Islam Awareness Week at Surrey History Centre, 25 November 2006,
10-4pm
As part of national Islam Awareness Week, the Surrey History Centre in
Goldsworth Road, Woking, has been working with the local Muslim community
to offer a family day celebrating Islamic history and culture.
The day includes:
· Children’s activities from 11am
· A film celebrating ‘A thousand years of Islam in Britain’ featuring
archive film footage of the Shah Jahan Mosque (the first
purpose-built mosque in the country) running all day
· Free exhibition telling the history of the Muslim Burial Ground,
Woking, accompanied by a commemorative film by artist Said Adrus
· Free exhibition by English Heritage ‘Remembering Forgotten Heroes’,
honouring the role of Indian soldiers in the First and Second
World Wars.
· The day will culminate with a talk at 2pm by Professor Humayun Ansari
OBE, of Royal Holloway, University of London, ‘Islam in Britain: weaving
the strands of the past and the present’. Tickets for the talk are £2.00 on
the day, no need to book.
There will be plenty of opportunity for discussion and questions over light
refreshments throughout the day - all welcome!
For further details call:
Di Stiff, Archivist (Collections Development)
Surrey History Centre
130 Goldsworth Road
Woking, Surrey GU21 6ND
www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistoryservice
Tel: 01483 518737
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