Creative Voices of Muslim Asia

Creative Voices of Muslim Asia

Asia Society's Creative Voices of Muslim Asia project is a multidisciplinary initiative using the arts as a springboard to understand the diversity of Islam as a creative inspiration. Through an integrated program that brings together expertise from across the geographic and cross-disciplinary depth of the entire community and organization, Creative Voices will not only provide a platform for myriad voices and perspectives, but will provide audiences with the context for a deeper understanding of Islamic artists and their societies.

 

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Major support has been provided from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art
with additional support from the Malaysian Government, Sapura, and Sime Darby.

Leading Pakistani artists talk about the complexities of their work.
September 10, 2009 – January 3, 2010
NEW YORK, June 9, 2009 - Part of the city-wide festival Muslim Voices: Arts and Ideas, Iranian American author Reza Aslan discusses Islam...
Naseeruddin Shah and colleagues revive one of the great storytelling traditions of South Asia.
Iranian American author Reza Aslan on Islam's history, faith, ideology, and culture.
Video Excerpt: Mohsin Hamid and Daniyal Mueenuddin reflect on their status as "insider-outsiders" and on the role of nostalgia for a...
NEW YORK, February 23, 2009 - Fiction writers Daniyal Mueenuddin and Mohsin Hamid discuss their own and each other's work, writing, and...
Indian journalist M.J. Akbar ranges across history, culture to analyze fraught relationship
Indian folk singer Prahlad Singh Tipanya brings Kabir's lyrics to life at the Asia Society.
Prominent American scholar, blogger, and historian discusses carelessness and misconceptions in American views of contemporary Islam.