Crossing Lines | Meeting With Sheikh Amir
Meeting With Sheikh Amir
"Heather and I met up to go to the Mosque. Heather was wearing a kulta and chemise and a scarf to cover her head. I was wearing dress pants and a jacket. When we got there Heather went to wait in the women's area and I went to pray. I got called by a man just after I had finished my prayers. He said "I think there is a white lady waiting for you outside. Did she come here with you to convert?" I didn't register what he was saying so just replied 'Yep'. He said, "Masha'Allah". I went into the Sheikh's office to join Heather and the Sheikh. He was sitting on a long couch and along the walls were ceiling high bookshelves full of beautifully covered books - green, red...golden calligraphy writing...four, five books together in sets. Heather and I sat on single red armchairs.
From the meeting I learned some things ...
One was about silence - "
Reflection by Mohamed Osman (Performer & Project Assistant, Southern Corridor Project)
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Eko - Arts. Diversity.Eko is an independent arts organisation building a socially engaged arts practice in Wellington.
PILOT PROJECT 2009 - 2011
Crossing Lines. Exhibition. Performance.
9th - 20th March 2011.
70 Cable St (opposite Te Papa)Through professional arts Eko affects positive change in individuals, communities and society.
“What is it between me and the land, what is it between me and a tree, what’s it between me and you... Where is the point of balance?”
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Daniel James - Sound Design
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