March 11th, 2011
Status: PAST
Venue:Radisson Portman Hotel, 22 Portman Square, London W1 7BG
Description: A gala charity dinner event hosted by World Wide Welfare to raise funds for widows and orphans in the Muslim world. Silk Roads present a musical storytelling performance with Alia Alzougbi, and music by Khaled Hakim and Rachel Beckles-Wilson. Stories from Thousand and One Nights and a specially adapted tale from Baghdad.
Event start 7pm
Photos by Jafar Al-Temimi







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February 18th, 2011
Status: PAST
A celebration of the Prophet’s birthday with stories of the Prophet and Ayesha (ra) and Sufi music by Khaled Hakim and Lennie Charles.
Hosted by the Shia Ithna’ashari Community of Middlesex.
Click on poster below for details

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January 3rd, 2011
Status: PAST
Name: Expressions from the Abrahamic Traditions
Location: Cadogan Hall
Date: Sunday 29 January 2011
Time: 8:15pm
Under the auspices of the Jewish Music Institute and Morley College, musicians from Pandemonium and Morley Chamber Choir will join together with the Ismaili Community Ensemble to explore a united heritage through the creative process of music-making and collaborative performance. Guest performance by Khaled Hakim.
£10
Phone bookings 020 7730 4500
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January 3rd, 2011
Status: PAST
Name: Bonbibi: A Bengali Tale
Location: Asia House
Date: Friday 21 January 2011
Time: 6:45 – 7:45pm
Bonbibi is an innovative retelling of an ancient Bengali folktale told through physical theatre, puppetry and music. Bonbibi, a girl child raised by animals is chosen by God to embark on a spiritual quest to restore mutual harmony between man, animal, and spirits in the Sundarban mangrove forests. Percussion provided by Khaled Hakim.
£10/£6
For booking please call 020 7307 5454
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October 25th, 2010
Status: PAST
Name: Nour Festival of Arts
Location: Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, London W14 8LZ

Friday October 29
Half-term family activity – Storytelling
11.00 – 12.30pm (5-7yrs)
2.00 – 3.30pm (8-11yrs)
Participatory and interactive storytelling workshops led by storyteller Alia Alzougbi and musician Lennie Charles.
Booking essential on 020 7471 9153
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Fridays, November 12, 19 and 26
The Skill of Weaving
10.00 – 2.30pm
A fantastic opportunity for schools to enjoy a day-long workshop with the award-winning artist Rezia Wahid, MBE.
Booking essential on 020 7471 9156
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