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Soraya Syed Sanders

Üsküdar/Istanbul
TURKEY

(00 90) 216-310-9805

(00 90) 537 437 0744

soraya@inspiraldesign.com

22.01.76

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Education

Islamic Calligraphy Apprenticeship, Istanbul, Turkey.

MA. Visual Islamic and Traditional Arts (sponsored by the Iqra Trust and awarded Altajir Prize), The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, London.

BA (Hons) Arabic and History of Art & Archaeology, awarded First Class, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Foundation Course in Art & Design
Central St. Martins’ College of Art & Design, London.

International Baccalaureate Diploma, Hammersmith & West London College.

8 GCSES (grades A-C)
Acton High School, London.
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Releated Work Experience

Al-Nahda Institute, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Introductory course on Islamic Calligraphy for women and children.

Islamica Magazine, Jordan
Editorial advisor for section on Islamic Arts.

Horniman Museum, London
Calligraphy workshops for children at the museum.

Mulberry Girls School, East London
Islamic art workshops teaching pupils of varying age groups, both at the Princes’ Foundation and at the school itself.

Prayer Room, Millennium Dome Project
Part of a team employed to build and decorate a Muslim prayer space located outside the Millennium Dome, Greenwich.

The British Museum, London.
I located all the works in the 20th Century Islamic Art Collection within the museum and created a database for them.

Iqra Trust, London
Illustrated various educational packages and led Islamic art workshops for the Trust in schools around the country.

An-Nisa Summer Play scheme, Wembley, London
I led art workshops based on Islamic art themes and principles.
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Lectures & Exhibitions

ISNA (Islamic Society for North America) Convention
Exhibition and stall, Chicago, USA

Bradford Mela
Outdoor exhibition and stall, Bradford, England

Association of Muslim Social Scientists Conference
Paper: Expressions of Unity and Diversity in Islamic Art. University
of Westminster, London

Brent Libraries Literature Festival
Paper: Expressions of Unity and Diversity in Islamic Art. University
of Westminster, London

Publications

Articles and reviews for Islamica Magazine.

Calligraphy for book cover designs:
Key to the Garden, Habib Mashur al-Haddad, Starlatch Press
Instruction of the Student, Imam al-Zarnuji, Starlatch Press

“Arabic Calligraphy Today”, Spring Lines, Contemporary Calligraphy from East and West, Ditchling Museum.

“Why Was the Dome of the Rock Built?”, Friends of Al-Aqsa Journal