S5E5 Teaching Islamic Art in Schools, with Rizwan Iqbal

About this episode

Rizwan Iqbal discusses engaging young people with Islamic art and the challenges and solutions found through the Hands On Islamic Art project.

Join Rizwan Iqbal as he explores how to get young people excited about Islamic art. Listen as he details the problems faced, solutions he has discovered, and the exciting work he has done as part of our Hands On Islamic Art project, which connects the wider UK to Islamic art collections, with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

People in this episode

Guest: Rizwan Iqbal

Topics covered

• Islamic art
• education
• youth engagement
• cultural heritage
• art collections

Keywords

• Islamic art
• education
• youth
• cultural heritage
• art collections
• National Lottery Heritage Fund

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Lottery Heritage Fund, Hands On Islamic Art

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