This Cry of the Reed: Encounter Islam through Art, Verse and Song

Posted on Oct 03, 2012 by Encounter Islam

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You are invited to enjoy a celebration of faith, art, verse and song.

" This cry of the reed is fire, it is not wind/ whoever possesses not this fire, let him be naught!/ It is the fire of love that has set the reed aflame."
-- "The Song of the Reed", Jalaludin Rumi, trans. A.J. Arberry.

Rumi's "Song of the Reed" attributes the sweet sadness of the reed flute's song to its longing for the reed field of its birth, a metaphor of the longing of the human soul for its divine source. Through the ages Muslim artists, writers have shaped their own versions of the reed's song in art and verse.

Tonight, meet your Muslim neighbors and gain insight into a faith so much in the news through the universal language of the arts.

THIS IS A FREE EVENT for all our guests!

Enjoy FOOD from an international cuisine, CULTURAL DISPLAYS, ART & HENNA.

DATE: Friday, November 2, 2012
TIME: 6 PM - 10 PM
LOCATION: FREELAND SPORTSZONE (between Saginaw & Midland)
5690 Midland Road, Freeland, MI 48623
Tel. (989) 695-2000

FEATURING:

"ISLAMIC ARTS IN THE WORLD TODAY"
An address by KAMRAN PASHA

KAMRAN PASHA is a Hollywood screenwriter, director and novelist. He was a writer and producer on the NBC series Kings, after working as a producer on NBC's Bionic Woman. Previously, he was a co-producer and writer for Sleeper Cell, Showtime Network's terrorism drama. Sleeper Cell was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries in 2005 and for an Emmy for Best Miniseries in 2006. He is the author of two novels inspired by the history of Islam: "Mother of the Believers", which traces the founding of the faith through the eyes of the Prophet's wife, Aisha, and "Shadow of the Swords", an epic novel of the Crusades.

http://www.kamranpasha.com/index.php

POETIC VISION TOUR with internationally-renowned folk singer, songwriter DAWUD WHARNSBY, singer-songwriter, RAEF and Director and songwriter, SAAD OMAR.

The PoeticVisionTour is a national traveling concert tour that features spiritually infused, inspired music. The PVT believes that music as an art form should not merely instruct but should inspire, not merely educate, but express.

http://www.poeticvisiontour.com/aboutus.html

Contact: Shona Siddiqui at encounterislam@gmail.com