Program Schedule
Henna Art
11:00 am – 4:00 pm Henna artists will decorate your hand with Henna art
Manto – Film screening
Time : 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Discover the fascinating story of mid-20th century Indo-Pakistani author and playwright, Saadat Hassan Manto. Manto, recognised as one of South Asia’s greatest ever short story authors, published controversial works about the Partition of India, which saw him accused of obscenity more than once. This film traces the last ... Read More »
Short Film Selection
Times 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Nefertiti’s Daughters: A Film of Women, Art and Revolution, By Mark Nickolas and Elizabeth Van Meter, USA and Egypt 2015, Short Film/Documentary, 39 Minutes (Rating: M) By Compass and Quran – History of Australian ‘s Muslim Camaleers (Australian film) with Q&A The Jungle by Onur Sayluk and Doğu Yaşar ... Read More »
Salam Youth
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Spoken word poetry
Tahir Hussian Faridi Qawwali Ensemble
Sufi qawwali music is ancient form of devotion music that thrives to this day in Pakistan & India. In this traditional genre the verses of mystical sufi poets are given life through the emotionally charged vehicle of the voice. The intensity of Tahir Qawwal’s stage performance with it’s smooth melodic overtures, fierce leaps of vocal ... Read More »
Calligraphy on Pottery
All day from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Omran
Whirling Dervish Dance Performance
Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) is a form of Sama or physically active meditation which originated among Sufis, and which is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes. It is a customary meditation practice performed within the Sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes aim to reach the source of all perfection, or kemal. This is ... Read More »
Divine Books Tour with Sherene Hassan
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Join Sherene Hassan to learn about the divine books from the three Abrahamic faiths on show in the World of the book exhibition: the Jewish Torah, the Christian Bible and the Islamic Qur'an. Judaism, Christianity and Islam are often referred to as ‘religions of the book’ – find out about ... Read More »
Sufi Concert
4:00 pm - 20 mins
