Before Amal was established as an independent charity in 2020, it was piloted by the Saïd Foundation in 2017, when 39 projects took place across the UK. The Amal Programme followed from 2018-2021 with a further 24 projects. The Pilot and Programme awarded grants in support of a rich diversity of arts projects that helped to increase understanding of the UK’s Muslim communities among people of other faiths and none and to foster a stronger sense of belonging among its Muslim communities. These projects aimed to help reshape the narrative surrounding Muslim communities in the UK.
This included gathering evidence about how growing Muslim creativity helps tackle Islamophobia. They provided a platform for Muslim artists and participants to explore and unleash their creative capabilities, enabling them to authentically share their own stories. This showcase introduces the projects undertaken between 2017 and 2021. They provided the learning that informed Amal’s later work as an independent organisation and stand as a testament to the dedication, creativity and impact fostered by the Amal community during its early stages.
Bradford Literature Festival - Amal at Bradford Literature Festival. Discover the project: • See Images Bush Theatre - Hijabi Monologues. Discover the project: • See Images Cheltenham Festivals - Amal at Cheltenham Festivals. Discover the project: •See Images • See Video English Touring Theatre - the Othello Project. Discover the project: •See Images Greenbelt Festival - The Amal Tent at Greenbelt Festival. Discover the project: • See Images • See Video JW3 - London Lit Live. Discover the project: • See Images Liverpool Arab Arts Festival - Young LAAF. Discover the project: • See Images Khayaal Theatre Company- Theatre Without Walls. Discover the project: • See Images • See Video Rich Mix - 100 East London Stories Pilot: 2018 and In Focus 2021/2. Discover the project: • See Images Shubbak: A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture - Amal at Shubbak. Discover the project: • See Images Southbank Centre - Amal at Southbank Centre.Discover the project: • See Images Tamasha Theatre Company - Re-Fuel: Schools Playwriting. Discover the project: • See Images •See Video Anti-Tribalism Movement -Writers Realm. Discover the project: • See Images • See Video Barakat Trust - Islamic Inventions at Culture Vulture Kids Camp. Discover the project: • See Images BE Festival - BE NEXT – Share the Word. Discover the project: • See Images Bridging Spiritual Cultures - Art, Peace and Contemplation. Discover the project: • See Images Cast - Alchemy Doncaster. Discover the project: • See Images Fabrica Gallery - River Runs Through with Omeima Mudawi-Rawlings. Discover the project: • See Images • See Video Faiths Forum for London - The Grand Trunk Roadshow Exhibition. Discover the project: • See Images Foundation of Science, Technology & Civilisation- Engaging Young Syrian Refugees. Discover the project: • See Images Gingko Library / Tafahum- Music & Poetry. Discover the project: • See Images Grassroots Luton - Shared Values through Storytelling. Discover the project: • See Images HEC Global Learning Centre - Tales by Rumi and Other Stories from Persia. Discover the project: • See Images Horse & Bamboo / Apna - The Silk Road with Apna and Horse & Bamboo. Discover the project: • See Images • See Video Kadam Asian Dance and Music- The Rose and the Bulbul. Discover the project: • See Images MG Ceramics/Khayaal- Peace Fountain with MG Ceramics. Discover the project: • See Images • See Video Mile End Community Project - My Great Journey. Discover the project: • See Images Milton Keynes Islamic Arts, Heritage and Culture - The Amal Yurt at Milton Keynes Art in the Park. Discover the project: • See Images MUJU - Glass Half Full. Discover the project: • See Images Nisa Nashim - Muslim & Jewish Storytelling Celebrating Women. Discover the project: • See Images P21 Gallery - Pop Art from North Africa. Discover the project: • See Images Platform London/Khidr Collective - Khidr Collective Zine. Discover the project: • See Images Prospero World - Kaleidoscope Syrian Refugee Audio Drama Aberdeen. Discover the project: • See Images Refuge Media Productions - Kaleidoscope Syrian refugee Audio Drama Glasgow. Discover the project: • See Images Shade 7 Publishing -Hats of Faith. Discover the project: •See Images Stratford Circus Arts Centre - Story of my Life – Intergenerational Engagement. Discover the project: •See Images Tower Hamlets School Library Service - SLAMbassadors. Discover the project: •See Images Winns Primary School - Artist in Residence at Winns Primary School, Walthamstow. Discover the project: • See Images Wood Street Walls - Walthamstow Mural by Zarah Hussain. Discover the project: • See Images • See Video
Al Zaytouna Dance Theatre with ivo Theatre and MARSM- I Have Two Names 2019. Discover the project: • See Images Anti-Tribalism Movement - The Verse Club 2018/20. Discover the project: •See Images BE Festival - BE NEXT - Positive Portrayals. Discover the project: • See Images Bradford Literature Festival - Amal at BLF 2019. Discover the project: • See Images Cityread London 2019 - Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged, by Ayisha Malik. Discover the project: • See Images English Touring Theatre- The Othello Project 2018. Discover the project: • See Images • See Video Faith and Belief Forum- Young curators and creators exploring faith and belief. Discover the project: • See Images Freedom Studios- BD Stories 2019/20. Discover the project: • See Images Greenbelt Festival - Amal at Greenbelt 2019 & 2021. Discover the project: • See Images • See Video 1 • See Video 2 Heaton St.Barnabas CE Primary School - Islamic Arts as a tool for linking communities 2019. Discover the project: • See Images Khayaal Theatre Company- Theatre Without Walls 2019/21.Discover the project: • See Images • See Video Kiln Theatre -The Community Play/ The Seven Ages of Patience 2019. Discover the project: • See Images Milton Keynes Islamic Arts, Heritage and Culture- Schools Cultural Exploration: Syrian Music and Dance. Discover the project: • See Images National Youth Theatre - Imaan Imraan. Discover the project: • See Images • See Video Ort Gallery -Audience Engagement Programme. Discover the project: • See Images P21 Gallery 2019 - reAct. Discover the project: • See Images School of Sufi Teaching- Faith in the City we Inhabit 2020. Discover the project: • See Images Shubbak: A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture -Amal at Shubbak National River Stage 2019. Discover the project: • See Images Shubbak: A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture- Halka by Groupe Acrobatique de Tanger. Discover the project: • See Images Soul City Arts- Soul Fire Sundays and Congregate 2019/21 Discover the project: • See Images • See Video Stratford Circus Arts Centre/Kala Sangam- Family Theatre. Discover the project: • See Images Sufi Festivals - The Sufi Festival 2019. Discover the project: • See Images • See Video Tamasha Theatre-Does My Bomb Look Big in This 2019/21. Discover the project: • See Images Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service - Junior SLAMbassadors 2019/21 Location: London. Discover the project: • See Images
Discover Amal's Co-created Projects from 2022 to 2024
