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Qaisra’s Blog
Buckingham Palace – London – 21st May – Queen’s Garden Party.
It was a pleasure to attend the Queen's garden party and see this marvellous monarch of ours. An amazing woman!It was an honour to be invited to the Queen's garden party for my work for MACFEST & contribution to society alongside hundreds other people from across...
MACFEST & PARTNERS IFTAR
This weekend the MACFEST family got together to celebrate Iftar!⠀⠀ We reflected on the achievements of MACFEST 2018 and how from volunteers to partners we all came together to create over 50 events celebrating Muslim culture and arts!⠀⠀ It was fantastic to have the...
MACFEST PARTNERED WITH STRETFORD PUBLIC HALL FOR HERSTORIES FESTIVAL!
MACFEST partners with Stretford Public Hall 'HerStories' Festival. The weekend brought people from across Manchester to celebrate women throughout history! MACFEST offered several activities at the festival on Saturday. Here are pictures of the adorable Palestinian...
News and Media
British Muslim Women in the Cultural and Creative Industries. Preface by Qaisra Shahraz, Elinor Chohan.
Book Launch event on Eventbrite 14th June 2022.
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On 18th March 2022 Qaisra Shahraz appeared in German newspaper Braunschweiger Zeitung: “Discussion in Vöhrum: I’m a Muslim, but not a terrorist”, qiving a talk to school children in Vöhrum. More here.
Art & empowerment: What to expect from the Muslim Women’s Arts Festival. More here.
Muslim Women’s Arts Festival – when the new event in Manchester takes place and what is on. More here.
The power of words: The best literature events happening at MACFEST 2022. More here.
Arts festival launched after arena bombing to combat Islamophobia returns for 2022 – Quays News. More here.
