U.S. There will also be live demonstrations of calligraphy, henna tattoos, ebru, and painting. 

A photograph of an artist demonstrating a painting technique.

Islamic Arts Festival, live art demo.

Shaheen Rahman, the President of the Islamic Arts Society, told Glasstire, “The festival provides a platform to foster cultural understanding, highlighting the beauty and unity found in diversity. Through this event, we aim to build connections across communities, showcasing the richness of Islamic art.”

Additionally, this is the first time the festival has been moved from its suburban venue at Masjid Al-Salam to a more central location at UH. Specifically, the free event will take place at Houston Hall, Student Center South, at UH, on Saturday and Sunday, November 9 and 10, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Learn more about the Islamic Arts Society and the festival via the organization’s website.

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Syed Iqbal Ibrahim September 22, 2024 - 13:08

Great achievement. Proud of Dr. Azim for all his great efforts to make it a successful event. It is our duty to participate, and spread the word to others. InshaAllah it will be a great program.

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